Shredding And Melting Soda Cans With A Paper Shredder

Shredding And Melting Soda Cans With A Paper Shredder - Simple DIY Recycling At Home

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3 жыл бұрын

Today I'll be shredding and melting some scrap aluminum cans in my backyard foundry. I wanted to see if using a paper shredder to shred aluminum cans was possible so I modified my paper shredder by cutting out a bigger hole in the top. This allowed me to easily fit an aluminum can in there and shred it like butter. I then melted down all the can shavings and recycled them into pure aluminum ingots. If you like this video, please give it a thumbs up and hit that Subscribe button for more.
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@ArtByAdrock 3 жыл бұрын

Hey everyone! So a lot of people have requested that I do this so I finally did. Some said it would be better and faster and I would get more clean aluminum. Well, I think it was faster to melt overall, but I had more slag than usual and simply shredding all the cans took a while itself. I don’t think it saved me any time by doing it this way. Let me know your thoughts and what else you would like to see in the future. Stay healthy and safe and I’ll see you all next week!

@ComputerGUY27332 3 жыл бұрын

It was cool but kinda pointless I think. The numbers tell the real story. Now do a melt of 75 cans no shed and compare the difference

@ComputerGUY27332 3 жыл бұрын

I would have like to have seen the weight before and then the weight of the dross

@MarksGoneWicked 3 жыл бұрын

I've seen so many of those shredders broken. The plastic fingers that clear between the shredders are garbage.

@mariodiforte 3 жыл бұрын

I'm curious how you can have more slag due to shredding. Could it be that maybe your ingot is more pure since slag is the impurities? Also how much gas do you think was used? This is a hobby I have been considering getting into and I'm curious what the gas costs would be.

@ArtByAdrock 3 жыл бұрын

About $3 in gas

@Rocky-sy9zt 2 жыл бұрын

MAN! Changed my life. I welded up an aluminum frame and build a press using parts from an old hydraulic jack just to compress cans down enough to fit in my electric foundry. I had an unused 16 page shredder and did the modification (cut the lid open) and it just rips through cans. I walked passed that thing every day, even the days I was pressing hundreds of cans and never thought about using it to shred cans. Thank you!

@RandomTaco15 20 күн бұрын

You remember the brand of paper shredder and how long it lasted? Scared it'll shat out after a few hundred cans if I bought a nice one

@mattyal9347 3 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't have believed a paper shredder would be able to do aluminum cans so easily. Theres always something to learn watching your videos

@Nopaants 3 ай бұрын

All someone had to do is try it?! I’ve been looking at $2,000 machines and you break out the goodwill special paper shredder and done. It was so obvious yet didn’t think of it. Genius!

@KittyKeypurr 3 ай бұрын

This is me too 😂

@BigBlack81 3 жыл бұрын

I wanna see the BigstackD remix of this technique. With as much as that man can go through, I think he'd make some sweet work as well.

@John_Be 3 жыл бұрын

Every day I look at my shredder in disappointment. I showed this video to the shredder and tried to encourage it to perform at higher level. I guess I'll just have to get a puppy if I want things shredded.

@CDG-PRODUCTIONS 3 жыл бұрын

Your a funny man bro, I can tell. 😂

@redmadness265 3 жыл бұрын

Man, before puppies are trained, they are destructive adorable little menaces. But then they usually grow up awesome.

@schlomoshekelstein908 3 жыл бұрын

oil them and lube the gears. use wd-40 for extra fun

@zube6996 2 жыл бұрын

I just want to say that it was very satisfying to watch the cans go through the shredder. I could watch that for hours.

@MC-1173 3 жыл бұрын

Cool idea. I never thought of using a shredder. Nice compact shreddings.

@BPollard86 3 жыл бұрын

Shredding them increases the surface area available to oxidize the aluminum. Getting the metal plunged down into the molten metal quicker reduces losses from oxidation. It may be beneficial to crush the cans first, but that comes with issues of getting them to fit in the opening of the crucible and can trap any moisture that may be left in the can. Cheers!

