DIY induction heater that can BOIL STEEL

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  • čas přidán 15. 05. 2024
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  • @TheBackyardScientist
    @TheBackyardScientist  Před 2 lety +2260

    I just realized I hit 5 MILLION subscribers when this video was uploading!! Ill have to think of an epic to celebrate :D thank you all so much!
    Also ive been doing a new podcast with William Osman, Peter Sripol, Nile red, and Allen Pan! Were posting a new episode today, check it out :) - czcams.com/channels/7QE72cxiBkiwnvGoFfqYOg.html

    • @rebeccac4573
      @rebeccac4573 Před 2 lety +10

      Great job on hitting 5 million subscribers Kevin 😊

    • @corn3514
      @corn3514 Před 2 lety +6

      PagMan congrats!

    • @digerjosh
      @digerjosh Před 2 lety +6

      Yes YES IT DOES give off ultraviolet light

    • @M-jn3nx
      @M-jn3nx Před 2 lety +3

      You should make X-ray goggles. I was at the dentist and had to get some x-rays done and I was thinking about how the machine they used almost looked like a scope for looking through. Then I thought so what if you got two of them and made goggles that can take a x-ray scan of an object and then display it on a screen in-front of your eyes. Of course I am not sure about any of the logic behind any of this but I thought if anyone could make it happen it would be you. Hope you see this and maybe see if its logically possible to do. Thank you for the Awesome videos!

    • @InfinityGamingIMG
      @InfinityGamingIMG Před 2 lety +3

      You just realized lol well congrats btw I've been subscribed since 1m

  • @gabadaba5436
    @gabadaba5436 Před 2 lety +3231

    It's like a sparkler, but it causes damage to your eyes and can't be put out

    • @unoriginalclips9923
      @unoriginalclips9923 Před 2 lety +43

      @Tom Simons ᨆ no

    • @twentyroses
      @twentyroses Před 2 lety +37

      6:17 He looks like a fairy 🧚‍♂️or a magican 🧙‍♂️with it. "Lumos!"

    • @axtchaos8719
      @axtchaos8719 Před 2 lety +7

      @@unoriginalclips9923 he's a fake the verified sign is fake

    • @peterpimmelmann3330
      @peterpimmelmann3330 Před 2 lety +9

      sparklers cant be put out either

    • @ewan7746
      @ewan7746 Před 2 lety +22

      Sparklers are made from primarily magnesium

  • @ChrisBurnes
    @ChrisBurnes Před 2 lety +3032

    I love how he is playing with molten Aluminum, Magnesium, and Steel. Splashing it around, flinging it, setting things on fire etc. And the 1 "safety warning" that he makes sure to highlight is to "Check your gloves for spiders".
    LOL.

    • @mq5731
      @mq5731 Před 2 lety +164

      Irk. Safety nightmare. Let’s just heat up some molten steel in a polo shirt and shorts

    • @routtookc8064
      @routtookc8064 Před 2 lety +10

      @@mq5731 yah, i is unkomfortbel

    • @mross1705
      @mross1705 Před 2 lety +9

      Its not like anybody can just build that kind of machine

    • @brainretardant
      @brainretardant Před 2 lety +84

      Molten metal only has to teach you once

    • @dreamwolf7302
      @dreamwolf7302 Před 2 lety +77

      @@brainretardant hobbyist blacksmith, can confirm. Once is enough for at least 2 generations to learn from.

  • @1theredrooster
    @1theredrooster Před rokem +732

    -Melts Steel in 35 seconds
    -Wears shorts

    • @MayhemMarshal
      @MayhemMarshal Před rokem +17

      Average day in Florida

    • @johnsebok3555
      @johnsebok3555 Před rokem +9

      Yeah, you wear shorts to keep yourself cool - duh. (OSHA doesn't not approve of this message)

    • @Andrew-jm4tp
      @Andrew-jm4tp Před rokem +5

      I used to think that I live dangerously, but I always wear pants and thick boots if I'm going to play with molten metal...so I guess I'm soft core?

    • @dudearlo
      @dudearlo Před rokem +1

      Dood needs way more PPE and some mfn SOPs 😬

    • @guttagutta420
      @guttagutta420 Před 11 měsíci

      Also flings molten aluminum around in shorts…

  • @thelemonwiththumbs4560
    @thelemonwiththumbs4560 Před rokem +943

    Lets all take a moment to appreciate that this man is on a watch list for our entertainment

    • @Riley-ed8wm
      @Riley-ed8wm Před rokem +11

      just one?

    • @fbi3327
      @fbi3327 Před rokem +25

      @@Riley-ed8wm no CIA also has him on their watch list. we don't even need google maps to go to his house

    • @RongDMemer
      @RongDMemer Před rokem +2

      @@fbi3327 really?

    • @fbi3327
      @fbi3327 Před rokem +3

      @@RongDMemer yes

    • @RongDMemer
      @RongDMemer Před rokem +9

      @@fbi3327 sounds like a lie
      But I'm not gonna doubt you random guy on the internet

  • @ottojagenstedt9740
    @ottojagenstedt9740 Před 2 lety +540

    The lengths this man will go to to endanger himself, his family and the entire neighbourhood, never wearing more than shorts and a shirt never cease to amaze me

    • @unlokia
      @unlokia Před 2 lety +17

      You say this as if it’s amusing. Put some more righteous anger into your tone.

    • @jonathans1759
      @jonathans1759 Před 2 lety +33

      He should wear a safety tie.

