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  • Опубликовано: 17 янв 2018
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    I refine some scrap gold jewelry to get a 4.3 troy ounce pure gold ingot - COMPLETE PROCESS start to finish

Комментарии • 581

  • @goldsilverjunkie
    @goldsilverjunkie 5 месяцев назад +1

    KEV YOU HAVE NO IDEA ON HOW MANY PEOPLE YOU HAVE INSPIRED OVER THE YEARS YOU'VE BEEN ON RUclips. IM ONE OF THEM. WE ALL LOVE YOU TERESA AND LISA. YOU ARE AWESOME 😊

  • @hectororellana9751
    @hectororellana9751 3 года назад +2

    Streetips thank you for the time you take to explain the process, and don’t be discouraged by those few thumbs down, thumbs down are the people who wants to learn the process but, they never liked schools, the minute they see that mathematics is the key to get ahead on this trade, they give you a thumbs down. But it’s a good thing that they see the chemical reaction between the acids and the heat, and they will never dear to do the process by themselves and injure themselves or even get killed.

    • @sreetips
      @sreetips  3 года назад

      Bravo

    • @riverfrance5676
      @riverfrance5676 Месяц назад

      Hello - ferrous definitely they would be the ferrous vs non-ferrous type - thumbs down means they're being ferrous

  • @Joe.Rogan.
    @Joe.Rogan. 5 лет назад +5

    Making my way thought your older content and I gotta say, I could watch you sort through old jewelry for hours. Something about it is so interesting and soothing.

  • @toddlindemann5433
    @toddlindemann5433 6 лет назад +47

    You have, in my opinion, the very best videos out there on the topic. Thank you and please keep them coming.

    • @kwinzman
      @kwinzman 4 года назад +2

      Using Fahrenheit instead of Celsius. Can't be best video for that reason alone. :P

    • @MrIchbins666
      @MrIchbins666 3 года назад

      I agree.

    • @nelsongonzalez1702
      @nelsongonzalez1702 3 года назад

      P

    • @nelsongonzalez1702
      @nelsongonzalez1702 3 года назад

      Mol

    • @koltoncrane3099
      @koltoncrane3099 3 года назад +1

      Kwinzman using f instead of c is totally fine for a lot of the world. Believe it or not some of us still drive on the right side of the road not the left.

  • @shaneyork300
    @shaneyork300 4 года назад +6

    This is probably one of your best training videos I've seen!! You said at the end of the vid that it was hard to video this one, but I didn't see it!! It looked real smooth from my view!!!
    Have a GREAT Day My Friend!!!!

  • @silverjay3511
    @silverjay3511 6 лет назад +9

    The master does it again, I for one want to say thank you Sreetips, you have spawned a Generation of refiners, not including myself, Cheers, and keep up the good work!

    • @JacobE-23
      @JacobE-23 2 года назад

      Indeed! I be one of them.

  • @shaneyork300
    @shaneyork300 5 лет назад +6

    Your attention to detail is amazing! When you have misspoke, you or your editor always corrects it with captions, even though anyone who's watched more than a dozen of your vids knows what you meant to say! There are those that need it, the 1st time watchers and those that just don't pay attention. I have what might be a rhetorical question, because I believe I know the answer. When you put ice in to cool the gold precipitate (just before filtering) I'm assuming that's plain tap water. Because one of the main reasons you use distilled is to prevent silver chloride, but at that point of adding ice you know there's no possibility of silver in solution, therefore no need for distilled.
    Is this way of thinking correct??
    So many things to say about this excellent video!!! This question is one that I've thought about, but don't ask because I think it sounds like a foolish question!!!
    Thank you, Sreetips!!!

  • @geneburlette7307
    @geneburlette7307 2 года назад

    Another awesome video.
    I feel like I just ran a marathon and all I did was watch. I can't imagine how you must have felt doing the work.
    Thank you for your efforts!

  • @none.892
    @none.892 6 лет назад

    Your expertise never ceases to impress me!

  • @lucasgood4441
    @lucasgood4441 4 года назад +1

    Great video, totally got sucked in. Ended up watching the whole thing.

