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  1. Bazil

    Bazil Member Silver Stacker

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    Hey everyone,

    Just wondering if anyone else has tried their hand at pouring any silver ingots?? I thought id post up my 1st attempt at a pouring one to see what everyone thought. = )

    its about 2.54 troy ounces


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    Argentum Well-Known Member

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    looks pretty good; make a stamp and you're in buisiness
     
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  3. Bazil

    Bazil Member Silver Stacker

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    well I got a video of it


    I melted down some silver shot with an oxy torch, in a crucible and then poured it into a graphite mould, not really sure I just winged it =P



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    what sort of wastage do you have from lining the crucible after pouring?
     
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  5. Bazil

    Bazil Member Silver Stacker

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    There is a little bit of waste when pouring.
    I've since learnt that using borax will solve the problem and make the silver run together so none is wasted =)
     
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    dragafem Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    can you make 1 for me with the writing dragafem on it?:)
     
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    Wow that's one smooth looking bar, great work!
     
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    Great work pal. If you like, you can be a "rare bar specialist". Rare bars can sell in the forum for significant premiums.
     
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    Now that is seriously cool!
    So are you looking at doing custom designs?
     
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    Bazil Member Silver Stacker

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    Yeah! I love old silver bars I really like the feel of aged silver and wondering who else has handled it, poured bars are the best I reckon.
    I Haven't been stacking very long but I've seen ENGELHARD poured bars with huge premiums, hopefully ill get myself one someday day :p
     
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    Bazil Member Silver Stacker

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    Nope just a one off really to see what it was like.

    I'm an apprentice plumber by trade and I work with a lot of copper that's not that different from silver really, I made a few copper ingots but they are very badly tarnished now they look horrible,
    curiosity got the better of me so I melted down some silver. =)
     
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    Lunardragon Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    If you do custom, i think those ugly ainslie silver bars will get melted lol
     
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    Nice work Bazil . Have oxy will use it :p: I seen those mini furnaces & thought the oxy would do it much easier Just put the big tip on & voila !!!
     
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    One question - why melt down a pure bar, to make another pure bar?

    I could understand if you had an ugly bar - or you wanted to break down a larger bar.

    Whats silver's weight to volume ratio? That way you could design a mould that is exactly 10 troy oz

    1kg would break down into 3 10s and a 2oz troy.

    Or is it not that simple?
     
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    renovator Well-Known Member

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    post #4 says he used silver shot :rolleyes:
     
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    Im reffering to the video :rolleyes:
     
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    yep you can buy 999. pure shot in a bag, In the video I melt a bar that I just poured before.

    I mainly melted it for the experience and enjoyment of melting it down and making a bar myself =)
     
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    SilverSurfer77 Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    How will you go about selling this bar in the future, won't you have to get it assayed to prove it is .999 pure silver?
     
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  20. Bazil

    Bazil Member Silver Stacker

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    Ill probably keep it, unless I find someone that wants a bar with my name stamped on it =P

    but yeah it would be very hard to sell i'd say seeing its not from a reputable company and no quality assurance or anything. But I like it! =)
     
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