    • @Kristan1979
      @Kristan1979 Před 2 lety +11

      one of these days there will be a news story, "Crazed backyard scientist blows up whole neighbourhood with a magic molten wand"

    • @mt7680
      @mt7680 Před 2 lety +21

      FLORIDA

    • @TechySeven
      @TechySeven Před 2 lety +11

      @@Kristan1979 "Popular Florida-Man Destroys Buildings With Science, Plans to Rebuild With Science"

  • @PlasmaChannel
    @PlasmaChannel Před 2 lety +3187

    I love how Kevin let the molten steel bubble all over the wooden frame haha. I was half expecting the thing to burst into flames. Solid build kev!

    • @neayt9952
      @neayt9952 Před 2 lety +4

      Hey Jay. What values did you use in your biggest voltage multiplier?

    • @Reilly18
      @Reilly18 Před 2 lety +2

      hello jay.

    • @bushhonky7936
      @bushhonky7936 Před 2 lety +2

      @ᴷⁱⁿᵈˡʸ ᴴᵉˡᵖ ᴹᵉ ᴿᵉᵃᶜʰ ⁵⁰ᴷˢᵘᵇˢ ❤️ No. I will not.

    • @noahlaswell5168
      @noahlaswell5168 Před 2 lety

      Bc is amoung us

    • @adrian9124
      @adrian9124 Před 2 lety +4

      I think I just found my new way of heating metal for forging

  • @boringblaziken8122
    @boringblaziken8122 Před rokem +82

    3:19 "hey is that a new gaming pc?" "No its a steel boiler"

  • @dad49998
    @dad49998 Před rokem +57

    This is just wild. I still cannot believe how this guy is still alive to this day. Throwing molten metal all over your open yard in nothing but a t-shirt and shorts is just a bit too much. You never fail to make everyone laugh, but you still need to watch out. Please stay safe.

  • @dk3062
    @dk3062 Před 2 lety +548

    Backyard Scientist: "A magnesium fire basically is impossible to out"
    Also Backyard Scientist:
    "YEET"

    • @jimdebo6855
      @jimdebo6855 Před 2 lety +10

      also puts out magnesium fire in bowl of water

  • @SeanHodgins
    @SeanHodgins Před 2 lety +2225

    I love how the question "How do I get rid of this?!" always ends with it being half-hazardously thrown in the driveway.

    • @awaitingchaosband
      @awaitingchaosband Před 2 lety +119

      sorry to do this to you but *haphazardly

    • @lildufflebag
      @lildufflebag Před 2 lety +33

      @@awaitingchaosband *Haphazardishously

    • @SeanHodgins
      @SeanHodgins Před 2 lety +7

      @@awaitingchaosband damnit.

    • @newp0rt
      @newp0rt Před 2 lety +4

      @@morscovium8881 i hate 80HD

    • @zwenkwiel816
      @zwenkwiel816 Před 2 lety +12

      @@morscovium8881 why though? for all intensive purposes they mean the same thing.

  • @ianjardine7324
    @ianjardine7324 Před 8 měsíci +36

    This is what happens when Florida man gets an education. I'm not even sure if I'm complaining or complimenting.

  • @_Rezzik
    @_Rezzik Před rokem +148

    That metal bar heatup at 2:10 caught me off guard. I wonder if blacksmiths would be interested in something like this as an alternative to a flame.

    • @nacnudsnevets981
      @nacnudsnevets981 Před rokem +50

      A lot of knife makers use induction heaters for knives since they don't need large furnaces to heat up the (relatively) smaller pieces of metal they work with. Gas operated heaters and torches also need to be refueled eventually so it is a bit more economic in the long run.

    • @skoparweaver7692
      @skoparweaver7692 Před rokem +29

      ​@@nacnudsnevets981 To add to this - it's a lot more accurate in terms of temperature and repeatability. I work for a very large manufacturing company and you can heat treat accurately and consistently with a small induction heater. If you shape the coils you can also consistently get a variety of hardnesses on the same part (strong flexible tang and a very hard knife edge).

    • @nates564
      @nates564 Před rokem +4

      I've thought about finding ways to cast steel but every furnace I found ended up being ungodly expensive. Maybe this would be good to have. The problem is where to find one 😂

    • @RubenKelevra
      @RubenKelevra Před 10 měsíci +2

      Blacksmiths use induction heaters for ages.

    • @garethbaus5471
      @garethbaus5471 Před 7 měsíci +5

      The term is induction forge. It is a little too specialized to fully replace fire, but is still useful. It has been a thing for a while.

  • @scoobydoo4595
    @scoobydoo4595 Před 2 lety +1915

    Your favorite Florida man is back trying to get himself branded as a threat to the state of Florida.

    • @DarkKnight52365
      @DarkKnight52365 Před 2 lety +91

      he would have to try really hard if he wants to out do our governor

    • @mewskull1179
      @mewskull1179 Před 2 lety +69

      I believe each florida man is trying to out do every other florida man

    • @YounesLayachi
      @YounesLayachi Před 2 lety +17

      Back to dumping molten metal into water and hoping for it to explode

    • @danielf3623
      @danielf3623 Před 2 lety +17

      Looks like he's trying to get himself branded, full stop.

    • @ronniewilliz153
      @ronniewilliz153 Před 2 lety +2

      Dump it in saltwater

  • @Weisz
    @Weisz Před 2 lety +1892

    Was not expecting to hear my name mentioned in this video 😂 my favorite was the levitating molten aluminum, that was crazy

  • @Gurtington
    @Gurtington Před rokem +54

    3:20 that's a wild looking gaming pc

  • @Mordur27
    @Mordur27 Před rokem +252

    It's pretty amazing you are so experienced in that science magic and still so intelligent to throw a molten metal into bushes XD

    • @aronaronaronaronaronaronaronar
      @aronaronaronaronaronaronaronar Před rokem +4

      wet bushes.