  • @magicaljake
    @magicaljake 6 лет назад +1

    i used to do some chem work myself. stuff like this is what i wish i had the opportunity and knowledge to do. I enjoy your videos. subscribed.

  • @E1025
    @E1025 6 лет назад

    Your videos are always really interesting to watch! Thank you for putting these out there :)

  • @jaredcoleman5376
    @jaredcoleman5376 5 лет назад

    Seriously thank you so much your videos are the best. The detail is what makes them perfect. You would have made an excellent professor.

  • @kevinsteve9453
    @kevinsteve9453 3 года назад

    Recouping from injury, caught this video, FANTASTIC, hobby prospector, greatly appreciated

  • @benjaminhavkin4550
    @benjaminhavkin4550 4 года назад +3

    Thank you for this video, you dont know how much this helped me

  • @KillItandGrillIt
    @KillItandGrillIt 5 лет назад

    This is the best practical demonstration of these skills I have seen on the internet. Your site will be treasured like my copy of Recovery and refining of Precious metals by C.W. Ammen.

  • @asmallbitchybanana
    @asmallbitchybanana Год назад

    Brilliant video. This video is your best one for me, extensive, educational and entertaining and the right amount of time for me to be sitting down while folding my laundry and learning about my most favorite subject in the world!
    You make it look and sound so easy when its anything but. You shouldve named your channel "The Alchemist" since this is all so transformative and magical to us viewers.

  • @drubradley8821
    @drubradley8821 6 лет назад +5

    YES !!!!!! Other then watching the discovery channel, when they did the "GOLD" show, this is the biggest pour I have ever had the privilege of watching. I appreciate your shows when you call out that ((Todays topic was not a venture to make money, rather, to explain the process and the math behind it, and that your methods work)), but, Yes, I know, you are putting in the leg work already, but, to hear some numbers, as to an abstract price, for what you have invested, into chemical(s) usage VS. the out come in the precious metals. I wouldn't dare hold you accountable, to state the facts, as costs fluctuate every minute, but, an abstract/approximate cost, to profit ratio would be so satisfying to hear. I have approx. 650 lbs of gold and silver crap from mil spec surplus, to just plated E-scrap junk. After 17 years of collecting the crap, I am still not confident enough to just jump into handling this whole processes, due to the dangers, that are typically safe for a person who knows fully what they are doing, and knows how to handle the bi-products. Until I get to the point that I fully understand the game, I am too chicken, LOL... The likeliness that it will be another 17 years, before I jump into this, I may resort to just trying to sell the stuff as it is, and let a company that does this stuff every day, deal with it. I have to mention, the past years, I am so interested in chemistry, but, I still feel like I am missing so much, or to say, "the more I learn, the more questions pop up"... This stuff is so neat, Keep up the fine work, Sir, I have learned quite a bit, that even the few books, never covered, and are logical, as to why or when you have done a procedure. Thank you, Dru

    • @sreetips
      @sreetips  6 лет назад +2

      Dru, you would do better selling it on eBay. On the other hand, if you are interested in learning how to refine your material then just having it to work with is priceless. I don't process much escrap because the yields are too low and the amount of waste is usually high.

    • @chemistryscuriosities
      @chemistryscuriosities 5 лет назад

      Dru Bradley I would gladly buy your e-waste my friend.

  • @annualgiftman9472
    @annualgiftman9472 7 месяцев назад

    I'm refining a small batch right now, your videos are all so helpful! Thank you : )

  • @philipbender956
    @philipbender956 5 лет назад +12

    28:38 You should paint your floor black. It will make it easier to see any fine beads of precious metal that splash out during the steam explosion.

  • @jaredcoleman5376
    @jaredcoleman5376 5 лет назад

    Seriously the best refining videos ive ever seen so glad i found your channel

    • @sreetips
      @sreetips  5 лет назад +3

      I wish videos like mine were around back when I was first starting. That's I made these, for folks who want to learn.

  • @jammadturn
    @jammadturn 6 лет назад

    Enjoyed the video as always Sreetips, thank you for making your videos.

