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@BubaLabinski223
Жыл бұрын
Hello Ben, I really love your show and I got a question for you on the pressure pot. Do you introduce pressure or do you take it out?
@BensWorx
Жыл бұрын
@@BubaLabinski223 Hi Mate, I add pressure
@cptkirkjamest6927
Жыл бұрын
I would really love if u done a project with the original star trek enterprise
@BubaLabinski223
Жыл бұрын
@@BensWorx thank you Mr. Ben and I love your show and you’re very talented especially with that lathe
@dontwanadisplaynameonutube2951
Жыл бұрын
Ever consider decompressing it very slowly to allow the epoxy to withhold the pressure of the air bubble more equally?
@robertfuchs2227
Жыл бұрын
It would be interesting to see what would happen if you used bubble wrap. Lots of tiny fractures maybe?
@BensWorx
Жыл бұрын
Yeah 🤔
@robertfuchs2227
Жыл бұрын
@@BensWorx hopefully you consider this idea for a video I would really love to see that. Bubble wrap is thin so should pop very easily from the heat of the resin and release the air.
@mystic_tacos
Жыл бұрын
Yes!! Absolutely, I would love to see this experiment!
@Royal_Fortune
Жыл бұрын
@@robertfuchs2227and if wrapped around a cylinder stuck straight up in the center of the resin maybe we could see a 360 effect of mini explosions going in all directions. Would be a neat visual assuming the bubble wrap works
@kiwiamy
Жыл бұрын
You could inject coloured liquid or glitter into some of the bubbles to see if you get lots of mini colour explosions!
@ggbuck2625
Жыл бұрын
A couple of things happened with the glitter bag. The pressure pushed the air out of the bag and the heat from the reaction melted the welded seam. To replicate you would have to seal the zipper making the fracture come through the weaker side weld of the bag. To seal the zipper run a lighter across the female part of the zipper. That will normally seal the zipper tight to where you can't open it. By not doing this you run the risk of air escaping through the zipper again. I made Ziploc bags for 35 years and learned a few tricks.
@ellaenchanted2399
Жыл бұрын
what is the female part of the zipper?
@theboz1419
Жыл бұрын
@@ellaenchanted2399 there is an inner and a outer of the zipper. The inner is the male and the outer is the female
@ellaenchanted2399
Жыл бұрын
@@theboz1419 interesting. I would have assumed it would be the opposite
@alisonmary1443
Жыл бұрын
Of all things you have cast the air was brilliant, original and probably the only air cast ever, so glad to be here witnessing the fracture phenomena. Thank you 👏👏👏
@BensWorx
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Alison 😊
@Quickened1
Жыл бұрын
The air definitely escaped through the crack on the second one, as indicated by the glitter near the top. If glitter made it that far up, air surely did as well. My thoughts were to add a few drops of dye in the baggie... See if there's a color explosion!
@kellyw.1779
Жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing about adding some dye. Lol😁
@kathoward21
Жыл бұрын
I was thinking pigment powder
@Merennulli
Жыл бұрын
I always love your cheerful calmness in these videos. Almost like a young Mr. Rogers taking up resin crafting.
@Smith.S.E.
Жыл бұрын
I can watch these kind of random experiments all day
@jenhaynes9721
Жыл бұрын
Looks like a wave... Pretty
@scottmacgregor3198
Жыл бұрын
I love this channel. Weighing scales, resin and zip bags. Just like being at a friends house. Great work
@isturma
Жыл бұрын
Don't forget the powder!
@BIGOG83
Жыл бұрын
I REALLY WANT A COUPLE OF YOUR STAR WARS BOTTLES FAM STAY SAFE AND STAY BLESSED YALL
@texanasimmons1761
Жыл бұрын
Puff goes the air-in-the-bag!