    • @21Walls
      @21Walls Před rokem +4

      "Experienced" is a little generous when most of his content is "I dunno what's gonna happen, does anybody know because I don't"

    • @owen368
      @owen368 Před rokem +2

      Having worked with a range of honestly dangerous things, can say that his attitude wouldn't make it in the work place. No I am not h & s nazis just somebody that prefers to not get hurt.

    • @obeseperson
      @obeseperson Před 10 měsíci

      @@owen368you sound pretty boring then

    • @greatercanada3020
      @greatercanada3020 Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@obesepersonno workplace hazards and violations?? Boring!!

  • @TosTheory
    @TosTheory Před 2 lety +362

    Maybe I'm off mushrooms but him swinging molten metal made me realize he really is a glorified Florida man.

    • @kevinmarrs3372
      @kevinmarrs3372 Před 2 lety +13

      I think the chronic heat melts part of their brains 🧠

    • @nihlify
      @nihlify Před 2 lety

      true

    • @abyssstrider2547
      @abyssstrider2547 Před 2 lety +2

      It looked like some kind of magic staff lol.

    • @fnruivbeirf
      @fnruivbeirf Před 2 lety +5

      @@abyssstrider2547 6:17
      Yer' A Wizard Harry

    • @abyssstrider2547
      @abyssstrider2547 Před 2 lety +2

      @@fnruivbeirf That's more like a wand but whatever

  • @suryanshsrivastava5551
    @suryanshsrivastava5551 Před 2 lety +195

    At 2:55,
    "Welcome to the Wild Florida man garage where safety is our last priority".

    • @fredhebert3648
      @fredhebert3648 Před 2 lety +13

      Well, he does make sure that there are no spiders in his gloves lol

    • @internetuser8922
      @internetuser8922 Před 2 lety +1

      3rd priority according to the podcast

  • @digitaldoc1976
    @digitaldoc1976 Před rokem +12

    The most amazing part of this video (and it was amazing through and through) is that you didn't drip a ball of molten metal into your skin. A very close second place: you didn't burn your neighborhood to the ground. Fun to watch, though! Thank you.

  • @lowkey724
    @lowkey724 Před rokem +24

    Kevin is the definition of Florida Man

  • @rfldss89
    @rfldss89 Před 2 lety +366

    Yes magnesium does give off uv! The white light itself can already blind you because it's so bright, but it produces a fair amount of UV light too, so definitely wear eye protection when handling burning magnesium 😶

    • @kiraivoxy
      @kiraivoxy Před 2 lety +44

      Welcome to Florida, where safety is our last priority.

    • @YogeshThangam
      @YogeshThangam Před 2 lety +16

      @@kiraivoxy Safety is on the priority list?! 😲

    • @NandR
      @NandR Před 2 lety +9

      When Richard Feynman watched the Trinity test he didn’t wear sunglasses. He watched from behind a windshield. Because he knew it was the UV that was damaging to your eyes and the glass blocked most UV light. He’s the only one to watch that test with the “naked eye”.

    • @marsguyphil
      @marsguyphil Před 2 lety +2

      @@kiraivoxy Hey, they could do a crossover show... get Taras Kul and Kevin to test safety equipment.

    • @basedaf5580
      @basedaf5580 Před 2 lety +3

      this guy is so smart i really hope he doesnt hurt himself hahah

  • @Nighthawkinlight
    @Nighthawkinlight Před 2 lety +604

    Pretty neat magnesium sparkler

  • @Numby322
    @Numby322 Před rokem +30

    A genius man who can create things such as induction heater, and yet still having trouble with shapes

    • @MaxGiganteum
      @MaxGiganteum Před 9 měsíci

      Look at Einstein... he's often considered to be the smartest man that ever lived - but he supposedly couldn't figure out how to fix his own toilet. The lesson here? You may be the best ever at something... but be a bonehead at everything else. We all have our gifts and talents as limited as they may be. 👨🏻‍🔬👍🏻
      - Max Giganteum

  • @scottcortus9590
    @scottcortus9590 Před rokem +4

    You’re getting more creative and imaginative! Cool to see you evolving!

  • @kevinmencer3782
    @kevinmencer3782 Před 2 lety +971

    Magnesium actually does give off UV light, so it's very important to protect your eyes when you're working with it

    • @AndreNavacinsk
      @AndreNavacinsk Před 2 lety +67

      "I wonder if someone in the comment knows..." time for comment check
      thank you friend, you're a friend

    • @whitefox3104
      @whitefox3104 Před 2 lety +14

      And a second thanks from me too

    • @biz4rr
      @biz4rr Před 2 lety +15

      The uv light is my last concern. how about the oscilating magnetic field?

    • @shrujanamsyama9940
      @shrujanamsyama9940 Před 2 lety

      Small amount of UV does not harm much

    • @AndreNavacinsk
      @AndreNavacinsk Před 2 lety +13

      @@shrujanamsyama9940 yea, but it still IS ionizing radiation, which any levels are worse than none :)

  • @thevideoman12
    @thevideoman12 Před 2 lety +626

    Another pro tip from Kevin:
    Always make sure the front that faces your induction heating coil is made out of wood.