  • @brandonkaess4516
    @brandonkaess4516 5 лет назад +1

    Hey you really did a great. Thank you for the information. I'm a beginner. And it's really tuff to figure everything out.

  • @ednightingale
    @ednightingale 6 лет назад +1

    excellent step by step video, thanks for posting... nice bar !!!

  • @thecoachman9069
    @thecoachman9069 6 лет назад

    Great video watched from start to finish. I understood your material better here than in weeks of other content that I've poured through.

  • @bullybulldozer83
    @bullybulldozer83 Год назад

    Thank you for this video! Now i understand the fascinating proces much better !

  • @davidegbert2147
    @davidegbert2147 5 лет назад

    Awesome Vid explains a lot how to refine, never knew it was such a process. Very Cool

  • @TechneMoira
    @TechneMoira 6 лет назад

    I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who has marathon sessions while making videos for their channel :) I had just such a one a couple of days ago, and I got to bed at only 8am the next morning. Let's hope our viewers will like what we did... the only thing is, I still need to edit my video while yours is already out there!
    Nice video by the way, I'm always entertained watching them... now, please excuse me, I have a video to edit :)

  • @haroldrichards9142
    @haroldrichards9142 Год назад

    a truly amazing skills , deserving of every monetary value your end product nets.

  • @badsantaclaus4522
    @badsantaclaus4522 6 лет назад

    Now all that knowledge is spinning in me head !, I know when I go do my gold I'am going to have to watch this in parts To bad on your mold Yet a beautiful bar of gold !, Thanks for sharing Enjoyed

    • @sreetips
      @sreetips  6 лет назад +1

      I can still use the remaining three cavities in the broken mold. Thank you.

  • @DSGLABEL
    @DSGLABEL 6 лет назад +1

    No idea how I ended up here. But what a fascinating video. Wow!

  • @ssr4656
    @ssr4656 5 лет назад

    Again ! good video, looks like fun with a lot of tedious work.

  • @PaulLabus9
    @PaulLabus9 6 лет назад

    I just discovered your channel today and I am very intrigued. I love stuff like this. Because of you I am more intriguged than ever To learn how to do this. I know it will take time, but if I am able to do what you did Eventually with jewelry that my family no longer wants or sterling silver my family no longer wants I could make them a pretty penny. Who needs Cash for Gold services when you could make more money doing it yourself, even factoring in the chemicals, electricity, patience (thank God for my ADHD lol) etc. needed to produce the gold. God I love chemistry.

    • @sreetips
      @sreetips  6 лет назад +1

      Paul, I just wish videos like these were around when I first started about 8 years ago. Back then there was nothing. No books, no magazines. I did stumble on the goldrefiningforum.com and that's where I learned how to do it.

  • @timotheegoulet1511
    @timotheegoulet1511 2 месяца назад

    Never fail to learn something from Mr Sreetips. I'm literally confident with movinh forward with recovering ans refining Silver from Sterling. I'm really wanting to know more about like fume hoods, glassware and containers uses for processing. I see you run through so much Nitric and it makes my wallet hurt. Actually surprisingly simple to make but for someone who can afford the Nitric Acid it's a non-thought.

    • @sreetips
      @sreetips  2 месяца назад

      I use about six 2.5 liter bottles of nitric every six months.

    • @timotheegoulet1511
      @timotheegoulet1511 2 месяца назад

      @sreetips that's a fair but not obscene amount at all when your hobby or business needs it. Now from my immediate thoughts of wanting to recover silver from Sterling is can I make a profit after selling the silver? If I had the means at the moment to refine gold, that wouldn't even be a question.

  • @zDoubleE23
    @zDoubleE23 5 лет назад +1

    That was an awesome video. I think that time and effort paid off because the weight of the gold is worth over $5600. Not too bad for a couple day's work.

