Partial yield showoff of HUGE finger toll

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Topher_osAUrus

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Got a huge shipment of fingers in awhile ago.

Weather and life got in the way for a wee bit, but, yesterday I had a chance to get in the lab.

Still probably 1/3 of them left that just *wont* let their fingers go... Coincidentally, they seem to all be the newer pcb type. The older fiberglass ones gave it up a lot easier.

A tub that has mostly cleaned fiberglass fingers in it.. Thought I had another picture of the other tub, full of newer pcb style, but I dont at the moment, so here is just the former case.
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It also probably didnt help that the 5 gallon buckets were loaded full, shaken to pack them in, then loaded with more.

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And the obligatory snow globe
https://youtu.be/0_E_ZXQzttg
 
(Tisk tisk) i did not weigh it, but, based on what my boss man said (and what the UPS boxes reported) it is around 75lbs, or 34 kg for those using the superior measurement system.
 
So at 75lbs, maybe 72 lbs without the box, and about 1.5g/lb I would say you will end up with about 3 to 3.5oz of gold out of this. That's my guess anyway. Can't wait to see the button, bars, whatever you pour.
 
denim said:
So at 75lbs, maybe 72 lbs without the box, and about 1.5g/lb I would say you will end up with about 3 to 3.5oz of gold out of this. That's my guess anyway. Can't wait to see the button, bars, whatever you pour.

Me too!
Heck, I cant wait to have the rest of the foils free from the fingers and in the beaker. Just to see what a 2L beaker full of foils feels like.

It is finally getting to be decent weather here, so with the increase in ambient temp, the buckets should be moving along better than their former snail pace now.
 
If I may be so bold as to make a suggestion Toph. Make it a regimen to always weigh a toll refine yourself regardless of what your client says. It will prevent a sticky situation if the yields go south , and will also give you empirical data to use to back up your yield data.

Also it allows you to estimate a yield on a large batch from a good sized sample with enough accuracy to pay a client out fast, leaving you with no pressure to do the whole toll within certain time limits.

That's the official version.

The unofficial version is that it gives you yield data for your own use and hauls your butt out of a potentially messy situation if things don't go according to plan. 8) 8)

Food for thought mate.

Jon
 
anachronism said:
If I may be so bold as to make a suggestion Toph.
Jon

Input is always welcome on this end Jon, especially from those like yourself with plenty of experience to back it up.

I must admit, I want to start doing that. Just to cover my rear end. So far though, I have been fortunate to have had great bosses/clients. That isn't to say that one down the line will be as kind and understanding as those who I have had pleasure of working for so far.

Of course, on the small batches of stuff that I get. Karat, goldfill, sterling - I weigh that stuff as well as document it on receiving and testing - should there be say, a piece of silverplate along with the sterling, I send them a pic of the item with the test confirming that its plated and ask if they want it sent back with their fine metal after all is said and done or if it should just go in the junk bin.

Honestly, the biggest reason I didn't weigh this one was - I'm small fish, and that kind of weight needs a big boy scale!
 
Topher_osAUrus said:
Honestly, the biggest reason I didn't weigh this one was - I'm small fish, and that kind of weight needs a big boy scale!

Not if you break it down into smaller pieces. 8) 8) Doh!
 
anachronism said:
Topher_osAUrus said:
Honestly, the biggest reason I didn't weigh this one was - I'm small fish, and that kind of weight needs a big boy scale!

Not if you break it down into smaller pieces. 8) 8) Doh!

Hehehe
Weighing 75lbs of fingers 600 grams a time sounds like just as much of a chore as rinsing all the foils off the fingers.

I really need to get set up for big lots like this, so they can be handled with ease and speed.

Mainly -CN
And a large scale would be nice too
 
I feel your pain mate.

After all it's expensive gearing up properly. I appreciate that these large scales are so expensive that you might need a loan....

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10kg-Digital-Electronic-Kitchen-Postal-Scales-Postage-Parcel-Weighing-Weight-UK/183032859006?epid=805923423&hash=item2a9d9bc97e:g:N6EAAOSwSKtaZwmd
 
I have a small digital postal scale that will weigh up to 50 pounds. It was under 100 bucks and have been using it for 7 years now. Enough memory, processors, fingers, and pins have crossed that scale to buy a nice house.
 
anachronism said:
I feel your pain mate.

After all it's expensive gearing up properly. I appreciate that these large scales are so expensive that you might need a loan....

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10kg-Digital-Electronic-Kitchen-Postal-Scales-Postage-Parcel-Weighing-Weight-UK/183032859006?epid=805923423&hash=item2a9d9bc97e:g:N6EAAOSwSKtaZwmd

Ive adopted the policy mentioned by you previously
-Buy once, Cry once-

Its just been a matter of deciding what is a greater "necessity" as far as kit goes, and then deeming it worthy of the next purchase for the build up of the lab.

denim said:
You can always use a bathroom scale.
Well, my wife says ours must surely be broken. :roll:
You have no idea how many I've thrown out

silversaddle1 said:
I have a small digital postal scale that will weigh up to 50 pounds. It was under 100 bucks and have been using it for 7 years now. Enough memory, processors, fingers, and pins have crossed that scale to buy a nice house.

That is a good tid bit of information, thank you. I will keep an eye out for postal scales now too. I did not know they were so robust.

But, actually- a kind offer from a member may have me a good large scale without much looking on my part
-man do I love this forum
 
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Weighmax-2822-75LB-postal-shipping-scale-Battery-and-AC-Adapter-Included/162212887536?epid=530091243&hash=item25c4a43bf0

Laugh all you want but I promise you these little scales are tough as nails and reliable. This one is 75 pounds. Mine is 50 pounds.
 
Shipping and receiving scales are invaluable. I normally get mine on sale at Global Industrial:

https://www.globalindustrial.com/g/packaging/scales/shipping-receiving/digital-shipping-receiving-scale
 
https://youtu.be/qcHpFqRNReY

Me shoving my fist in the foils from 75lbs of finger boards

https://youtu.be/FGUlR6u6gak

And starting to dissolve them.


Will post precipitation tomorrow
 
Topher_osAUrus said:
https://youtu.be/qcHpFqRNReY

Me shoving my fist in the foils from 75lbs of finger boards

https://youtu.be/FGUlR6u6gak

And starting to dissolve them.


Will post precipitation tomorrow

Toph,

I didn't make it to your "dissolve" video yet.

I was watching you make :shock: "moves" :shock: on your gold foils and my wife overheard your moanings coming from my laptop and she's convinced I'm watching some XXX website :shock: :lol: :shock:!

I can't use the computer for an hour . . . grounded. :shock: :lol: :shock:

James
 
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