    • @lordshuv-rowyoknow6486
      @lordshuv-rowyoknow6486 Před rokem +20

      Yeah, should have used plastic

    • @gasmaskstudios5951
      @gasmaskstudios5951 Před rokem +2

      @Koroku Miuri well not anymore

    • @TantalumPolytope
      @TantalumPolytope Před rokem +3

      @Koroku Miuri it aint anymore

    • @peterconrad8416
      @peterconrad8416 Před rokem +4

      looks like pressure treated wood as well...yum

    • @RonaldRaiden
      @RonaldRaiden Před rokem +2

      Thats to prevent the fans from pulling in heated air into the PC board. I ordered a pre-built one and the video i watched said to do this. Of course it wont be complete. Ill also need to build the water coolant system and find a way to power it. I was thinking with a bunch of 20 amp laptop batteries, and wire the circuit so you can switch breakers on and off to add volts. My bench power supply aint gonna power this monster. You can actually make a heater for your home by just spinning a magnet near a copper coil, and hookup the coil to a radiator with a fan. Directly convert kinetic energy to heat energy on the fly, and its even more efficient than resistance wire.

  • @stevestarcke
    @stevestarcke Před 2 měsíci +1

    I never thought of growing transistor seeds into IGBT's. Excellent!

  • @schrosser180
    @schrosser180 Před měsícem

    Thank you for this wonderful demonstration

  • @alden1132
    @alden1132 Před 2 lety +196

    You realize, of course, that you haven’t *started* to experiment with this device, right?
    There is **SO MUCH POTENTIAL** for more responsibly irresponsible “experiments,” or, as I prefer to call them, “science shenanigans!”
    My first idea? Revisit your “super alloy” experiment! Imagine recombining those 19 elements in the same crucible, subjected to the influence of THIS magnificent machine!
    Of course there are many other ideas, but that is my favorite so far.

  • @RamadaArtist
    @RamadaArtist Před 2 lety +920

    "It's also basically impossible to put out a magnesium fire."
    "Why do... Why do you do things?"

    • @thebigbear209
      @thebigbear209 Před 2 lety +7

      So true

    • @TheDesertRat31
      @TheDesertRat31 Před 2 lety +7

      It's not impossible

    • @chuck52007
      @chuck52007 Před 2 lety +16

      @@TheDesertRat31 all you need a Class D fire extinguisher

    • @THESLlCK
      @THESLlCK Před 2 lety +3

      @@TheDesertRat31 just very very very hard

    • @TheDesertRat31
      @TheDesertRat31 Před 2 lety +19

      @@THESLlCK I'm a firefighter. It takes copius amounts of water. But, any more than just a little bit of magnesium can be very dangerous due to reactivity and the superheating of the water.

  • @campbellwalls6720
    @campbellwalls6720 Před rokem +20

    This seems like it'd be very effective for forging

    • @garethbaus5471
      @garethbaus5471 Před 7 měsíci

      It is, but you are somewhat shape limited.

  • @theniggahimself
    @theniggahimself Před rokem +1

    1:30 *Flashbacks to “Even Fuller Bridge Rectifier”*

  • @Quotenbrtchen
    @Quotenbrtchen Před 2 lety +267

    Kevin is gonna become part of a headline, I swear.
    _"Florida man throws around molten steel and accidentally sets neighborhood on fire"_

    • @DigitalGus75
      @DigitalGus75 Před 2 lety +10

      Lol, to be honest, I’m surprised that Kevin hasn’t generated half a dozen “Florida man” headlines…

    • @FROST_HUGGER
      @FROST_HUGGER Před 2 lety +1

      I wonder if he started the california fire?

    • @Thorhian
      @Thorhian Před 2 lety +3

      @@FROST_HUGGER which one lol?

    • @FROST_HUGGER
      @FROST_HUGGER Před 2 lety +2

      @@Thorhian all of em

    • @LonersGuide
      @LonersGuide Před 2 lety +3

      You know, I completely missed that. You say "Florida man," and it all falls into place.

  • @seldoon_nemar
    @seldoon_nemar Před 2 lety +441

    molten steel doesn't explode when it hits water due to the lidenfrost effect. the effect you are thinking of is that water explodes entering molten steel because of the flash boil acting like a gunpowder charge. it's a big problem at steel mills, and throwing a water bottle in the pot is like throwing a live grenade in. I'm not sure but there might even be some disassociation of the water adding H and O to the "fun"
    also, the mag probably stuck because it fusion welded to the steel

    • @Speeder84XL
      @Speeder84XL Před 2 lety +21

      Yeah!
      That was really cool when he dropped it in the pool. I never expected it to glow for that long, when it got under water. But the leidenfrost effect was indeed creating a layer of steam around the molten steel, preventing the water to get much contact with it and cool it down quickly.

    • @ShishkabobJoe
      @ShishkabobJoe Před 2 lety +1

      This guy steels

    • @thedudeprime4677
      @thedudeprime4677 Před 2 lety

      Wouldn’t be surprised if the next video we see is something like this 😂 czcams.com/video/78CBUcGtfOs/video.html

    • @seldoon_nemar
      @seldoon_nemar Před 2 lety +2

      @@thedudeprime4677 this is what happens when a mill doesn't pre-heat their steel to drive out moisture.
      czcams.com/video/-RYCXDUt2m8/video.html

    • @phishyouknow4938
      @phishyouknow4938 Před 2 lety

      go out side

  • @mikegriffen244
    @mikegriffen244 Před rokem

    Yea just casually doing this in shorts flinging molten steel around. This guy is my hero. I'm on my way up tryna make some money right now and once I'm a bit more comfortable in life I'm absolutely setting up a basic chemistry lab and now thanks to this guy going to do some research on the electrical side of things.

  • @davidsnyder2000
    @davidsnyder2000 Před 6 měsíci +2

    I knew magnesium would catch fire but never knew it couldn’t be extinguished. That scares the crap out of me😬

  • @aja5177
    @aja5177 Před 2 lety +172

    2:20 good to see you wearing a protective layer of safety skin!

  • @dudeman6593
    @dudeman6593 Před 2 lety +350

    8:07 carrying molten steel while riding on a one wheel. Florida man status 9000. So proud to be a fellow Floridian.

