Im sure i over paid! But tell me what you guys think about this ebay purchase!

[dervishh]

Ebay came today and just look at what this dude threw on top of yhe bag of fingers ( feels like way more than 2.5 itself) I feel like I owe this dude more money!!!

 

[Martijn]

No thats still fine what you payed.
First see what comes off it before you celebrate. But nice extra's nonetheless.
Have fun.

 

[dervishh]

I'm honestly just grateful to have something to work with! Even if I end up with less gold won't matter at this point, because I just enjoy doing it

 

[eaglekeeper]

The pinless CPU's aren't worth doing by themselves. Remove the heat sink and resistors and you can throw the fiber board with the gold pads in with your fingers.

Some of those yellow squares could have good MLCC's inside. They are sometimes in different colors as well.

 

[eaglekeeper]

I got my punp!!! Still so excited, even though it was supposed to arrive today but the mailman has come and gone, I know hopefully it'll be here tomorrow

Keep your pump well above the acid level your AP bucket or get one of those Walmart check valves, they should be in the aquarium department as well.

 

[dervishh]

This Is what I got from it, before processing

 

[Martijn]

Beautiful! Don't overshoot the nitric or bleach.

 

[Shark]

Something about watching gold flakes swirl around in a jar of clean water is hypnotic.

 

[dervishh]

Beautiful! Don't overshoot the nitric or bleach.

Good looking out!

 

[dervishh]

Something about watching gold flakes swirl around in a jar of clean water is hypnotic.

No kidding! I couldn't resist grabbing those flakes and they're just so mesmerizing! No wonder wars used to be fought over the stuff

 

[silversaddle1]

That IBM board may be worth more as a collectable than what it will bring in scrap

 

[Yggdrasil]

No kidding! I couldn't resist grabbing those flakes and they're just so mesmerizing! No wonder wars used to be fought over the stuff

Hi. How did your failed Nitric order pan out, did it arrive in the end?

 

[eaglekeeper]

No kidding! I couldn't resist grabbing those flakes and they're just so mesmerizing! No wonder wars used to be fought over the stuff

That's one expensive snow globe.

 

[dervishh]

Ugh!! I had a major boilover when I was precipating!! I'm so pissed at myself!! It's all good though, I think I only lost a little

 

[dervishh]

That IBM board may be worth more as a collectable than what it will bring in

Oh wow! I just know it's a really cool *** board!

 

[Shark]

Ugh!! I had a major boilover when I was precipating!! I'm so pissed at myself!! It's all good though, I think I only lost a little

I will bet a wooden nickle you’re not the only person who ever had that happen.

 

[eaglekeeper]

Ugh!! I had a major boilover when I was precipating!! I'm so pissed at myself!! It's all good though, I think I only lost a little

Been there done that.

Back in the day, I was doing a cat and added way too much nitric when the solution was cold. Once it heated up it started to get out of control. I was desperately stirring/spraying...stirring/spraying and managed to hold my ground for 15-20 seconds, until my spray bottle ran out of water...I lost the battle.

Note to self: keep the spray bottles full.

 

[dervishh]

I can't seem to get my gold to melt hot enough to form into a button! I'm using a propane torch and a makeshift melt dish. I think I just answered my own question

 

[eaglekeeper]

I'm using a propane torch and a makeshift melt dish.

What are you using as a crucible?
What are you using to insulate that crucible?

 

[Martijn]

You need to retain the heat.
This is my cheap propane set up to melt small amounts of gold and silver.


Its made of aerated concrete with a fire brick tile as a base. The aerated concrete does burn up and hates borax so i put this halved brick in the bottom.
A new piece of concrete costs me 1.5 euro and makes two new center pieces. The top and bottom parts live a lot longer.

5 grams of gold melts in 10 min.

Martijn.