@caseywood9781 3 жыл бұрын

Dude, that is such a great idea using the shredder!! Kudos

@CODEMANTHEUNDERDARK 2 жыл бұрын

That was seriously genius using a paper shredder like that!

@zartan7779 3 жыл бұрын

Love that paper shredder idea

@clintdoolittle1576 3 жыл бұрын

ADAM always nice to see a good pop can melt that shredder worked awesome i really enjoy that part of it do more stuff you can shred 👍😎🇨🇦👍😎🇨🇦👍😎🇨🇦

@timothymatthews7028 3 жыл бұрын

Always astounded by the amount kf slag/dross from cans. Thx bruv slainté

@andreabrown1260 3 жыл бұрын

I've literally been waiting all day for this video love it so cool

@Bu2Spike 3 жыл бұрын

You answered my question with this video, nicely done bro.

@jam2190 3 жыл бұрын

Such great ideas, about shredding cans

@richardmclean7973 3 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@jeffholmes1362 3 жыл бұрын

What great idea, melting cans is a pain, love it

@brentpotter5021 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I just ordered two of your pirate coin molds and they should be arriving today. After watching this video I'm going to stick to just crushing the cans and melting them! Thanks for all your content and thanks for the inspiration!

@NathanielOutdoorAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

A great try. And interesting info. Thank you for sharing

@andreaamplified 11 ай бұрын

It is amazing how compact the aluminum is once melted.

@thesusboomerroblox6516 3 жыл бұрын

Finally found the mold I was looking for it was on your website out of my current budget for it but I will be buying a few within 2 months

@johnnymwillis7133 3 жыл бұрын

It's interesting to see how little aluminum there was after shredding the cans. And to think, it really didn't help with anything except to save space. Great video.

@abdelkaderabdulla5468 2 жыл бұрын

Very neat ! Keep it up mate

@lotsascotch2155 3 жыл бұрын

great stuff nice to see other methods

@stakittystakstack5493 3 жыл бұрын

That’s a freaking great idea to shred lol I kept looking for industrial.

@stevewoods8116 11 ай бұрын

I might shred mine to keep. Save in boxes. Right now I throw them away. That is a Bad Ass Paper Shredder!!!!!

@tater1786 3 жыл бұрын

The slag is my favorite. Especially on aluminum its like a 2,000 degree slimy substance.😂

@appleapple1988 2 жыл бұрын

Do you know what you do with slag? is it put into the garbage when it cools down or is it recyclable or something?

@tater1786 2 жыл бұрын

@@appleapple1988 Lets it cool down, stores it, and remelts it later. What ever slag comes out of that melt is thrown out.

@alexhatfield2987 3 жыл бұрын

You have to test the hypothesis. You did the experiment and got the result. Cool! Good to hear the voice behind the art too.

@Christophersanchez1326 3 жыл бұрын

That was still cool to watch.

@user-nm5rg9et8m 6 ай бұрын

I was looking to do just this, thinking it would melt faster and save me fuel so thank you for saving me wasting $20+ on buying a second hand shredder! Great video!

@charitybrown4274 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!!👍😁

@nightscrapperuk13 3 жыл бұрын

Great video .I agree with what u said about not shredding the cans .just melt them whole 👍

@TechneMoira 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly, shredding the cans with a paper shredder is a great idea :) Thanks for trying it anyway

@RJM1011 3 жыл бұрын

I saw a video last week where someone shredded the cans tens times before melting them I thought this was just a waste of time and money. Thank you for the video and thumbs up.

@tracybowling97 3 жыл бұрын

So this is all I had to do to have a shredder that shreds more than just paper? You are a GD genius!

@fetchitnowuk 3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting that you said there was more slag having shredded the cans. I've found crushing the cans and throwing them in minimise the slag. Will give it a try and compare.

@mrdando 3 жыл бұрын

Great video

@SilverScorpion 3 жыл бұрын

Great video.

@colleenbuvala4698 3 жыл бұрын

Now you can make something epic with that aluminum! 😜

@korlashgaming8313 3 жыл бұрын

leave it to Adrock to shred and melt, i love it man i kinda want one now! =)

@OffGridOverLander 3 жыл бұрын

Do a comparison between shredding vs crushed. I’d be interested in space taken before melting, and of course slag produced for a set number of cans. I have noticed that the beer cans provide the most Al per can though.