  • @christophchristopher4020
    @christophchristopher4020 6 лет назад

    what a great video, not even sure how i got here. great unintended asmr video

  • @nilocdg9752
    @nilocdg9752 6 лет назад

    "Back up" haha I love this guy. Great vid

  • @JMan-cc9dw
    @JMan-cc9dw 4 года назад

    Your videos are awesome keep them coming

  • @inmyopinion651
    @inmyopinion651 5 лет назад

    Great video that even a rookie should be able to use.

  • @RayRusawcocktailminer
    @RayRusawcocktailminer 6 лет назад

    WOW Im gona watch this video over and over

  • @allenheilig3737
    @allenheilig3737 6 лет назад

    that turned out very nice brother very nice thanks for the video

  • @RedmanOutdoors366
    @RedmanOutdoors366 Год назад

    Thanks for the information brother this explains my last comment question lol kickass 😎👍💯🇺🇲🍺

  • @dylandownright8844
    @dylandownright8844 6 лет назад +1

    Good to see someone else who writes out the math to inquart their gold instead of the calculator online. Oldschool is the best school.

  • @GregVasquez777
    @GregVasquez777 6 лет назад

    very kewl!! thanks for the effort. much appreciated

  • @icon2012
    @icon2012 6 лет назад

    that was a very informative video. thank you.

  • @arnedalbakk6315
    @arnedalbakk6315 5 месяцев назад

    Hello Mrs and Mr Sreetips..So good memories. So nice to see how you take us subscribers in the passion for gold refining. I hope it soon come some sponsorship people to provide this chanal.
    So you can produce clip that you dream about Mr Sreetips. It is a blessing to see more and more subscribers hit that button.
    This clip is a highlight 🌷🌷
    I know you and your wife is so humble.
    For me have all you clips realy been a blessing in good and bad days. God bless you more and more🌷🌷See forward to guitar intro's. I am playing guitar my self. Country and blues offcourse. Have s wonderful evening and night both of you.
    So nice to be a part of the Sreetips family.
    Thank you so muth 🌷🌷🌷 Arne

    • @sreetips
      @sreetips  5 месяцев назад +1

      I’m working on some guitar music

  • @rednet7080
    @rednet7080 6 лет назад

    GREAT WORK, thanks for the info

  • @mesinjah
    @mesinjah 6 лет назад

    You my Friend are flipping awesome. Love your vids

    • @sreetips
      @sreetips  6 лет назад

      Mike, in these placer gold videos I was searching for a way to extract the pure gold without having to use any nitric acid. But my preferred method would be to inquart the placer with silver and then part with hot dilute nitric acid. Inquarting and part with hot dilute nitric gets all the impurities out. Then I can usually get pure gold with the first aqua regia refining. Thank you!

  • @captainjerk
    @captainjerk 6 лет назад

    Wow! That came out amazing!
    That onegoes in the personal collection? LOL
    Long vid, and I loved every second of it!
    I like the inquartation method.
    Just hafta get yer arithmetic straight!
    Thanx very much!

    • @sreetips
      @sreetips  6 лет назад +1

      Doing that math seemed so long in the video. This may simplfy it:
      wg=weight in grams
      hm=hall mark (10k is .417) (14k is .583) (18k is .750)
      pg=pure gold
      ag=silver needed
      bm=base metals
      am = amount to add
      Use this formula: wg X hm = pg X 3 = ag - bm = ag
      (wg - pg = bm)
      Then ag X 0.95 = am

    • @captainjerk
      @captainjerk 6 лет назад

      LMAO!

  • @wingsandstripes2346
    @wingsandstripes2346 4 года назад

    This guy is the very best!

  • @lukasblazek5225
    @lukasblazek5225 6 лет назад

    Very nice video, thanks for sharing!

  • @jammadturn
    @jammadturn 6 лет назад

    It never gets old watching that happen.

  • @bbppbb11
    @bbppbb11 6 лет назад +8

    You forgot to write SREETIPS on the new mapgas bottle.... lol j/k love the vids!!!!

  • @redeye99999
    @redeye99999 6 лет назад +1

    Percect. Thanks very much for your help.

  • @intothecalm420
    @intothecalm420 6 лет назад

    Fantastic video. Thank you.

