Poured my first silver bar from scrap

Had a bit of fun with scrap sterling jewelry pouring it into a bar.

I'm pretty happy with the result considering it was a bit of a rough pour.

 

Well done and congratulations

That bar might be rough but it isn't as rough as me :lol:



I have about 2.5oz "scrap silver" I hope to move "soon" maybe you will own it

Congrats again

 

A mans man with a mans hands.

LOVE your work.

Be proud of your efforts..

Thanks heaps for sharing.

 

Thanks, yeah some was from Aurora et luna
so pretty confident it's all good stuff, like 925

 

Well done!

 

"scrap silver" - shows a NZ 1 oz coin.

I'm dying of laughter

 

Not everyone can be experts. I've melted some canberra florins into bars as well, they were worn but still most likely had a higher resell value.

Btw I was thinking, if jewellery were not damaged, you most likely could have sold it here at $1 a gram or maybe even more in ebay.
Some of the heavier chains can fetch $2 a gram or more.

From JM Bullion

 

The layering happens because the metal solidifies in the mold before more molten metal is poured over it (and the new metal is not hot enough to remelt the layer below).
You need to preheat the mold to prevent this, and it will also help with the spotting on the bottom of the ingot.
The "dross" is probably still mostly silver, it just solidified in the crucible because the top end was not hot enough to keep it molten.

 

Great stuff.