    • @TommyPestolis
      @TommyPestolis Před 2 lety +4

      Lmao bruhhh😂😂🤣

    • @LogjammerDbaggagecling-qr5ds
      @LogjammerDbaggagecling-qr5ds Před 11 měsíci

      Are you sure about that? Aren't you tired of hearing some charisma lacking gargoyle complaining about "woke" nonstop?

  • @AQUAMAGNET
    @AQUAMAGNET Před 11 měsíci

    I love your cool safety glasses 😎😁

  • @henrym.5884
    @henrym.5884 Před rokem

    Thanks.I got so much knowledge from your Presentation .

  • @Chris-ib8lw
    @Chris-ib8lw Před 2 lety +186

    When you were holding the molten Mg on the steel rod I kept thinking:
    "You're a wizard now TBS!"

  • @electronicsNmore
    @electronicsNmore Před 2 lety +654

    I always admired your safety gear. LOL Great video!

  • @williamlogalbo6377
    @williamlogalbo6377 Před 11 měsíci

    I appreciate the fact you put the ad after the video It earned you the rank of scholar

  • @gordondeitz7838
    @gordondeitz7838 Před rokem +66

    Wow! thats plenty strong enough for simple forging. Could you do a parts list? Good video 👍 congratulations on the 5 mil. So cool!

    • @trent4580
      @trent4580 Před rokem

      yeah just let us all make one so we can kill ppl useing magic
      to know what i mean my magic look at my comment

    • @Tyler-jq7rv
      @Tyler-jq7rv Před rokem +1

      It's at the end of the video

    • @DjSharperimage
      @DjSharperimage Před rokem

      An Electrical Arc Furnace would be wayyyy easier to build. All you need is 2 carbon rods from a lantern battery, and a fire brick. czcams.com/video/VTzKIs19eZE/video.html

  • @sergiorodriguez8293
    @sergiorodriguez8293 Před 2 lety +258

    Imagine someone’s robbing thebackyardscientist and suddenly he whoops out a red hot steel bar and starts shooting molten steel per every swing. That’s what we call psychological warfare and a morale eraser.

  • @htownblue11
    @htownblue11 Před 2 lety +195

    This man is amazing but it’s also amazing he hasn’t burnt down or leveled his home yet. Such good content.

    • @macrumpton
      @macrumpton Před 2 lety +4

      I can imagine when he sells the house, and the new buyer asks "what are all these odd stains on the driveway and in the pool?"

    • @SylviaPrecise
      @SylviaPrecise Před 2 lety +1

      Just typical florida business

    • @reeetawd
      @reeetawd Před 2 lety +4

      You can be pretty reckless playing with fire in a place where if it's not raining the humidity is still close to 100% 365 days a year.

    • @evancourtney7746
      @evancourtney7746 Před 2 lety +3

      When he suddenly stops posting we’ll know the inevitable happened. But at least the “Florida man” headline should be entertaining.

    • @pyrotechnicalbirdman5356
      @pyrotechnicalbirdman5356 Před 2 lety +1

      Us Floridians don't run away from problems

  • @lauramarinadetorres7347

    excellent video mate that induction machine you make yourself

  • @pavelavramov9010
    @pavelavramov9010 Před 8 měsíci

    I love your experiments!

  • @Terminator1O1
    @Terminator1O1 Před 2 lety +221

    "Its basically impossible to put out a magnesium fire" *Walks Toward Plants With a Cup of It*

    • @curiousseal2678
      @curiousseal2678 Před 2 lety +1

      Somebody woke up and chose violence lol

    • @DeuxisWasTaken
      @DeuxisWasTaken Před 2 lety +3

      Thankfully, a magnesium fire is only such as long as it burns magnesium, even if you drop it in the middle of a forest the only thing you need to do to prevent a wildfire is to control the regular plant matter fires it ignites until it burns out.

  • @LabCoatz_Science
    @LabCoatz_Science Před 2 lety +53

    That's pretty awesome Kevin! You should try building a solid-state Tesla coil with that mammoth inverter. You could probably get larger sparks from that circuit than you did from your vacuum-tube coil!

  • @user-fs2bg4ni7v
    @user-fs2bg4ni7v Před 7 měsíci

    duude when u throw the metal and it goes boom on the floor ,SUPER opportunity for the best slow motion clips XD

  • @Deviated09
    @Deviated09 Před 11 měsíci

    3:14 I've never seen another person that has the thermaltake overseer case as well XD Awesome stuff man!

  • @Bale626
    @Bale626 Před 2 lety +157

    "It's basically impossible to put out a magnesium fire!"
    **Proceeds to attempt to fling molten magnesium into the dry grass in his driveway**

  • @benisjammin8926
    @benisjammin8926 Před 2 lety +143

    The fact that this dude has never burned his house/yard down is incredibl

    • @Oglokoog
      @Oglokoog Před 2 lety +3

      Meanwhile poor William Osman's house burnt down through no fault of his own.

    • @michaelclevelandstrangelov2987
      @michaelclevelandstrangelov2987 Před 2 lety +3

      You forget he started as Household Scientist, then front-yard Scientist. I think the garage, backyard, and driveway may be all that is left.

    • @rreedd_3191
      @rreedd_3191 Před 2 lety

      I know righ!

    • @KevinTurner-aka-keturn
      @KevinTurner-aka-keturn Před 2 lety +1

      When I saw the magnesium fires, I really thought this might be the video where it finally happens.

  • @cameronsinnett8117
    @cameronsinnett8117 Před rokem

    Damn bro, subscriber for life 🎉 nice work!