  • @njanderson4342
    @njanderson4342 6 лет назад

    Don't forget to write sreetips on your gloves! Thanks for the great videos!

  • @jurylinfaschar3652
    @jurylinfaschar3652 5 лет назад

    Chemist..... love your videos....

  • @cezrok5405
    @cezrok5405 6 лет назад

    Great job . Top video

  • @michaelmelvin8044
    @michaelmelvin8044 Год назад

    Man you are the champ. Well fricking done. Huge fan now

    • @sreetips
      @sreetips  Год назад +1

      Welcome!

    • @michaelmelvin8044
      @michaelmelvin8044 Год назад

      @@sreetips I do have a question…how does one procure nitric acid and hcl?

    • @michaelmelvin8044
      @michaelmelvin8044 Год назад

      Also. Does the fume hood as well as this setup require being in a temp controlled environment?

    • @sreetips
      @sreetips  Год назад

      I buy nitric from dudadiesel. HCl from ace hardware.

    • @sreetips
      @sreetips  Год назад

      Not that I’m aware of

  • @candicedownard9939
    @candicedownard9939 5 лет назад

    Love this video!!!

  • @juliengallot6193
    @juliengallot6193 6 лет назад

    super video as always many thanks to you

  • @spalace7919
    @spalace7919 5 лет назад

    Awesome job!

  • @ronaldov.d.m.2024
    @ronaldov.d.m.2024 6 лет назад +2

    I can only say God bless you.

  • @chrissummerfield9583
    @chrissummerfield9583 3 года назад

    Great video again ☺️

  • @chemistryscuriosities
    @chemistryscuriosities 5 лет назад

    Great video K

  • @platinumskies7968
    @platinumskies7968 6 лет назад

    Great vid man

  • @kassiman5307
    @kassiman5307 6 лет назад

    an Εxcellent video, thanks for posting this ...! keep working for

  • @ruan11221
    @ruan11221 4 года назад

    i love thease videos streetips, by the way you look like super man just saying please keep them comming more 999 please

  • @ewastesolutionssonny1889
    @ewastesolutionssonny1889 6 лет назад +10

    Very informative as always thanks for showing the way Kevin very awesome video

    • @MrErikm
      @MrErikm 6 лет назад

      Hi Streetips tbo you make the best refining & recycling videos on RUclips I have a question on AP solution. I used the AP to scrap some motherboards my solution was dark green after that I took some scrap stainless steel and put it into the solution to pull the copper out. Now my solution is blue. What does that mean what kind of metal is still in the solution? Can I recover that metal? Thank you for your time, I know it's the

    • @ewastesolutionssonny1889
      @ewastesolutionssonny1889 6 лет назад

      MrErikm stainless has other metals in it chromium nickle aluminum and others I use a good ol piece of iron to drop copper from solutions leaves for cleaner waste yours now has thoes other metals in it making it just as nasty as before I'm not sure how to recover these other base metals others hopefully will add to help u fix it good luck ...

    • @MrErikm
      @MrErikm 6 лет назад +1

      thanks man

    • @dylandownright8844
      @dylandownright8844 6 лет назад

      Great video as always kadriver. See you in the group. You too sonny, sexy bastards!

  • @calebbennington7322
    @calebbennington7322 6 лет назад

    Awesome video

  • @tigerinatux6077
    @tigerinatux6077 6 лет назад

    Nice , Great video,

  • @beshiaschriner3430
    @beshiaschriner3430 9 месяцев назад

    You are a professional , the best 😎❤️

  • @joeowens173
    @joeowens173 4 года назад

    Bravo. Very well done

  • @henryhache5509
    @henryhache5509 5 лет назад

    20:01 love the no calculator needed for this easy multiplication...

  • @calvincollum4720
    @calvincollum4720 4 года назад

    You are awesome. This video is your best in my opinion. Could you please make a video focused completely on the math and where and why you get the numbers?

  • @hosseric
    @hosseric 3 года назад

    You know what I just thought about something he was to tell me openly on here where you buy your gold and silver you with this many followers they would all be buying a the supplies that you use so they don't worry about it I will find it places to get it on my own thank you very much!

