I have 582 grams of .925 Scrap Silver and I would like to transform it into shot for my anode basket. I am curious what the best route would be.
1. Melt it in a propane furnace pour off the hot liquid into ice water and use that for the shot. Or when melted make right into anode bars, There was a post talking about this the other day.
2. Make an electrolyte out of it with Nitric and then cement it with copper. ( I know and have done this with .999) I am not sure about .925 and if this is the proper route. Can you just let the Nirtric dissolve it of course with distilled water, heat , etc. Then take that electrolyte solution and add copper tubing to cement off silver, then Melt for shot?
I did watch a video where a gentleman reduced the .925 scrap in Nitric and then converted it to Silver Chloride, followed by Lye and Sugar..to get the silver. He did get what he was looking for but his process was very unsafe and haphazard. Definitely not attempting.
If anyone can guide me on the safest way for the newbie to do this, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance
1. Melt it in a propane furnace pour off the hot liquid into ice water and use that for the shot. Or when melted make right into anode bars, There was a post talking about this the other day.
2. Make an electrolyte out of it with Nitric and then cement it with copper. ( I know and have done this with .999) I am not sure about .925 and if this is the proper route. Can you just let the Nirtric dissolve it of course with distilled water, heat , etc. Then take that electrolyte solution and add copper tubing to cement off silver, then Melt for shot?
I did watch a video where a gentleman reduced the .925 scrap in Nitric and then converted it to Silver Chloride, followed by Lye and Sugar..to get the silver. He did get what he was looking for but his process was very unsafe and haphazard. Definitely not attempting.
If anyone can guide me on the safest way for the newbie to do this, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance