Mini Arc Furnace (Arc Reactor Technology IRL)

I just pulled the carbon rods out of a

I just pulled the carbon rods out of a six volt lantern battery and used them

six volt lantern battery and used them

six volt lantern battery and used them to complete a makeshift arc reactor

to complete a makeshift arc reactor

to complete a makeshift arc reactor furnace which apparently is powerful

furnace which apparently is powerful

furnace which apparently is powerful enough to completely liquify steel in

enough to completely liquify steel in

enough to completely liquify steel in under two minutes in this project let’s

under two minutes in this project let’s

under two minutes in this project let’s harness the power of electrified plasma

harness the power of electrified plasma

harness the power of electrified plasma to melt high-temperature metals and take

to melt high-temperature metals and take

to melt high-temperature metals and take backyard experiments to a whole new

backyard experiments to a whole new

backyard experiments to a whole new level let’s start this project with the

level let’s start this project with the

level let’s start this project with the AC arc welder we made in a previous

AC arc welder we made in a previous

AC arc welder we made in a previous project

project

project it runs unmodified parts from a

it runs unmodified parts from a

it runs unmodified parts from a microwave oven and you can see how I

microwave oven and you can see how I

microwave oven and you can see how I built it in another project video now if

built it in another project video now if

built it in another project video now if we power up the reactor and try touching

we power up the reactor and try touching

we power up the reactor and try touching the two carbon rods together they spark

the two carbon rods together they spark

the two carbon rods together they spark up a blinding arc of electricity that

up a blinding arc of electricity that

up a blinding arc of electricity that gets impressively hot impressively fast

gets impressively hot impressively fast

gets impressively hot impressively fast the heat of the arc pulls the plasma

the heat of the arc pulls the plasma

the heat of the arc pulls the plasma upward but if we tilt the electrodes

upward but if we tilt the electrodes

upward but if we tilt the electrodes down a bit we can change the direction

down a bit we can change the direction

down a bit we can change the direction of the beam and splash it down into the

of the beam and splash it down into the

of the beam and splash it down into the reactor core let’s test the power of the

reactor core let’s test the power of the

reactor core let’s test the power of the arc furnace on this little aluminum

arc furnace on this little aluminum

arc furnace on this little aluminum muffin we made in a previous project you

muffin we made in a previous project you

muffin we made in a previous project you can see it’s the perfect size for

can see it’s the perfect size for

can see it’s the perfect size for nestling down into the two inch chamber

nestling down into the two inch chamber

nestling down into the two inch chamber with a lid in place it’s time to insert

with a lid in place it’s time to insert

with a lid in place it’s time to insert the carbon electrodes and when they

the carbon electrodes and when they

the carbon electrodes and when they touch you can see they start sparking

touch you can see they start sparking

touch you can see they start sparking then stabilize into a steady and

then stabilize into a steady and

then stabilize into a steady and continuous electrical arc now after only

continuous electrical arc now after only

continuous electrical arc now after only 45 seconds you can see the rods are

45 seconds you can see the rods are

45 seconds you can see the rods are white-hot and could start a fire so

white-hot and could start a fire so

white-hot and could start a fire so let’s push them through the insulating

let’s push them through the insulating

let’s push them through the insulating holes in the lid then carefully remove

holes in the lid then carefully remove

holes in the lid then carefully remove it from the furnace you can see the

it from the furnace you can see the

it from the furnace you can see the aluminum is melted and glowing bright

aluminum is melted and glowing bright

aluminum is melted and glowing bright orange but surprisingly enough the

orange but surprisingly enough the

orange but surprisingly enough the outside is still cool enough that I can

outside is still cool enough that I can

outside is still cool enough that I can pick it up barehanded now just for fun I

pick it up barehanded now just for fun I

pick it up barehanded now just for fun I poured the aluminum into a mold I

poured the aluminum into a mold I

poured the aluminum into a mold I quickly hacked out with a screwdriver

quickly hacked out with a screwdriver

quickly hacked out with a screwdriver and ended up with a crude casting of my

and ended up with a crude casting of my

and ended up with a crude casting of my king of random logo that’s kind of cool

king of random logo that’s kind of cool

king of random logo that’s kind of cool now you might have noticed this furnace

now you might have noticed this furnace

now you might have noticed this furnace is made from an insulating fire brick

is made from an insulating fire brick

is made from an insulating fire brick and I chose this material because

and I chose this material because

and I chose this material because refractory bricks like these withstand

refractory bricks like these withstand

refractory bricks like these withstand extremely high temperatures they’re

extremely high temperatures they’re

extremely high temperatures they’re lightweight and extremely soft so it

lightweight and extremely soft so it

lightweight and extremely soft so it only takes a few minutes to carve out a

only takes a few minutes to carve out a

only takes a few minutes to carve out a furnace and the best part is one six

furnace and the best part is one six

furnace and the best part is one six dollar brick can make two of them you’ll

dollar brick can make two of them you’ll

dollar brick can make two of them you’ll see how to make these in another project