  • @ourodolixo-e
    @ourodolixo-e 6 лет назад +4

    🔴Super Like🔴 very cool 👏👏👏👍

  • @riverfrance5676
    @riverfrance5676 Месяц назад

    Dissolution trying to drop out of solution - a piece of gold 'bricked by silver - make it rain! TY Shree I make a small fuss when you -take the rag off the bush - break the melt dish - chewing the cud on this one - the math -

  • @jammadturn
    @jammadturn 6 лет назад +2

    Just Wondering. Could you have melted the gold out of the mold without damaging anything?

  • @matthewkizziahcuzia...gott9632
    @matthewkizziahcuzia...gott9632 5 лет назад

    Thanks for the explanation of why you melt the silver in.

    • @sreetips
      @sreetips  5 лет назад +1

      It's one of the most beneficial things I've ever learned.

  • @shaunmace9574
    @shaunmace9574 6 лет назад

    I'll have to say you do awesome work. You should get your name out there using Facebook becoming a member to some of those gold prospecting groups there's a lot of them

    • @sreetips
      @sreetips  6 лет назад

      I was invited to join one, and I did. But I can't remember the name of it.

  • @russellpindar7717
    @russellpindar7717 6 лет назад +1

    Another cracking video and a great lump of gold at the end. The sound levels were very quiet at some points in the vid though.

    • @sreetips
      @sreetips  6 лет назад +1

      I'm checking into a new camera that has a wireless mic so that I can be heard clearly at all levels and ranges. Plus I'll speak up in the future.

  • @gslope1
    @gslope1 3 года назад

    Just watched this all last evening. Very interesting. I've just subscribed. Two questions that you may address elsewhere. 1. Does this all need to be done in one sitting or can it be left overnight and picked up? 2. Are chemicals the only way to do this or is there a less caustic way to extract gold?

  • @RobbyJHope
    @RobbyJHope 6 лет назад

    Looking forward to that stock pot recovery video!

  • @RayRusawcocktailminer
    @RayRusawcocktailminer 6 лет назад

    I did the same dang thing to my new mold this last weekend

  • @carlosalmeida4415
    @carlosalmeida4415 4 года назад

    Yes I'm new. I want to know what is more feasible, forging or chemicals and acids.

  • @dmw.2108
    @dmw.2108 6 лет назад

    Your videos are fantastic and very thorough. Can you please do a start to finish video on processing MLCc’s.....

    • @sreetips
      @sreetips  6 лет назад

      I've never processed those. But I'll do a video if I can get my hands on some.

  • @IMDunn-oy9cd
    @IMDunn-oy9cd 4 года назад

    You add sulfuric acid to precipitate lead (if there is any). Does any jewelry typically contain lead, or are you concerned about lead that may have been in solder?

  • @2ndhandsmokingbbq579
    @2ndhandsmokingbbq579 4 года назад

    Can you do this with computer scrap bars, and should the ice cubes that you use be distilled water as well?

  • @Jewelrymaker
    @Jewelrymaker 6 лет назад

    Great video! It was painful to watch that graphite mold break, but the nice shiny gold bar was worth it.

    • @Jewelrymaker
      @Jewelrymaker 6 лет назад

      Also, I just ran your numbers. You got 100% yield on your refining! That's incredible for scrap gold. Most times, it is under karat by a karat or two.

    • @sreetips
      @sreetips  6 лет назад

      I've had to break them before because too much borax in with the gold. I calculate 91+36+2 grams of pure gold. And I got 135 grams. There may have been some extra gold over the silver items that I added. And I added 5 grams of pure gold during the inquartation so that may have thrown things off a bit.

  • @tdematteo01
    @tdematteo01 6 лет назад

    Fantastic video. I am getting real close to trying my first attempt. The one thing I have a problem with are the fumes. Ok, they go up the flue but them where? I can’t afford a professional scrubber. I just don’t want to harm the dogs if they are walking around my shop. Do the fumes dilute to a safe level once They are sucked outside?
    Thanks and a wonderful video.

