Hello fellow Silver & Gold hunters,
My name is Marcel and some may still remember one of my other projects, the translation of C.M. Hoke´s book into the German language.
While doing so over a timespan of several years and learning an awesome amount of things here on the forums (mainly by reading many threads and then trying things out), I decided that there was not an easy and affordable way to determine the type of metal without dissolving it etc.
As an engineer I came up with an idea for the MTI (Metal testing and Identification) device. We do not like people here, who announce groundbreaking new things, but are not able to tell, how they are supposed to work.
I will get into the tech details on another occasion, but as a regular reader of this forum, you know the concept of the galvanic series and this is mainly on what my solution is based upon. I guess any expert will accept, that this concept is usable for a metal identification, so no rocket science, but a very hard piece of work to put this into a first working prototype.
Picture above shows a prototype from Version 1 from 2020
As with many things, the theory is simple, but the conversion into a working solution took me years, with many small iterations and also many dead ends.
I give you a lot of Blabla at this point, so you will put in account, that I developed this gadget all by myself. That means: CAD, 3D printing, electronic circuit and PCB design, microcontroller programming and so on. Some aspects (like manual in various languages, support website, gift box etc.) are yet not professional, as I would wish, but : This is an ongoing project and I try to improve details each and every day.
In this thread I try to keep you updated on the project on an irregular basis. Do not expect too much and a quick communication for the next few weeks. For the moment, I am totally overworked with this project.
Above MTI00X V2
The device shown here is able to identify several solid metals (here: Zn, Pb, Sn, Cr, Fe, Ni, Cu and Ag, Au, Pd, Rh, Pt) quite reliably, without the use of acids, x-rays etc.
Currently working on Iridium, Rhenium, Indium and light metals like Al and Mg.
This tester is not the one and only solution. If you need to know a metal composition absolutely exact, there are several very advanced (but also costly) technologies like fire assays, XRFs and others, to do that. It has its place as a very fast, low cost and non-destructive method to determine, the most dominant metal in an alloy and indicate other metals that are alloyed or plated. As development and research continues, more profiles of other metals will be added.
The MTI Mini is a down scaled version of the large industrial devices that I design and develop. It just a small demo to show the potential of this method for the small refiner.
Rendering of the latest Version V2
To give you an easy overview, just check out this (quick and dirty) video, and you will see how the device (named BozzTech MTI00X Mini or shorter "MTI" ) works:
Production has started last month and as this project is taking off fast, I am looking for distribution partners from several areas of the world to handle the demand and localize support and logistics. I will get into that later as well. If you are interested, drop me a PM, but be warned and bear with me, that it may take some days, before I find the time to communicate.
EU residents can find the tester and information on it, on the website of my publisher adrenalinemedia:
Metal tester Bozz.Tech MTI00X V2 | adrenalinemedia
Thank you for your time!
Special thanks to David, who took his time and listened to my crazy ideas ;-)
This tester would not be here, without the members of this forum and C.M. Hoke and her books.
My name is Marcel and some may still remember one of my other projects, the translation of C.M. Hoke´s book into the German language.
While doing so over a timespan of several years and learning an awesome amount of things here on the forums (mainly by reading many threads and then trying things out), I decided that there was not an easy and affordable way to determine the type of metal without dissolving it etc.
As an engineer I came up with an idea for the MTI (Metal testing and Identification) device. We do not like people here, who announce groundbreaking new things, but are not able to tell, how they are supposed to work.
I will get into the tech details on another occasion, but as a regular reader of this forum, you know the concept of the galvanic series and this is mainly on what my solution is based upon. I guess any expert will accept, that this concept is usable for a metal identification, so no rocket science, but a very hard piece of work to put this into a first working prototype.
Picture above shows a prototype from Version 1 from 2020
As with many things, the theory is simple, but the conversion into a working solution took me years, with many small iterations and also many dead ends.
I give you a lot of Blabla at this point, so you will put in account, that I developed this gadget all by myself. That means: CAD, 3D printing, electronic circuit and PCB design, microcontroller programming and so on. Some aspects (like manual in various languages, support website, gift box etc.) are yet not professional, as I would wish, but : This is an ongoing project and I try to improve details each and every day.
In this thread I try to keep you updated on the project on an irregular basis. Do not expect too much and a quick communication for the next few weeks. For the moment, I am totally overworked with this project.
Above MTI00X V2
The device shown here is able to identify several solid metals (here: Zn, Pb, Sn, Cr, Fe, Ni, Cu and Ag, Au, Pd, Rh, Pt) quite reliably, without the use of acids, x-rays etc.
Currently working on Iridium, Rhenium, Indium and light metals like Al and Mg.
This tester is not the one and only solution. If you need to know a metal composition absolutely exact, there are several very advanced (but also costly) technologies like fire assays, XRFs and others, to do that. It has its place as a very fast, low cost and non-destructive method to determine, the most dominant metal in an alloy and indicate other metals that are alloyed or plated. As development and research continues, more profiles of other metals will be added.
The MTI Mini is a down scaled version of the large industrial devices that I design and develop. It just a small demo to show the potential of this method for the small refiner.
Rendering of the latest Version V2
To give you an easy overview, just check out this (quick and dirty) video, and you will see how the device (named BozzTech MTI00X Mini or shorter "MTI" ) works:
Production has started last month and as this project is taking off fast, I am looking for distribution partners from several areas of the world to handle the demand and localize support and logistics. I will get into that later as well. If you are interested, drop me a PM, but be warned and bear with me, that it may take some days, before I find the time to communicate.
EU residents can find the tester and information on it, on the website of my publisher adrenalinemedia:
Metal tester Bozz.Tech MTI00X V2 | adrenalinemedia
Thank you for your time!
Special thanks to David, who took his time and listened to my crazy ideas ;-)
This tester would not be here, without the members of this forum and C.M. Hoke and her books.
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