Morlock 1,637 Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Just watched a few of these videos on aluminum ant hill casting. Interesting but where do these people come up with these ideas? Poor ants!!! I'm surprised the EPA doesn't ban this practice. Just kidding. Seriously though, I had no idea these colonies we're that extensive and aesthetic. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
homefire 2,579 Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 LOL, Some guy was blurking Aluminum in his yard. Some Az. Bull ants got up his pant leg. Revenge is Mine said errr Someone. Ant Ant Casting was born ? I seen one video of them using something to cast Fire Ant mounds and the dang things went down Yards never mind ft. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chrisski 821 Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 I was shocked to see how deep and wide some of these ant castings are. Maybe I have found a use for all the lead bullets I'm finding. I actually found a lead tire balance weight yesterday. I've tried to drown ants out with a hose, and not effective. I guess getting rid of the colony with molten metal works. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sonoran Dave 2,138 Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 13 minutes ago, chrisski said: I was shocked to see how deep and wide some of these ant castings are. Maybe I have found a use for all the lead bullets I'm finding. I actually found a lead tire balance weight yesterday. I've tried to drown ants out with a hose, and not effective. I guess getting rid of the colony with molten metal works. Lead would be a little easier to melt. I think you better get beeping...that's going to take a lot of bullets! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Morlock 1,637 Posted July 28, 2018 Author Share Posted July 28, 2018 1 hour ago, chrisski said: I was shocked to see how deep and wide some of these ant castings are. Maybe I have found a use for all the lead bullets I'm finding. I actually found a lead tire balance weight yesterday. I've tried to drown ants out with a hose, and not effective. I guess getting rid of the colony with molten metal works. I noticed the soil in both videos is sandy which is the main reason why they turned out like they did. If you had other types of soil like rocky or clay, it seems like they would turn out differently. It would be interesting to see how they would turn out regardless. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nugget108 1,706 Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 My dad does this. He has poured some really cool stuff. Aluminum is used because its readily available and cheap. He just saves all of the aluminum cans and foil and melts it down. And aluminum flows better through the colony. He will dig them out then clean them up then he powder coats them and mounts them on cool plaques. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Morlock 1,637 Posted July 28, 2018 Author Share Posted July 28, 2018 Dan, I'd like to see some photos of his castings. There seems to be different types and I'd like to see what category his fall into. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nugget108 1,706 Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Ill get him to send me some pics. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nugget108 1,706 Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 He does all red ant colonies. Thats what we have here mainly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chrisski 821 Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 I wonder what other animal holes would look like. The inground wasps nests, the scorpion holes, and spider holes. Also, some of the rodent holes. Probably not enough aluminum in the world to fill a ground hog hole. I capped one once with mud because a harmless gopher snake was living in it and scaring my wife and kids, and my neighbor came over a few days later saying he had snakes coming out of the ground hog holes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AzNuggetBob 1,550 Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 chrisski you should consider yourself lucky you had snakes coming up out of your ground hog holes. AzNuggetBob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
homefire 2,579 Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 (edited) Ant Grenades : Mix two oz of Chlordane Powder ( No Longer obtainable, Known in the State of California to do the normal evil stuff ) with one oz of smokeless Powder works. Dump it down the Ant Mound. Fuse cover with a brick. Ignite and Vacate. The burning powder Gasifies the Chlordane and forces it down into the mound. You will see smoke coming up out of the dirt for 10 or more feet from your source. Never had them come back. Edited July 29, 2018 by homefire 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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