@Danny_Harris-Arts
Жыл бұрын
The pressure is compressing the air in the bag to a smaller “compressed” volume around the glitter in the bottom of the bag. When the resin cures and the pot is decompressed the air volume expands and causes the fracture but the fracture is too thin to carry a larger amount of glitter. Try putting the small glitter/air filled bag glued to the top on the inside a larger bag filled with air. Both will compress but the glitter at the bottom of the small bag will be at the top and will decompress at the same rate as the air in the bigger bag but by being at the top more May escape
@GrandmaLoves2Scuba
Жыл бұрын
I watch this channel for the experiments. (And the pot cam, lol. And your brilliant pieces.)
@Royal_Fortune
Жыл бұрын
I think the videos I love and remember the most are the ones with a burning question or some science that needs to be tested. Experiments are always fun to watch
@boeubanks7507
Жыл бұрын
Also, it looked like the glitter bag failed prematurely at the seam. This released a small amount of air at a time. If you watch pot cam closely, you can see a straw and bubble form very early on and, the bag deflate. I recommend you reenforce the bag seams with scotch tape and UV resin. Or, utilize a pass through into your pot to set up an air injection system. You should be able to do this with one of the turkey injector needles or something similar. Just coat the needle, inside and out, with mold release so your can remove it.
@bamereg
Жыл бұрын
That was fun, thank you Ben! I love the detail of the purple straw to blow air into the bag with purple glitter.
@scoutsatan6206
Жыл бұрын
Now take the first with the great fracture place it in a slightly larger container and add a colored resin and vacuumed the air out and try to suck the resin into the fracture, I think that could be cool to see
@haqeeqee
Жыл бұрын
If you want a coloured explosion, you could maybe try using two bags: one inside the other. Fill the bigger bag with the material that you want exploded, devoid of air (e.g coloured water or water mixed with glitter or sand) and put a smaller bag filled with air inside the bigger bag. Then the smaller bag would explode and send the surrounding material flying. You could also try making bubbles of air out of plasticine. They might explode like popcorn in the resin.
@kiracattan4624
Жыл бұрын
At the end of the video, the one on the right looks like either an unusual butterfly, or an insect walking along on a branch. Absolutely fantastic.
@karacoop
Жыл бұрын
I wondered if the resin heat would melt the plastic bag so it’s neat to see how the 2 different versions of the experiment worked out. As always thanks for a great video, Ben!
@BensWorx
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Kara 😊
@tomclevenger5668
Жыл бұрын
You had less air in the glitter one than in the no-glitter. So you had less force of escaping the air. To calculate - the explosion, calculate the amount of air on the first page and use a larger bag and calculate its volume minus the volume of the glitter. That is simple math to figure the volume,
@shanmclean2553
Жыл бұрын
Was thinking the same thing
@some1else787
Жыл бұрын
Agreed. I was also thinking less, and much finer glitter plus larger bag.
@Mad9977
Жыл бұрын
You're the Ben Kenobi of Epoxy Resin Experiments 😎👍
@suep9445
Жыл бұрын
It was VERY cool to watch on potcam as the bag with the glitter compressed. The "movie" is better than the final result!
@KP-nx8lo
Жыл бұрын
You should look at camera housing for deep sea diving/exploring they are made to withstand extreme pressure like you use in the pot
@aicirtkciub9167
Жыл бұрын
Yes! That was really cool. I like experiments!
@tonycooper1909
Жыл бұрын
Put glow resin in the bag and under pressure so it can highlight the fracture 🎉❤
@victoriaeads6126
Жыл бұрын
I recently realized that the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum in Virginia, Udvar-Hazy, has the original starship Enterprise filming model in restoration! That museum is only about an hour from my home, we can't wait for it to go back on display!!!!!
@victoriaeads6126
Жыл бұрын
Oh, what a neat experiment! I've read many of the comments, and agree that you've got a great jumping off point here. Using what some might call a flaw to deliberately manipulate a material is something very Bob Ross. Please explore this idea more!
@samanthadean1083
Жыл бұрын
Very cool experiment, Ben!!! ❤️❤️❤️👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@patrick247two
Жыл бұрын
The glitter provided space for the air to compress into. The bag seal was able to hold against the air pressure. Therefore the air remained in the bag.
