Hi! My name is Tammy and I am a (mumbles) year old woman from Iowa. I am a stay at home wife because of a disability (you always wish you didnt ever have to work again untill you can't), to a computer driven husband which put me in a position of having little money and an ever growing pile of discarded pc parts. I first heard about ppl scrapping copper and I thought "there is alot of copper in pc's" so I started tearing them apart. Then I learned about the gold and such and became almost obsesed with the idea of recovering and refining metals. I started reading on the web about the how to's and such and then got scared and overwhelmed. I have now decided that since I have all this stuff that i have physically torn down into rice cereal sized pieces I need to buck up and give it a try even if it only turns out to be a lil reward. I stumbled upon a website that finally showed me a vid clip of using the chems and what to expect and where I could buy some items I would need and he has this website linked to his (sorry I can't remember the site add. or his name but I'm sure you all know who he is!). So here I am, worried but determined to recover some metals from the mess I have! Please be patient with me, I can be a lil thick headed at times lol. Thanks!
Jumping in the "metal" pool
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Welcome to the forum, annienox!
I'm going to give you the same advice I hand out to all newbies---and it's for your own good, in spite of the fact you may not think it is.
Read Hoke's book. In it you will learn how to test, how to make testing solutions, and how to refine the commonly found precious metals. Without having a basic understanding of what she teaches, you will struggle endlessly. You can liken refining to playing a musical instrument. You can make all kinds of noise without proper instruction, but you're highly unlikely to achieve the success you seek.
Be advised that Hoke does not discuss the processing of electronic scrap. There was no such thing in her time. However, what she teaches is the fundamentals of refining---which can be applied to almost anything you may encounter. Study her work well, until it makes sense to you. Mean time, keep accumulating scrap materials. You can learn a great deal in that regard by reading the posts on this forum, where the main thrust is the recovery of values from escrap using unconventional methods.
A free download of Hoke's book is available from links found on this site. If you have not discovered one, do a search on Palladium. He has the link in his sig line. I also recommend you follow the links provided in the sig line of our lazersteve. He provides exceptional guidance for those seeking basic knowledge, and is also the source of provisions useful in refining.
Good luck.
Harold
I'm going to give you the same advice I hand out to all newbies---and it's for your own good, in spite of the fact you may not think it is.
Read Hoke's book. In it you will learn how to test, how to make testing solutions, and how to refine the commonly found precious metals. Without having a basic understanding of what she teaches, you will struggle endlessly. You can liken refining to playing a musical instrument. You can make all kinds of noise without proper instruction, but you're highly unlikely to achieve the success you seek.
Be advised that Hoke does not discuss the processing of electronic scrap. There was no such thing in her time. However, what she teaches is the fundamentals of refining---which can be applied to almost anything you may encounter. Study her work well, until it makes sense to you. Mean time, keep accumulating scrap materials. You can learn a great deal in that regard by reading the posts on this forum, where the main thrust is the recovery of values from escrap using unconventional methods.
A free download of Hoke's book is available from links found on this site. If you have not discovered one, do a search on Palladium. He has the link in his sig line. I also recommend you follow the links provided in the sig line of our lazersteve. He provides exceptional guidance for those seeking basic knowledge, and is also the source of provisions useful in refining.
Good luck.
Harold
annienox, the computer scrap is great to learn on, it has many challenges in the chemistry side, I would suggest learning to test, and buy karat jewelry, hitting garage sales auctions and so on, these you can refine or sell or save.
search for pawnbrokers guide, there is much information on testing in that booklet and on the forum.
also go to Laser Steve,s website.
and do not forget the forum handbook.
hope you like the forum.
search for pawnbrokers guide, there is much information on testing in that booklet and on the forum.
also go to Laser Steve,s website.
and do not forget the forum handbook.
hope you like the forum.
