FortySeven
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mrg9grn said:
By electrolysis.
Hand pour hobby thread
- Thread starter Antalon
- Start date
By electrolysis.
sterling-nz
Well-Known Member
Great idea for a thread.Antalon said:
FortySeven
Member
mrg9grn said:
No, works great:-
The only problem is that my PS is limited to 3 amps, which slows things down somewhat.
I'll make another sometime with more like 10 amp capacity.
FortySeven
Member
mrg9grn said:
I think you're confusing voltage with current.
Yes, over 4 volts apparently causes other metals to be deposited (or some other undesirable effect), but the current can be huge. I believe they run hundreds or thousands of amps in large scale industry.
I run my cell at 3.3 - 3.5 volts, but my power supply will drop that down if the current reaches 3 amps.
Gatito Bandito
Active Member
FortySeven said:My latest pours (& repours)
...
3 ounce gold bar
Swirly gold..
*drool*
FortySeven
Member
Antalon said:
I've not done anything with stamped bullion bars or rounds.
All my silver has come from silverware and pre-decimal coins.
FortySeven
Member
My newest babies:-
200g, 5toz, 2x2toz, 1toz
I'm still having trouble with slag (crud from the furnace blowing into the crucible)
The 2 large ones have just had a mild acid dip to clean a little of the scum off.
The 3 smaller ones were worse and I've scrubbed the tops with steel wool.
(Need to rebuild the furnace)
200g, 5toz, 2x2toz, 1toz
I'm still having trouble with slag (crud from the furnace blowing into the crucible)
The 2 large ones have just had a mild acid dip to clean a little of the scum off.
The 3 smaller ones were worse and I've scrubbed the tops with steel wool.
(Need to rebuild the furnace)
magickookaburraride
New Member
After doing so many bars with the pretty swirls, decided to play around with a different surface on the bars...so I tried something like Scottsdale Silvers Tombstone nugget bars .
It looks MUCH better in person, the pictures don't capture it at all...and its completely smooth in the hand...no sharp edges at all.
It looks MUCH better in person, the pictures don't capture it at all...and its completely smooth in the hand...no sharp edges at all.
magickookaburraride
New Member
SilverPete said:
Small ( 8 oz ) Ball peen hammer
To not go batty from the loud silver ring, made sure whatever part of the bar I was striking ...was centered in my non-striking hand.
FortySeven
Member
mrg9grn said:
"Coffee Can"
magickookaburraride said:
Interesting effect. Looks time consuming though...
And I imagine a fair amount of care required to get an even distribution.