@RyanTaylor228
Жыл бұрын
I think if you used a very fine powered glitter or coloring it would show more in the fracture not just at the top where some of the glitter ended up this time. And try one with part air and glitter with some water or liquid coloring in the bag. Oh and maybe try one with a much thicker bag, maybe it would not melt as quickly. Just a thought, awesome video as always!!
@mtpockets5109
Жыл бұрын
Hello from Wisconsin, USA. Love watching your videos, and want to share a few suggestions I think would be pretty neat. 1) fake rose or flower of some kind. 🌹 2) a fossil or sea shell 🐚 3) glow in the dark star or planet ✨🪐 4) toy animals 🦓🐷🐕🐮 5) marbles
@hello_newman3116
Жыл бұрын
Use glow in the dark glitter! Might be cool. Good vid!
@mykelevangelista6492
Жыл бұрын
Great idea for an experiment. I'd like to see two things - one, using bubble wrap, but with several different types of wrap. Some have larger bubble pockets, so it'd be cool to see the different effects they produce. Two, using different coloured gases instead of just air. Unfortunately, this might be impractical, because most of these gases are toxic and would need very careful handling. Fluorine is yellow and chlorine is green (I think), but might be nice to see what happens when encased in resin.
@lynniev
Жыл бұрын
2 projects in one video! Thanks, Ben!
@gracieshepardtothemax1743
Жыл бұрын
Before I say this know I know NOTHING about resin. But watch you and Peter browns channel. And some others. Would it be interesting to try pressure and vacuum pot to compare? I’m not even half way through. But interested nine the less!
@henriquekempenich5106
Жыл бұрын
Nice experiment! Try with a glass vial or a rigid plastic tube next.
@staceyritchie7100
Жыл бұрын
I love watch'n your experiments! This was neat!
@BensWorx
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Stacey
@Lissa71
Жыл бұрын
Try water in the bag with the glitter. as the bag melts it releases the glitter and causes a mini explosion? like the ice and stuff did? its a thought.
@KieRendan1337
Жыл бұрын
I swear I just be straight up vibing to the potcam music xD
@susandaniels9733
Жыл бұрын
Cool thanks for sharing this video... I look forward to seeing any future glitter 💥... I hope that you and your family enjoy the holiday season.
@BensWorx
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Susan, you too!
@CeriddwenRising
Жыл бұрын
I think that the melting plastic bag also melted the plastic glitter a bit too, thus preventing more from escaping. Most glitter is made of plastic.
@roseosullivanfromIreland
Ай бұрын
Hi Ben, cool experiment 😎. I think you might need a bigger bag to allow for the glitter and to have enough of air to go puff 😮😂. It could work. Hope you are all doing OK. Take care. 💌🙏☘💗
@torche72
Жыл бұрын
I would suggest using a colored smoke/gas to fill the baggie. That might colorize the fracture. Someone else was also worried about the glitter melting and I thought "that would be awesome to see!" If you could cut up some colored baggies into ribbon or glitter sized pieces they might twist and contort further while curing, that would make a good potcam.
@OzarkArtsandCrafts
Жыл бұрын
Very interesting! This could be a breakthrough to something new. Thanks
@Pinkstinkie
Жыл бұрын
i don't have to cook because of all the delicious leftovers AND I got 2 (TWO!) pot cams. It's been a great Friday!
@stargazer1682
Жыл бұрын
This makes wonder about casting with a laundry detergent gel pod? I mean, the outer casing is meant to dissolve in the wash, but I don't know if the resin would have the same effect; and I would hope the the detergent gels wouldn't interact with the resin. But I would think there'd be at least some air trapped in the pods, to create a fissure and maybe push the different colored detergent gels in different directions?
@Tim-57
Жыл бұрын
Hey Ben Looking forward to watch more, as you continue this air experiment. Take care
@BensWorx
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Tim
@Xaqaria
Жыл бұрын
Theory: As the air was at the top, and the surface with the least support was the top, the air escaped with minimal mixing of the air and glitter. Idea: In a small cup seal a bag of glitter in resin with part of the plastic bag reaching out the top. Once it's out if the pressure pot, use UV resin to cure another bag to the opening front the first cure. Cure a base in a second, larger cup. Remove the resin from the first cup and suspend it upside down in the second cup. Fill the second cup with resin to cover the full air bag and just a slight amount of the first resin. Pressure pot it and see how it cracks. Also: can you change out the fittings on the pressure pot to high flow fittings? A faster change in pressure should create more violent cracking.