@shredct3118 3 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah!! 👍

@sunshine_water5139 3 жыл бұрын

Nice shredder idea lol😁

@michaelmartin3474 9 ай бұрын

I would not look at it as saving time. But I just found a good way to save on space in my garage. 😊

@thematronsmilitia Жыл бұрын

Have you ever tried adding white sand to molten aluminum to create a thermite reaction and get silicon aluminum alloy?

@samowiak2571 3 жыл бұрын

Ok now time for BigstackD :)

@raziel3726 3 жыл бұрын

Craftsman!!

@Coldbroccoli 3 ай бұрын

Videos are super similar to bigstackd. Love both of your videos! Keep up the cool stuff

@kreynolds1123 Жыл бұрын

I like the idea of taking up less space while collecting enough cans but maybe more Slag is a deal breaker.

@jjcc8379 3 жыл бұрын

Might be useful for better storage before melting? Like, how much space did it take shredded vs non shredded? stock up on aluminum and then do a big pour.

@Kuntvaffles 2 жыл бұрын

Bud Light and Monster ... true American right here.

@user-xs3gf1co6p 3 жыл бұрын

Good ممتاز👍

@ashvictor9381 3 жыл бұрын

I like BigstackD and Adrock

@waynewillis66 3 жыл бұрын

What can you use the Slagle for

@zero_____given 3 жыл бұрын

I agree put the cans in whole = less slag.

@thematronsmilitia Жыл бұрын

I found that a steel food can makes a good single use aluminum crucible and I do think this would make it easier to pack cans into that. I'm also just using charcoal and forced air to melt so I don't have as easy of a time adding things to the melt as i would with a nice gas foundry

@topchoppers7980 3 жыл бұрын

All I want to say is that slag is not always just slag tho It does take much greater volumes there are still recoverable amounts of any metal in slag I'd love to see a slag melt video I keep and remelt all slag untill it literally turns to dust, it's two things for me, for one I enjoy melting, for recovery of the metals and two, . Yeah, I see dollar signs lol I dont keep any thing I sell it all either for scrap or I stockpile it to sell later, I love the channel buddy definitely keep up the awesome content, you and bigstacked are have the best melting vids on youtube later for now

@SeptemberAdam 11 ай бұрын

There's a way to feed that with a hopper and presmashing mechanism to make the operation more hands free.

@B_2THE_V 3 ай бұрын

What do you do with the pure aluminum billets?

@danimalmaxasis2762 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the info and process for melting you left that one important component... what is the make and model of the paper shredder?

@steveyoung8683 2 жыл бұрын

Fellowes DM21C

@user-py6jp3fi3g 3 жыл бұрын

good~!

@chrisfryer3118 3 жыл бұрын

would compressing the cans further produce less slag, and more product?

@VintageGaming-no1fv 3 жыл бұрын

Where do you get the your molds from? or do you make them?

@allenhenry1113 3 жыл бұрын

Cool melt! Didn'tt know you can run a can threw a shredder. I thought it jam it up.

@Job781 10 ай бұрын

Is it better quality though to have more slag?

@PBRJOHN684 3 жыл бұрын

Hey MR. Adrock I think we might have had this conversation before, But I think you're going to need some bigger shelves soon mate 😁. keep up the good work and Stay safe See you on the next episode. 👍 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

@JackieTheVampire 3 жыл бұрын

Damn, 2.8k views in 4 hours. That’s so cool!

@kylecissell958 3 жыл бұрын

😅 that paper shredder needs a medal

@katzz6114 2 жыл бұрын

I got a electirc forge how much propane do you use

@kellylawler409 2 жыл бұрын

Hi there - I just did a melt and the toxin/smell was terrible - how did you manage that?

@eltigredetejas2328 2 жыл бұрын

Will fabric jame the machine?