  • @spencernelson1580
    @spencernelson1580 Před měsícem

    Ah, I was wondering about his transistor farm. Glad to see it’s doing well.

  • @Metal_Master_YT
    @Metal_Master_YT Před 2 lety +110

    The Backyard Scientist: "don't try this at home, its dangerous."
    *Proceeds to do all this, in shorts and a tee.*

    • @1978garfield
      @1978garfield Před 2 lety +8

      You have to wear a Hawaiian shirt.
      Somehow a Hawaiian shirt, shorts, sandals and sunglasses makes him invincible.

    • @epicdud5905
      @epicdud5905 Před 2 lety

      “Backyard scientist”

    • @elatrocidad5953
      @elatrocidad5953 Před 2 lety +4

      Florida Man doesn't need safety

    • @y100900185
      @y100900185 Před 2 lety

      @@elatrocidad5953 Breaking News : Florida melts from a metal boiler

    • @j_freeman3230
      @j_freeman3230 Před 2 lety

      At home, no less lol

  • @nicklittle8399
    @nicklittle8399 Před 2 lety +123

    So interestingly enough, when magnesium combusts in open air it does so with such absolute power that it emits enough UV light to be effectively used as an anti bacterial agent. I wouldn't recommend it though haha

    • @tommytheshimigami
      @tommytheshimigami Před 2 lety +8

      This is great information! Science!

    • @1978garfield
      @1978garfield Před 2 lety +3

      I wonder if pure oxygen would make it burn even brighter?

    • @nicklittle8399
      @nicklittle8399 Před 2 lety +4

      @@1978garfield Believe it or not, when magnesium burns it actually does so with such destruction that it even rips the oxygen off of water vapor in the air! That only adds to the brightness of the reaction.

    • @Oglokoog
      @Oglokoog Před 2 lety +7

      So what you're saying is, flashbangs can be used to rapidly disinfect rooms?

    • @tommytheshimigami
      @tommytheshimigami Před 2 lety +6

      @@Oglokoog Exactly, just don't forget to wear your dark sunglasses.

  • @terrylembke8100
    @terrylembke8100 Před rokem

    I like your videos . Thank you for sharing . Is there a way to connect 2 of these together to get twice the power ? I want to do some heavy heating and forging and some melting of cast iron .
    Thank you
    Terry

  • @dustin860
    @dustin860 Před rokem +1

    You should revisit this, but make it so you can continuously add feed stock and have it flow out the bottom. Maybe make it in a way you can dump in cans and have it drip into an ingot mold.

  • @oliverblake8812
    @oliverblake8812 Před 2 lety +37

    At School we use little pieces of Blue Glass to look through when heating magnesium. It can damage your eyesight, so don't look at directly without eye protection.

    • @LordDragox412
      @LordDragox412 Před 2 lety +1

      He doesn't use protection, because he heard that his parents didn't wear any either and that's how he was born. /s

  • @Danny.._
    @Danny.._ Před 2 lety +54

    magnesium does indeed produce UV light when it burns, and looking at it can cause permanent retina damage

  • @sage5796
    @sage5796 Před rokem

    6:23 You’re a wizard, Kevin!

  • @RosinDaddy5280
    @RosinDaddy5280 Před rokem

    Wow your videos Are super educational and hella funny

  • @Chaoddity
    @Chaoddity Před 2 lety +92

    "what a beautiful and deadly sparkler"
    my favorite quote of the year

    • @howtomake4088
      @howtomake4088 Před 2 lety

      @@Checkprofile.name.numbergiven why us spam

  • @matthewposton3243
    @matthewposton3243 Před 2 lety +101

    How he wears shorts when dealing with explosive, molten metal is quite terrifying

    • @richard-gn3es
      @richard-gn3es Před 2 lety +5

      What trousers would stop magnesium??

    • @internetuser8922
      @internetuser8922 Před 2 lety +4

      @@richard-gn3es tungsten pants would be cool

    • @bcdm999
      @bcdm999 Před 2 lety +8

      @richard marriott it doesn't have to stop it, it just has to slow it down long enough for you to rip off your pants

    • @richard-gn3es
      @richard-gn3es Před 2 lety +2

      @@bcdm999 im not a stripper but ripping off your pants sounds hard work

    • @bcdm999
      @bcdm999 Před 2 lety +2

      @@richard-gn3es easier than getting magnesium directly off your body ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯

  • @nathanlambert1502
    @nathanlambert1502 Před 10 měsíci

    the floating aluminum was awesome

  • @madeintexas3d442
    @madeintexas3d442 Před rokem +1

    That Pittsburgh screwdriver set you have is amazing. It has just about every size. Has the holder to organize them and hangs on the wall. Best of all it cost me $21 when I got mine. Harbor freight might not make the best tools but they provide the most value. It would be interesting to see an analysis comparing something like a snap on a life span and cost to comparable harbor freight products. Harbor freight might actually win.

    • @skoparweaver7692
      @skoparweaver7692 Před rokem +1

      A wise mechanic said to buy cheap tools and then replace them with good tools if/when they break. This is the quickest and cheapest way to figure out what tools need to be good and what tools can be very cheap.
      It also comes down to how often you use the tool. A homeowner might be completely fine with a 10 dollar claw hammer whereas a finish carpenter should probably spend a few dollars more because his livelihood and comfort depend on using something that gets the job done quickly and consistently.

