Dr_Code
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I thought I was good with a torch. Nope. I turned 2g Au into .3g Au - the remaining 1.7g is somewhere on my grage floor.
I've read a lot of tips on how to melt. Keep the flame high, wrap in tissue soaked with alcohol, etc. Any ideas on a less expensive metal to practice on? I thought about filing off a bunch of steel, but I would think that would be too large of a 'grain'. Maybe a grinding wheel, and collect what comes off? Melt Borax? But that stuff fluffs up and blows all over the place no matter what I do when I prep a melting dish.[youtube][/youtube]
I've read a lot of tips on how to melt. Keep the flame high, wrap in tissue soaked with alcohol, etc. Any ideas on a less expensive metal to practice on? I thought about filing off a bunch of steel, but I would think that would be too large of a 'grain'. Maybe a grinding wheel, and collect what comes off? Melt Borax? But that stuff fluffs up and blows all over the place no matter what I do when I prep a melting dish.[youtube][/youtube]