see how to make these in another project

see how to make these in another project video now to see if this thing will

video now to see if this thing will

video now to see if this thing will handle higher temperature metals let’s

handle higher temperature metals let’s

handle higher temperature metals let’s clap an old copper pipe to my bench vise

clap an old copper pipe to my bench vise

clap an old copper pipe to my bench vise and use a hacksaw to cut it into smaller

and use a hacksaw to cut it into smaller

and use a hacksaw to cut it into smaller pieces the melting point of copper is

pieces the melting point of copper is

pieces the melting point of copper is about 60% higher than aluminium so I’m

about 60% higher than aluminium so I’m

about 60% higher than aluminium so I’m really curious to see what happens when

really curious to see what happens when

really curious to see what happens when we nuke this with plasma now I designed

we nuke this with plasma now I designed

we nuke this with plasma now I designed the furnace with a little viewing port

the furnace with a little viewing port

the furnace with a little viewing port so we can have a look down inside to see

so we can have a look down inside to see

so we can have a look down inside to see what’s happening when it’s in operation

what’s happening when it’s in operation

what’s happening when it’s in operation here you can see the arc is holding

here you can see the arc is holding

here you can see the arc is holding steady and pointed downward

steady and pointed downward

steady and pointed downward the chamber thousands of degrees within

the chamber thousands of degrees within

the chamber thousands of degrees within seconds and if you look closely here you

seconds and if you look closely here you

seconds and if you look closely here you can see bits of copper liquefying and

can see bits of copper liquefying and

can see bits of copper liquefying and collapsing under the arc alright it’s

collapsing under the arc alright it’s

collapsing under the arc alright it’s been just a little over a minute so

been just a little over a minute so

been just a little over a minute so let’s see what’s happened on the inside

let’s see what’s happened on the inside

let’s see what’s happened on the inside amazingly it’s so hot it’s nearly too

amazingly it’s so hot it’s nearly too

amazingly it’s so hot it’s nearly too bright to look at but as it starts to

bright to look at but as it starts to

bright to look at but as it starts to cool a bit you can see clearly that the

cool a bit you can see clearly that the

cool a bit you can see clearly that the copper is melted completely

copper is melted completely

copper is melted completely now I designed the furnace of the

now I designed the furnace of the

now I designed the furnace of the viewing port well double as a makeshift

viewing port well double as a makeshift

viewing port well double as a makeshift pour spout as well this keeps everything

pour spout as well this keeps everything

pour spout as well this keeps everything self-contained and makes it easy to pour

self-contained and makes it easy to pour

self-contained and makes it easy to pour glowing pools of liquid copper now I’m

glowing pools of liquid copper now I’m

glowing pools of liquid copper now I’m using fire brick to cast my ingots

using fire brick to cast my ingots

using fire brick to cast my ingots because it’s the only material I have

because it’s the only material I have

because it’s the only material I have that’ll handle temperatures this high

that’ll handle temperatures this high

that’ll handle temperatures this high alright our copper ingots are poured and

alright our copper ingots are poured and

alright our copper ingots are poured and at this point they kind of look like

at this point they kind of look like

at this point they kind of look like radioactive egg yolks that’s really cool

radioactive egg yolks that’s really cool

radioactive egg yolks that’s really cool a couple minutes later you can see

a couple minutes later you can see

a couple minutes later you can see they’ve blackened over but they’re still

they’ve blackened over but they’re still

they’ve blackened over but they’re still incredibly hot and watch what happens if

incredibly hot and watch what happens if

incredibly hot and watch what happens if we touch them with a piece of paper the

we touch them with a piece of paper the

we touch them with a piece of paper the copper turns bright and shiny again

copper turns bright and shiny again

copper turns bright and shiny again wherever the paper touches it but

wherever the paper touches it but

wherever the paper touches it but quickly goes black again when the paper

quickly goes black again when the paper

quickly goes black again when the paper moves and the air can get back to

moves and the air can get back to

moves and the air can get back to oxidize it I’m super excited this

oxidize it I’m super excited this

oxidize it I’m super excited this furnace will take down copper the

furnace will take down copper the

furnace will take down copper the question now is what will it do to steel

question now is what will it do to steel

question now is what will it do to steel I used a hacksaw to cut a quarter inch

I used a hacksaw to cut a quarter inch

I used a hacksaw to cut a quarter inch off the end of a steel pipe and after

off the end of a steel pipe and after

off the end of a steel pipe and after only 20 seconds in the furnace you can

only 20 seconds in the furnace you can

only 20 seconds in the furnace you can see the Steel’s gone incandescent and

see the Steel’s gone incandescent and

see the Steel’s gone incandescent and could easily be hammer forged into a

could easily be hammer forged into a

could easily be hammer forged into a custom ring of power let’s go one step

custom ring of power let’s go one step

custom ring of power let’s go one step further I chopped his steel grounding

further I chopped his steel grounding

further I chopped his steel grounding rod into 2-inch pieces and threw them in

rod into 2-inch pieces and threw them in

rod into 2-inch pieces and threw them in the reactor and fired it up over 3,000

the reactor and fired it up over 3,000

the reactor and fired it up over 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit which in this case is