@BetonTv. 3 жыл бұрын

Its cery good video 😁

@BetonTv. 3 жыл бұрын

Invite on my channel 😁💪🔪

@MH-cj1gz 3 жыл бұрын

Great vid. Would it be a waste of time to re-melt the slag? Also what to do with the slag. Thx for the vid

@jamesfreeman8247 3 жыл бұрын

What is the size of your two smaller molds? They appear to make 1/2 pound aluminum ingots, which is the size I'm looking for.

@MichaelsTransportationVehicles 2 жыл бұрын

Hi @ArtByAdrock I was wondering if I could have your shredder because I have loads of cans to shred please

@fredrichardson9761 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty interesting that you end up with more slag... any idea why? Really pretty cool how well your shredder works on those cans but yeah I can see how it ends up being a bit more of a pain then just crushing them...

@douglashutsell5422 Ай бұрын

Been watching your channel for a few years and i keep coming back to this one for the shredder idea. Have you continued using the shredder? How long do you think its life is?

@ToyCollectorBoy 3 жыл бұрын

Wondering what made it have more sla

@georgiosrinakakis934 3 жыл бұрын

The slug is aluminium oxide or colors and other impurities added in the cans?

@thenextsixminutes1252 3 жыл бұрын

The only thing I can think of that is different when shredding the cans is that more surface area is exposed to oxygen to create oxides and cover it with other impurities. It should only effect the dross yield only minutely so there must be an additional mechanism at work here to produce the greater amount of slag.

@heyfindmenoob Жыл бұрын

7:48 thought a cop was chasing someone through my neighborhood for a sec.. :V

@joshkyle6658 3 жыл бұрын

I really just need to see more cans shredded

@colerussell1780 Жыл бұрын

Electric furnaces are far better for aluminum, takes a bit to warm up, but you get more yield out of it. Also can cheaply remelt the slag because there still is good metal in the first batch of slag.

@coreyhoward8950 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video. How did you cut the plastic? That is some hard awkward plastic to cut. Trying to cut mine open bigger like yours. Thanks.

@ArtByAdrock 2 жыл бұрын

I used a rotary tool and cutting bit.

@radenayumasito7167 2 жыл бұрын

What are the kilns and molten aluminum containers made of? Is it stone or iron, I'm from Indonesia 🙏

@adriennefraschetta5391 3 жыл бұрын

Would love to see you do a full sized skull out of copper.

@kevinwhitaker119 3 жыл бұрын

NICE ONE BUDDY 😁 SEE YOU NEXT WEEKS FOR THE MELT 🍺😁👍☮️☯️🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈

@V1P3RSlab 8 ай бұрын

yes I suppose that more pieces = more surface to oxydize and became slag. maybe shredded can could be usefull in a sort of continuous feeding for the fournace with a loading screw, but in an industrial eviroment, that could be made also with entire cans :D

@blitzdings493 3 жыл бұрын

Good Vid as always. More Slag than aluminium.

@tonydiesel3444 Жыл бұрын

Will it do plastic?

@StarBlazerM31 3 жыл бұрын

Me watching you pick up the pain flakes by hand: D8>

@phill903 3 жыл бұрын

That is what I thought that shredding the cans you had more slag. But it did make some nice ingots ;-)

@TheHeadOfAGoat 2 жыл бұрын

So my question is, how much fuel did it take for the process, and can you sell the ingots for more than just the cans and where?

@MastaBlasterHank Жыл бұрын

Seems like a statement more than a question 🤣

@davidbates7429 3 жыл бұрын

Would like to see someone try to do a small old time 2 man tree saw. I am having so much trouble filling in all the cutting teeth with rings at the end to slip some dowell wood in. Always blocks up before filling in everything.

@LostInfernoFireDragon 7 ай бұрын

What kind of paper shredder did you use exactly.

@cptrikester2671 3 жыл бұрын

Thank, great vid. I messed around with shredding & got to the same conclusion. 😀 Watching how the cans "poof" has entertainment value. Mmm, 🤔

@vibezsnipes7417 2 жыл бұрын

Is using Gas Propane cheaper than using Kings charcoal

@frikkiesmit2695 3 жыл бұрын

Also have pieces of old shredder at home. But was thinking of trying to use it for battle robot weapon. But due to the covid dont know if we wil have an event soon here in south africa