Non-Chemical 5 gal A/P Bucket =NEWBIE

[dirkclod]

I have searched and searched for a post on making a bucket tank to do fingers and all I can't find it . I am sorry to ask but can someone point me to that topic ? Thanks

 

[FrugalRefiner]

A lot of the best information is in the old posts like this one: Peroxide Acid Method.

Palladium just reposted a compilation of that post along with a lot of follow-up posts yesterday: Understanding copper chloride. I believe it was originally put together by aflacglobal. :lol:

Dave

 

[dirkclod]

Thanks ! That is what I was looking for !!!

 

[necromancer]

now you have to make a thread with photos on how you built & recovered your gold from fingers

we all love "my way" tutorials

Dave C


PS.
i typed in AP METHOD in the google box, this is what popped up first

AP method help
http://goldrefiningforum.com/~goldrefi/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=16541

first time using AP
http://goldrefiningforum.com/~goldrefi/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=17975

Acid Peroxide Process Information Thread Q & A's
http://goldrefiningforum.com/~goldrefi/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=12914

More info requested on AP process
http://goldrefiningforum.com/~goldrefi/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=19967


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http://goldrefiningforum.com/donations.html

 

[dirkclod]

thanks and I did donate for this is a great site ,am having a little problem trying to find out where to post as not to get any one upset ! now I need to figure out how or what to put in bottom of bucket. maybe just curl up hose and put holes in them with end closed off or a bubbler stone or ?

 

[Pantherlikher]

Find and read through the AP posts... Use the google search above.
Goto the local store and buy a cheap air stone for a fish tank. You will probably eat the first couple stones away but will find 1 that will last.

The stone from the bubbler will come out when you dissolve the gold so.

B.S.

 

[artart47]

Hi !
I took a piece of the plastic tubing and heat the end so it melted shut. Then I took a finnish nail held with a pliers, heat it red-hot and melted a line of holes thru the last foot of the tubing. it always curls up into a roll by itself. set it in the bottom of my bucket place the inner bucket on top, plug the tubing into the air pump and away it goes.
artart47

 

[niteliteone]

Make sure any fittings on the tubing are a plastic type and never metal.
The acid fumes will end up destroying any metals near by and this could actually allow the tubing to fall away from the pump and start a siphon draining the acid from your tank.
Please don't ask how I know this :shock:

 

[Pantherlikher]

niteliteone
This is how we all learn...the wrong way of doing things...
Sometimes the hard way teaches us the most.
I hang my air pump higher the my AP and secure the hose to the wall in case of a mishap.

B. S.

 

[niteliteone]

I seem to learn too many lessons this way :shock:

 

[dirkclod]

Thanks all ! Got me 4 of these and pump and plan to have 4 buckets running all at once at different stages . been doing 2 but now I want MORE ! :twisted:

 

[necromancer]

very nice,

some tips.....

#1 the metal handles on the white buckets will not do well in the presents of HCL :!: :!:

#2 by using buckets that fit on top of each other snugly will decrease the amount of acid that gets splashed out of the bottom bucket by the bubbler
:!: you do not want HCL soaking into the ground or onto a concrete / cement surface :!:




EDIT: for spelling

 

[necromancer]

I seem to learn too many lessons this way :shock:

hope you don't own any powder actuated fastening tools :shock:

 

[niteliteone]

I seem to learn too many lessons this way :shock:

hope you don't own any powder actuated fastening tools :shock:

I actually own both a Hilti and a Ramset, .22 cal. plus about half a dozen pneumatic nailers from wire gauge to 16d. I even have a propane powered framing nailer from Bostitch that has an actual ignition system with spark plug :shock:

The tool that now scares me is my table saw. A couple years ago the damn thing kicked and took off the tip of my right thumb. It's about a 1/4 inch shorter now :shock:

 

[dirkclod]

this is out side away from anything and thanks for the tips !! have got post that I will show whole set up this week in general chat[?] where I am working 30 lbs. of fingers and adding to button.

 

[necromancer]

this is out side away from anything and thanks for the tips !! have got post that I will show whole set up this week in general chat[?] where I am working 30 lbs. of fingers and adding to button.

if you are going make a "how to post" with photos of the complete method i would say post in the tutorials section (with a clear title)

if you are just showing your button put it in the gallery section or there is a post called "where are all the pictures" ad your button to that post

 

[necromancer]

I seem to learn too many lessons this way :shock:

hope you don't own any powder actuated fastening tools :shock:

I actually own both a Hilti and a Ramset, .22 cal. plus about half a dozen pneumatic nailers from wire gauge to 16d. I even have a propane powered framing nailer from Bostitch that has an actual ignition system with spark plug :shock:

The tool that now scares me is my table saw. A couple years ago the damn thing kicked and took off the tip of my right thumb. It's about a 1/4 inch shorter now :shock:

i have a middle finger like that, from a sander, i get reminded of it every time i flip the bird LOL

 

[dirkclod]

Here's my set up. Every other day I filter every bucket and replace back with more fingers if others clean and the same solution, then refine the foils and seem to be getting around 5 grams each time . Am going to do my 30 lb. lot then figure out how to get dissolved gold out of solution !! I keep around 2.5 to 3 lbs of fingers in each bucket. I keep buckets covered except when working them and fumes still can get out and I do wear gloves ,face shield and respirator ! SAFETY ALWAYS !!!

 

[GotTheBug]

I'm glad I'm not the only one to have had tool incidents. Framing nail through the thumb, 10,000 rpm wire wheel does funny things to skin, diamond blades burn more than cut, oh the memories.....

 

[dirkclod]

Sorry necromancer I didn't read your post before I posted or I wouldn't have went and posted anyway. I seem to have just got caught up in this I am not thinking about where I'm posting. I think I will just read from here out .