Welcome to us.Hi all. New to refining. Found this group on a search for CM Hoke's book. I'm in the process of building a silver cell, and was interested in the section about silver cells. Found out by watching Sreetips.
I have watched streettips as well. He does a wonderfull job explaining what is happening. Like being back in high-school chemistry again.Hi all. New to refining. Found this group on a search for CM Hoke's book. I'm in the process of building a silver cell, and was interested in the section about silver cells. Found out by watching Sreetips.
He definitely makes it easy to understand.I have watched streettips as well. He does a wonderfull job explaining what is happening. Like being back in high-school chemistry again.
I have watched streettips as well. He does a wonderfull job explaining what is happening. Like being back in high-school chemistry again.
He definitely makes it easy to understand.
I have studied prior to starting this project. Right now I'm using a dry method to make my nitric acid for my silver cell. No plans for gold refining....yet.Hi, welcome to the forum.
Before you start anything that involves chemicals, or dangerous substances, please take #yggdrasil advice and take a tour of the mentioned sectiones of the forum.
If you have followed Sreetips, you have probably noticed, he has all the proper lab equipment, and all the necessary safety precautionshe has his copy of Hoke`s book all the time at his hand, , and studies it if he is uncertain of something, or just give you guidence what to find and where in the book, allthough he has years of experience.
Take the more experienced refiners advice, as i have and many other newbies.
Study first - your gold wont go anywhere, but your life will if you fail.
Purchase quality equipment and set up a proper place to work - if you don`t you`ll poison yourself, your family and your neighbors.
Master the art of pricing when or if you purchase your material - if you don`t, you`ll end up loosing more money than you would by investing in ready made gold bars.
E-Bay is an auction and shopping website - not a heaven for refiners who buy "melted pin bars" for gold recovery, look out for scams and overpriced items
Youtube videos are informative and not a guide - some videos are for monetization and not for information, don`t follow them blindly.
If you don`t know something..Ask.. don`t experiment on your own because you will do more harm then good - this forum has amazing threads and people, with extraordinary experiences in almost every field that can cover every question that you can have.
Start small and gain experience from easy recovery and refining - when you master one technique you can learn another.
Be safe,
Pete
Hi all. New to refining. Found this group on a search for CM Hoke's book. I'm in the process of building a silver cell, and was interested in the section about silver cells. Found out by watching Sreetips.
eaglekeeper, I have been wondering about that topic for some time now, how do we sell what we refine ?
Sounds like a niche that needs filling!When I first started, I took some silver I refined to a local place...they didn't seem to have any interest in it. I haven't tried to sell anything since then..... When I finally decide to sell, my plan is to take everything straight to the refiner personally....at least that's the plan so far. I think the only thing that may be a hassle is having an assay done on the PGM blacks.
Anything I get that has markings or has a known content I just leave as is....seems to be easier to sell in a hurry if needed. So, at this point I'm only refining stuff like e-waste...etc.
I can only say what I've experienced, you may have better luck selling in your area. I'm sure there are members here that may have better advice than I can give on this topic.
Sounds like a niche that needs filling!
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