@LisaVornhagen
Жыл бұрын
That was really cool! Disappointing that there was no glitter explosion, but still really cool!
@BensWorx
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Lisa
@jimmytadams
Жыл бұрын
Pressure compresses the air, so it takes up less space. Even if bag didn’t melt, releasing pressure will cause air to return to original size, pressing out with the same force it was compressed, about 60 psi (not positive about the units on your pressure pot). Anyway, that pressure causes the resin to fail. You could test one in pressure, one in vacuum, and one just in standard air and compare results
@richardc6091
Жыл бұрын
It would be interesting if you put colored slow cure resin in bag and clear fast cure resin around it and see if it will mix when bag melts and how it spreads when you induce the fracture.
@Clarytee217
Жыл бұрын
Love this! The colorless one is really pretty imho 💕
@Hin_Håle
Жыл бұрын
I think you should try with powdered paint next time. Since it has a much smaller granule size, the escaping air will probably push a lot more of it through the fracture and give it color.
@torche72
Жыл бұрын
Milk paint should do the trick.
@RissaNaChelle
Жыл бұрын
I feel like this bag trick would have been perfect for the water videos
@Snowlilyzoe
Жыл бұрын
I wonder if you tried a glass vial. Shouldn't melt, but the pressure release/difference could be the more explosion your looking for.
@geoffrey3668
Жыл бұрын
Always so cool to watch your video!
@SpookyWifeSpookyLife
Жыл бұрын
Ben, could you make a snowglobe?? The glitter experiment made me think it would be cool to capture a pocket of glittery air in a little orb like you did with the tiny aquarium knobs. And then shape them the same way and make ornaments with them theyd be little circles with glitter inside! And then i thought about if you made the aquariums, maybe you could make a snowglobe with liquid and glitter inside on a pretty wood base. I feel like if anyone could do either of these it would be you. Great experiment!
@donnamealy4877
Жыл бұрын
Cool experiment. Now I can’t wait to see what you do with these!!
@scottbishop7899
Жыл бұрын
Here's an idea you might like, what if you partially filled a water balloon up with coloured resin and squeezed the balloon before tying it so you could pop the balloon in the resin before pulling the remains of the balloon back out using thread? Dunno if the same could be done by just injecting the colour in but maybe could do a comparison?
@dougpisik
Жыл бұрын
The air compressed under pressure (the whole reason for using the pressure pot is to compress air bubbles.) Then when you released the pressure, you can see the "poof" as the air expanded and came out the fracture at the top of the cup.
@NavyVeteran1776
Жыл бұрын
Ben I have an idea. Not sure if it will work or if you want to waste the time doing it. Maybe put ink in the resin and a different color in the hardener. Then pour them in the mold like you do before mixing them together and just put it in the pot? Maybe it would make a cool design?
@michelemichaelsen2643
Жыл бұрын
Love your experiments!
@smithatkinson8923
Жыл бұрын
Hello Michele
@lindahobbs5545
Жыл бұрын
That was a great experiment! Was so hoping for a glitter bomb. Oh well maybe next time! Great job Ben!
@BensWorx
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Linda 😊
@katmom49
Жыл бұрын
Always fun to watch your experiments!
@BensWorx
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Kat 😊
@lechatbotte.
Жыл бұрын
So the bag collapsed. Imploded as it were. That’s very interesting. Wasn’t a big explosion but it was keen. I have to say this is fun to watch.
@turdbird0
Жыл бұрын
You might get a better glitter explosion if you use nail art powdered glitter
@vikenhenning3906
Жыл бұрын
I think the problem with the second one was that the glitter took up too much volume and thus there wasn't enough air under pressure and warmed up from the setting resin to push out and rise up when the plastic baggy melted.
