silversaddle1
Well-known member
I was talking to a truck mechanic friend in the shop the other day and we were discussing a big bin of silver plated brass/copper that has been sitting for years. He asked why I have not sent it out to refine and I explained to him that it was difficult to remove the plating from the base metals. He quickly turned and asked why not sandblast the silver off the base metal and refine the dust? He said he once had a small, benchtop blast cabinet that held about 1 pound of media. Why not do it like that? That's a good question. Could you blast it then refine the media as a whole, or would you be asking for an even bigger mess? You guys all know I refine nothing, but I like learning about the different processes people use.