  • @syke384
    @syke384 Před 2 lety +27

    6:45
    Dense cloud powdered magnesium jet deflagration was studied using a linear test combustor. Magnesium is a highly flammable metal that produces copious ultraviolet and visible light emissions during combustion

  • @santtuisometsa5168
    @santtuisometsa5168 Před 2 lety +120

    8:00 when you're trying to get it to explode, it doesn't work because there's not enough of steel and too much water. It's actually the water that explodes, not the steel. But to do that you need the water to become trapped by the steel to build up enough pressure.
    I used to work at a steel mill. In order to do maintenance on the crucibles, we'd pour out the leftover steel and slag in a smaller crucible which would be then emptied outside. One time it had been raining all day and I forgot to check whether there was water in the smaller crucible and dumped liquid steel there, the explosion shattered most of the windows in the hall....

    • @AlexProGamesNL
      @AlexProGamesNL Před rokem

      Didnt know that

    • @StardomSeeker
      @StardomSeeker Před rokem

      Always take advice from people who know what they’re doing

    • @stephaniedsouza2700
      @stephaniedsouza2700 Před rokem +1

      Were you okay??

    • @santtuisometsa5168
      @santtuisometsa5168 Před rokem +1

      @@stephaniedsouza2700 the crucibles are downright huge, so they are moved with a big crane from another room, so I was okay. But it did scare the living hell out of me...

  • @GeneralE1000.
    @GeneralE1000. Před rokem

    THAT WAS AWESOME!!!!😄 If I could like this video one million times, I would!

  • @Bombasticpik
    @Bombasticpik Před rokem +6

    If you showed this video to me when I was 5, I would think this guy is doing magic.

  • @doggonemess1
    @doggonemess1 Před 2 lety +133

    Most of the time, people wear fire suits when playing with molten iron. Or at least leather. Or pants.

  • @alishanmao
    @alishanmao Před 2 lety +785

    man you got to be careful with molten metal. I do metal works and once while welding, a small piece of red hot metal fell on my show, burned through my shoe, then socks and my toes LOL. what you have there is something that your shoes and clothes (specially wearing shorts when playing with these awesome things you make) are not going to stop. it will go all the way to bones bro :) keep these awesome vids coming but next time more safety please

    • @ex5080
      @ex5080 Před 2 lety +89

      Ahhhh yes safety, in the backyard scientist

    • @jophiohip
      @jophiohip Před 2 lety +32

      @@odjsjaks ah u dont need to worry its gonna burn his nerves so fast he wont feel any pain :D

    • @epicdud5905
      @epicdud5905 Před 2 lety +9

      I think he has a ton of safety measures that aren’t even visible

    • @epicdud5905
      @epicdud5905 Před 2 lety +145

      Ok I watching further and I completely take back my statement

    • @Pixel3572
      @Pixel3572 Před 2 lety +10

      CZcams engineers don’t care about safety. Except maybe The Hacksmith. But atleast they know what their doing.

  • @tomeks666
    @tomeks666 Před 7 měsíci

    7:24 I am glad you finally found them

  • @WilliamFitzsimmons-zp5lv

    I just have to say that I am a structural ironworker of 24 years and I use oxy-acetylene torches regularly to cut steel (i also walk along steel beams, its my workspace) but this dude has balls of steel. For God sake he's wearing shorts and a Hawaiian shirt which are probably both synthetic material. God dammit man I want to buy you a beer I'm a fan I'm a subscriber.

  • @davey4731
    @davey4731 Před 2 lety +99

    When he was whipping the metal he’s lucky it didn’t drip on his shoulder

    • @UrielSepsis
      @UrielSepsis Před 2 lety +3

      @Tom Simons ᨆ Those are the most disgusting pizzas I've ever seen. And we have some real crap here, pasta pizza and whatnot, but these ones take the cake. Ketchup and mayonnaise for the sauce. I can't even.

  • @TylerRaber
    @TylerRaber Před 2 lety +19

    6:50 YES IT DOES! KEVIN PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD WEAR ACTUAL WELDING GOGGLES

  • @jabba86
    @jabba86 Před 5 měsíci

    dang thats an awsome circut board 😮

  • @Nethershaw
    @Nethershaw Před rokem

    My brain melted at the (completely unacknowledged by VO) visuals of planting little transistors in dirt and then scraping big ones from the sopping wet mud like weird electronical uruk-hai.

  • @markserbu
    @markserbu Před 2 lety +540

    Wow...that's some of the coolest stuff I've ever seen! Definitely buying an induction heater...

    • @DomLindner
      @DomLindner Před 2 lety +15

      You should test induction hardening along with other heat treat methods on parts like firing pins!

    • @tarmy3619
      @tarmy3619 Před 2 lety +8

      Didn't think I'd see you here

    • @1_3_37
      @1_3_37 Před 2 lety

      Verifie yourself now

    • @dylanbennett958
      @dylanbennett958 Před 2 lety +5

      Just don’t put a slap round in it…

    • @GitHubStiizz
      @GitHubStiizz Před 2 lety +3

      Love your Rifle, I’ll for sure own one someday

  • @sinfulwrath666
    @sinfulwrath666 Před 2 lety +35

    "Always make sure there's no spider in your gloves because you only make that mistake once"
    Australian: We have to check everything for spiders!

    • @Wulthrin
      @Wulthrin Před 2 lety +1

      i am so sorry

    • @internetuser8922
      @internetuser8922 Před 2 lety +4

      even spiders have spiders in them

    • @sinfulwrath666
      @sinfulwrath666 Před 2 lety

      @@internetuser8922 Huntsman spiders
      Eugh...

    • @marsguyphil
      @marsguyphil Před 2 lety

      That would be BigStackD. He always wears gloves, long pants, boots, and a respirator when melting metal. And always checks everything for spiders, especially old motors pulled out of a junk yard near Perth.