degrees Fahrenheit which in this case is

degrees Fahrenheit which in this case is hot enough to make a shower of sparks

hot enough to make a shower of sparks

hot enough to make a shower of sparks fly out of the viewport this is why it’s

fly out of the viewport this is why it’s

fly out of the viewport this is why it’s important to have fire and safety

important to have fire and safety

important to have fire and safety equipment nearby and backup plans in

equipment nearby and backup plans in

equipment nearby and backup plans in case something goes wrong now check this

case something goes wrong now check this

case something goes wrong now check this out the power of the plasma is so

out the power of the plasma is so

out the power of the plasma is so incredible that it just reduced this

incredible that it just reduced this

incredible that it just reduced this grounding rod into a flowing fountain of

grounding rod into a flowing fountain of

grounding rod into a flowing fountain of liquid steel that’s so bright it looks

liquid steel that’s so bright it looks

liquid steel that’s so bright it looks like sparking Liquid Light how crazy is

like sparking Liquid Light how crazy is

like sparking Liquid Light how crazy is that now to finish up let’s see what

that now to finish up let’s see what

that now to finish up let’s see what would happen if we threw in these three

would happen if we threw in these three

would happen if we threw in these three small rocks I found in the backyard I

small rocks I found in the backyard I

small rocks I found in the backyard I torch the rocks for three minutes and

torch the rocks for three minutes and

torch the rocks for three minutes and the electrodes got so hot I could barely

the electrodes got so hot I could barely

the electrodes got so hot I could barely hold onto them but it’s worth it for

hold onto them but it’s worth it for

hold onto them but it’s worth it for what you’re about to see that’s right

what you’re about to see that’s right

what you’re about to see that’s right you can’t see anything because it’s so

you can’t see anything because it’s so

you can’t see anything because it’s so hot right now it’s like looking directly

hot right now it’s like looking directly

hot right now it’s like looking directly into the Sun if we give it a couple of

into the Sun if we give it a couple of

into the Sun if we give it a couple of minutes to cool then look down at the

minutes to cool then look down at the

minutes to cool then look down at the bottom you suddenly realize you’re

bottom you suddenly realize you’re

bottom you suddenly realize you’re looking at liquefied rock not exactly

looking at liquefied rock not exactly

looking at liquefied rock not exactly sure but I think we just cooked up a

sure but I think we just cooked up a

sure but I think we just cooked up a batch of lava well now you know how to

batch of lava well now you know how to

batch of lava well now you know how to use an improvised arc welder and a 6

use an improvised arc welder and a 6

use an improvised arc welder and a 6 volt Lantern battery to power

volt Lantern battery to power

volt Lantern battery to power experimental arc furnace with electric

experimental arc furnace with electric

experimental arc furnace with electric fire so hot it’ll melt any metal you can

fire so hot it’ll melt any metal you can

fire so hot it’ll melt any metal you can get your hands on or Forge one ring to

get your hands on or Forge one ring to

get your hands on or Forge one ring to rule them all by the way I tried melting

rule them all by the way I tried melting

rule them all by the way I tried melting a whole load of copper tubing then

a whole load of copper tubing then

a whole load of copper tubing then casting it in a mold made from plaster

casting it in a mold made from plaster

casting it in a mold made from plaster which apparently releases very flammable

which apparently releases very flammable

which apparently releases very flammable gases because it spewed molten metal all

gases because it spewed molten metal all

gases because it spewed molten metal all around the workshop even so I ended up

around the workshop even so I ended up

around the workshop even so I ended up with an awesome looking copper ingot to

with an awesome looking copper ingot to

with an awesome looking copper ingot to add to my metal casting collection well

add to my metal casting collection well

add to my metal casting collection well that’s it for now if you liked this

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calm hey guys I learned a lot while

calm hey guys I learned a lot while making this project and these

making this project and these

making this project and these experiments have been really gratifying

experiments have been really gratifying

experiments have been really gratifying for me because this is the kind of stuff

for me because this is the kind of stuff

for me because this is the kind of stuff that makes me feel alive this kind of

that makes me feel alive this kind of

that makes me feel alive this kind of power opens a whole new world of wonder

power opens a whole new world of wonder

power opens a whole new world of wonder and creation and if this were scaled and

and creation and if this were scaled and

and creation and if this were scaled and modified there really aren’t any limits

modified there really aren’t any limits

modified there really aren’t any limits to what could be done let me know in the

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