    • @sreetips
      @sreetips  6 лет назад

      The fumes can cause serve distress several weeks after exposure. Frequent exposure in large amounts can kill. Keep the fumes away from people and pets.

  • @pasaris1233
    @pasaris1233 3 года назад

    Thank you for your videos! They are very detailed and explanatory. I enjoyed every single second of every video that I have watched so far on your channel.
    Could you please tell me the concentration of the first nitric acid you're using for the inquarted alloy and the concentration of the con nitric acid you've used for the aqua regia treatment? And also, it would help a lot if you could mention these concentrations in your next videos as I am sure some of us use your videos as a step by step guide for the process. Many thanks and keep up doing these brilliant videos

    • @pasaris1233
      @pasaris1233 3 года назад

      Someone said in a previous comment that "you may have spawned a new generation of refiners" and he might be 100% right. Personally I didn't know I could enjoy this so much until I accidentally found one of your videos, and then it hit me

    • @sreetips
      @sreetips  3 года назад +1

      The nitric acid is 68 to 70 percent concentration I buy from gfs chemicsls

    • @pasaris1233
      @pasaris1233 3 года назад

      Thank you, Sreetips!

  • @gregj4857
    @gregj4857 5 лет назад

    Great show just curious what you would of ended up with if you skipped putting it into solution and did your melt right after the nitric.?

    • @sreetips
      @sreetips  5 лет назад

      Greg, I've had it assay between 992 to 998 doing it that way.

  • @emoberak
    @emoberak 6 лет назад

    Thank you!

  • @jeremyowens7560
    @jeremyowens7560 6 лет назад

    I love your videos and great information as always. Have you ever calculated the cost of your materials (electricity, acids, smb, etc...) for purifying the gold, silver, and copper per gram? Just wandering the profit from purifying.

    • @sreetips
      @sreetips  6 лет назад

      Jeremy, I do this as a hobby. So I don't keep track of expenses in that amount of detail. But it could be calculated based on purchases.

  • @Scrapping4aDart
    @Scrapping4aDart 6 лет назад +3

    Really cool video. Where do you get all of the jewelry that you refine? You mentioned yard sales and flea markets? How does a guy like me that has no real knowledge of what to look for at these sales get into buying gold/silver jewelry to make a little profit? I mean I can just take a test stone/acid to a yard sale to test everything. Thanks.

    • @sreetips
      @sreetips  6 лет назад +7

      The is no substitute for experience. I can tell just by looking if a piece is gold or silver. Because ive been doing it now for about 15 years. We go to yardsales every weekend. Here's an inside tip: take a small magnet with you. If the piece your interested in sticks to it, then it's probably not a precious metal. The magnet will stick to iron (and nickel) and precious metals are not normally alloyed with iron. A magnet is a gold buyers best friend. But if it don't stick it doesn't mean that it's gold. It could be gold plated over copper or brass, neither will stick to a magnet.

    • @Scrapping4aDart
      @Scrapping4aDart 6 лет назад

      Thanks for the tip. I bet you could make some good money with your knowledge at these sales. Thanks for the great videos. Take Care.

  • @flownder28
    @flownder28 6 лет назад

    lol can't remember how long I've been up. Damn gold does it to ya doesn't it? I can relate. I was actually wondering 3/4 of the way through the video, how many days you worked on that batch and then you made the comment at the end...too funny.

  • @joehall7723
    @joehall7723 5 лет назад

    Great video !
    What type of torch and crucible materials were used to melt the karat gold and sterling silver ?

    • @sreetips
      @sreetips  5 лет назад

      Oxy/acetylene torch with a small cutting head and fused silica open-face type crucible/melt dish.

  • @Gday_Its_Will
    @Gday_Its_Will 6 лет назад +2

    loved that video mate, the length was good too. is it just my end or have the last 2 videos been much much quieter i can hardly hear you at your desk at all

    • @sreetips
      @sreetips  6 лет назад +1

      Got it, I'll speak up and increase the volume with my voice.

  • @chrisjones-fp5vd
    @chrisjones-fp5vd 6 лет назад +6

    I loved that long ass video