@snakezdewiggle6084
Жыл бұрын
Ben's Science Works 😆 Using a vacuum tank could yeld a better result. For the cost of another camera, you could put a pyrex or acrylic window in the base of the tank, then lay it on it's side. Only needs to be 2inches across or round. Lighting - LEDs. ;)
@vic_biologist
Жыл бұрын
I really like your channel! It's so relaxing to watch your videos! Good work Ben!
@richardc6091
Жыл бұрын
The pressure pot reduces the volume in the bag and the explosion occurs when you release the pressure and the air in the bag re expands so an idea is to set up as normal but instead of using pressure pot leave it for the 40ish minutes in normal pressure and then pull a vacuum on it to see if you will get a better/same/worse result
@Danny.._
Жыл бұрын
in the pressure pot, the much higher pressure compresses the air inside the bag, so it takes up a lot less space. when you release the air, the pressure inside the pot drops and the air in the resin wants to expand back to the amount of space it took up before you added the air to the pressure pot, but there's not enough room for it. the air pushes really hard on the resin, so if it's not fully cured, then the air can push its way out of the resin by cracking through it until it either reaches the outside or has made enough space in the fractures for the air to expand to its previous volume.
@bagged87chevy
Жыл бұрын
Most likely the air in the bag has moisture in it which created a steam pocket from the heat of the curing process. While under pressure in the pot it was contained. Once there was no exterior pressure the steam was able to escape, causing the fracture.
@geoffwarnes9327
Жыл бұрын
Very creative piece of work ❤
@BensWorx
Жыл бұрын
Thankyou
@Snowlilyzoe
Жыл бұрын
Oh I would love to see you cast gallium or Indium. They are safer low melting point metals and I bet they would make something cool as they would melt as the resin cures. Bismuth would be really cool, but I don't think any resin get hot enough to melt it, even with the low melting point.
@ragegamer1607
Жыл бұрын
Should try helium. Compresses as dense as air but will expand way more. Wonder if that will cause more of a pop
@richards7909
Жыл бұрын
That’s not an air fracture around the Enterprise. It’s a tear in the space-time continuum!
@Ariella-mx3xq4cw6n
Жыл бұрын
The fractures are caused by thermal heat. It boils. The resin gets very hot. You see some professional resins users, use fridges or freezers to prevent the resin getting hot fast, therefor preventing cracking. It allows for the resin to harden slowly allowing time for the air to escape the resin. This is especially true in large pours. Unless you want cracking resin should be left to mature in a cool place, especially using 3''. Depending on the resin. I'm no expert but looking at the work of the professionals there appears to be many types of resin.
@HoldtSteen
Жыл бұрын
This is very much the answer. I don't get how this is not yet understood on this channel :) The air has very little to do with the cracking, and cracks will, and can happen without any air present in, or around the resin for that matter. If you want to avoid cracking, use a slower curing resin or cool the resin actively to slow down the exothermic reaction.
@undeadOtter
Жыл бұрын
That was interesting. The reactions of the different types was just awesome
@crashcopter6000
Жыл бұрын
Very cool! Check the video at about 8:05. There are some bubbles escaping the top left corner of the bag just as you cut back to pot cam. May have been occurring before that. If you have the pot cam footage, you might consider reviewing it to see if air escaped as you applied pressure. Another awesome video!!
@MamaMamba
Жыл бұрын
Super interesting!! I’ve often wondered about casting air but never thought of using a small bag! Very clever!! Thank you so much for the entertaining and educational content 💜
@tracybowling1156
Жыл бұрын
Hi Ben my friend! It was fun watching to see what happens with air in resin. I wonder if you can do something else with it. Maybe someone will come up with a cool idea in the comments. Another excellent video!!!