  • @macdude3585
    @macdude3585 Před 8 měsíci +1

    That slap clip happened when I was there lol ordering it's in North Hollywood at a taco spot

  • @davidbarreda9560
    @davidbarreda9560 Před rokem

    This was an amazingly interesting video

  • @eduardo6296
    @eduardo6296 Před 2 lety +168

    His complete lack of safety concern like throwing molten steel off a rod is absolutely terrifying... Awesome job!

  • @nilsschenkel7149
    @nilsschenkel7149 Před 2 lety +23

    Magnesium does put out a crazy high amount of infrared radiaton when burning. Together with PTFE it makes up an "exotic thermite" that is used in angel flares to evade heat seeking missiles.

  • @user-qm6us9pz2k
    @user-qm6us9pz2k Před rokem

    *lights world on fire*
    “WOAAAAHHHH that’s so cool” 😂

  • @MultiAddey
    @MultiAddey Před 10 měsíci

    That was a lot of work for the bit of growing the transistors there my friend

  • @bigstackD
    @bigstackD Před 2 lety +144

    Oh hell yeah Matey 👊🏻😁🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻

    • @dankicusmemeacus5822
      @dankicusmemeacus5822 Před 2 lety +5

      I thought I'd see you here

    • @DraconicMaker
      @DraconicMaker Před 2 lety +3

      Sup big stack!

    • @grovermatic
      @grovermatic Před 2 lety +3

      Haha, literally came down to leave a comment about you!

    • @ApexPredator9001
      @ApexPredator9001 Před 2 lety +2

      Needs to be Friday already

    • @mikechurch539
      @mikechurch539 Před 2 lety +1

      Hey tell me you plan on building one of these things it would be interesting to see you use it in one of your small melts

  • @personguyguy
    @personguyguy Před 2 lety +114

    an accurate title: "florida man gets his hands on electronics, disaster strikes out across florida"

    • @vaulttecrepresentative414
      @vaulttecrepresentative414 Před 2 lety +2

      “Florida Man Busts Myth, Is Now Possible To Set Florida On Fire”

    • @Mbabbb399
      @Mbabbb399 Před 2 lety

      @@vaulttecrepresentative414 I as a fellow Flawda man can say....the state I not on fire...yet...

  • @joshuaeagan6012
    @joshuaeagan6012 Před rokem +22

    Kudos to this guy and others like Mark Rober for sharing their passion for anything STEM to get future generations interested again in a field America used to be really good at. We just don't graduate as many engineers and scientists as other countries do abroad, at least not since the 80s. It's wonderful what those with H-1B visas have contributed to our country, but we need to catch up with the rest of the world. Really thankful for guys like this. Hope your channel gets millions of more subscribers.

  • @JadianRadiator
    @JadianRadiator Před rokem +3

    5:50
    You can see the moltan magnesium trying to light on fire.

  • @soyburglar1878
    @soyburglar1878 Před 2 lety +37

    This seems like something that would really be of interest to a blacksmith!

    • @philondez
      @philondez Před 2 lety +10

      That's exactly what I was thinking, seems like if you could stretch out the induction coil to 6" or so and lower the power so that you're not accidentally melting your workpieces you'd have an excellent 'furnace' for knives and other small-medium projects

    • @JWH3
      @JWH3 Před 2 lety +8

      They're way ahead of you, some bladesmiths use these, and they've been used in industrial foundries and blade making factories for quiet a while.

  • @rustopholis1667
    @rustopholis1667 Před 2 lety +13

    your freakin timing man. This is my 3rd week in a new job FOR AN INDUCTION HEATING COMPANY. I will be making the coils into various shapes to fit customer applications. really cool gig

  • @planetsec9
    @planetsec9 Před rokem

    Stumbling on this channel after a Primitive Technology binge is crazy lol

  • @en2oh
    @en2oh Před rokem

    congratulations! BTW, you can put out a magnesium fire with sand. All molten metal fires can be put out with Class D extinguishers, but as a general rule, have a bag of sand/kitty litter (dry) when working with this stuff. Water, Carbon Dioxide, Halogenated extinguishers = disaster. :)

  • @xattakz2868
    @xattakz2868 Před 2 lety +20

    6:18:When you accidentally become Harry Potter

  • @jeycopcuervo7524
    @jeycopcuervo7524 Před 2 lety +66

    I am sure one day I am gonna see in the news that this guy died in a accident or that he is really wounded. I hope no, I really wish you stay safe and keep giving us this amaizing content but hell be more careful xD

    • @LouseGrouse
      @LouseGrouse Před 2 lety +8

      Same tbh. I hope it doesn't happen but if it does I just hope nobody else gets hurt

    • @youtubasoarus
      @youtubasoarus Před 2 lety +6

      Same, sorry to say. He's being very careless with safety. This stuff is nothing to play with.

    • @Thomahawk1234
      @Thomahawk1234 Před 2 lety +5

      Yeah I've been saying the same thing for a while. He looks just a bit too careless with this stuff.

    • @rfcesq5474
      @rfcesq5474 Před 2 lety +8

      Yeah, I'm unsubscribing. He's just too cavalier and reckless. I can't support that. It's really too bad. It would take so little effort for him to be safe.

    • @whyarealltheidstaken
      @whyarealltheidstaken Před 2 lety

      This stuff isn't that dangerous! I played w/ high voltage and molten metal and explosives and projectiles when I was a bored kid, still in grade school.. forget the age that is, but I'm sure by 10 I was well in to this stuff. I'd be willing to bet every kid who grows up in the country where there's room to play and not a lot to do has done the same. Florida man here just found a way to step up the silly projects as an adult and make some money off it. Standing next to a road or driving a car is more dangerous than these projects.

  • @timkellermann7669
    @timkellermann7669 Před rokem +3

    How did you get those IGBTs to grow soooo big. Just Silicon rich soil or is there more about it?