Hand pour hobby thread

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  1. FortySeven

    FortySeven Member

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    Another interesting surface effect. Acid etch to reveal the crystal structure.

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    FortySeven, Aug 10, 2015
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  2. PeacePeople

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    That ball peened bar is really cool...may have to make one of those...
     
    PeacePeople, Aug 10, 2015
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  3. Sa_bogan

    Sa_bogan Active Member Silver Stacker

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    Looks like the tomb stone scottsdale bars
     
    Sa_bogan, Aug 10, 2015
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  4. PeacePeople

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    Theirs appear too uniform or contrived...his has a more hand made hap-hazard look...
     
    PeacePeople, Aug 10, 2015
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  5. Antalon

    Antalon Active Member Silver Stacker

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    Antalon, Aug 10, 2015
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    willrocks Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    What's the significance of the masonic stamp?
     
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  7. magickookaburraride

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    Not time consuming at all, maybe 10 or 15 minutes .

    No care really needed, its easy to re-do any area of the bar that you went too heavy or light on...no such thing as messing it up...the metal is soft enough to be very forgiving.

    You get into a rhythm doing it, really fast and easy to get great results.
     
    magickookaburraride, Aug 10, 2015
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    magickookaburraride, Aug 10, 2015
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  9. magickookaburraride

    magickookaburraride New Member

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    After reading this http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/sociopolitica/sociopol_moneymisterymagick.htm I figured it would fit right in on a hunk of silver :)
     
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  10. FortySeven

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    OK, repaired the furnace, and there's much less crud flying around to get into the crucible, but the scum problem is no better.
    Thinking maybe it's impurities in the metal, I've started re-refining a kilo of what I believe is at least 995.
    Starting with a source that pure, the amount of copper (or anything else) that can get into the final result is far, far less.

    In the process of making the electrolyte, I dissolved 62g down to 25g, giving this deeply etched effect.

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    FortySeven, Aug 11, 2015
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  11. fishtaco

    fishtaco Active Member Silver Stacker

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    Heres a pic of my 3 SFR small hand pours



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    fishtaco, Aug 15, 2015
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    How do you add the markings/writing? Do you have a stamp or is it in the mould?
     
    The Black Ram, Aug 15, 2015
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  13. fishtaco

    fishtaco Active Member Silver Stacker

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    They are not my pours but maker uses number/letter punch and hammer.
     
    fishtaco, Aug 15, 2015
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    [​IMG]
     
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    Sa_bogan Active Member Silver Stacker

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    makes me feel better about how mine were stamped
     
    Sa_bogan, Aug 15, 2015
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  16. fishtaco

    fishtaco Active Member Silver Stacker

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    I like the way these are stamped! its silver nothing more and each one is unique. everyone to his own I suppose :) :lol:

    You should make some ingot bars,like this 1977 jubilee ingot necklace! Im into "naff"

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    fishtaco, Aug 15, 2015
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    Sa_bogan Active Member Silver Stacker

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    what i was getting at was mine were off centre as well
     
    Sa_bogan, Aug 15, 2015
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  18. Sa_bogan

    Sa_bogan Active Member Silver Stacker

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    those pendants are nice but i would need to buy more equipment and i have just finished getting all my gear for the coin rings
     
    Sa_bogan, Aug 15, 2015
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    fishtaco Active Member Silver Stacker

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    Doesn't seem to be many small ingot shaped bars made? I would buy them.
     
    fishtaco, Aug 15, 2015
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    One could say they have a certain style & charm..
     
    Gatito Bandito, Aug 15, 2015
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