@BensWorx
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Tracy 😊
@Rockhopper1
Жыл бұрын
crazy idea time, get a small container then cast resin in it like normal, on the band saw cut the top for a lid, then using the lathe create a thin walled well inside it, so you are basically making a container. Invert it so the lid is on the bottom, now for the crazy part using the UV resin glue the lid back on and drill out a hole. Put in a bike Schrader valve and glue that in. Then get a piece of burl and make a wooden base with a hole to cover the Schrader valve. Then pump in around 5-10 psi of air into the valve (you don't want it exploding in your face). Then place it into a larger pot and pour in your resin. Put that inside the pot and do as normal. It should technically explode inside the pot.
@cookiescoop6065
Жыл бұрын
That was cool watching the hot air escape when the pressure was released
@Pollenoverponds
Жыл бұрын
Such a cool experiment!!!
@BensWorx
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Melissa
@michaelc.
Жыл бұрын
At a guess you had less air because the glitter displaced a lot of it. Also the "glitter" bag looked more deflated on potcam. Maybe try a slightly bigger bag and less glitter? Love the channel.
@bobthebike7538
Жыл бұрын
A question for a possible repeat. How high is the water content in resin? It crossed my mind that PVA bags would do the job as they completely dissolve in water. You should be able to get them from any fishing tackle dealer.
@johnweems4586
Жыл бұрын
When you add pressure you squeeze down the air in the bag the same way you do the tiny bubbles. When you release the pressure because there's so much more air it expands back to its original volume cracking the resin. That's my theory anyway.
@pandemonicpixie
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for inspiring us and keeping us curious. =)
@MnACreations
Жыл бұрын
That was pretty neat, Ben!
@BensWorx
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Mate
@lorrainewilliams8232
Жыл бұрын
That was brilliant, especially that first one, not sure why we didn't get an explosion on the second one, but still a great video 👍
@craiggordon2502
Жыл бұрын
So I wonder if you use some sort of metal cup or tube that’s sealed at one end and put it face down in the resin so that the air is trapped in the metal tube but can escape from the bottom like the inside of your toys that leaked air there was some place for it to escape. Use something to suspend it in the middle of the pour with like a stick across the top that holds it still. I bet the issue comes from that air being under pressure taking up less space and the resin try’s to fill that gap and when the pressure is release the air expands and causes the cracks
@kasie680
Жыл бұрын
As soon as you said you could try glitter ✨ I screamed YESSSS BENNNN! And my husband was like who the fuck is Ben and what’s he doing??? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@BensWorx
Жыл бұрын
😂
@spookz4469
Жыл бұрын
An idea might be to introduce a bunch of air into the resin as it starts to cure so it holds on to the air better, and then throw that into the pressure pot. try to get some large bubbles. maybe this is possible?
@ellishansen8115
Жыл бұрын
Hi Ben. Fun as always!!
@BensWorx
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Ellis 😊
@r0llinguphill483
Жыл бұрын
Try doing it the way you do the trapped water. Let the resin get to an almost cured state, blow an air bubble in it, then put it in the pressure pot to finish
@JT.777
Жыл бұрын
That was an amazing experiment! 😀👍❤️ PS. Can you do it again but instead of glitter use liquid paint? Thank you! 🙏
@FullmetalAngyl
Жыл бұрын
I think the glitter was strong enough to maintain a pocket of air. Try very fine litter that is already saturated to prevent creating an air pocket inside it. Like having some wet glitter inside the bag. Being an ultra fine glitter could also help with a glitter explosion. Honestly I would try paint that is already sparkly. Or metallic. Or possibly drops of different colors to get a crazy mix of colors. Bug definitely saturate the glitter so air can't hide in it. Imagine if the Enterprise fracture was faint, sparkly shades of mixed up purple and blue like a nebula.
@controllerpleb6568
Жыл бұрын
I must admit, I didn't expect them to turn out that pretty. They look really nice 🙂
@BensWorx
Жыл бұрын
Thankyou
@qg786
Жыл бұрын
I think the air inside the bag got compressed to the point that it isn't visible. I think it might be worth doing it with something that isn't heat sensitive but will break from the pressure.
@jacobtownsend408
Жыл бұрын
I think you should try to make a clear lightbulb explode in the cast. Lightbulbs have a partial vacuum inside so maybe when it breaks under the pressure the resin will be pulled inside instead of exploding out into a fracture
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