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I just did a batch of sterling silver. Nitric and distilled dissolving went very well. No excess nitric issue, filtered the nitrate.
I wanted to check quality difference between processes: cemented w copper. Salt/lye/sugar. Salt/lye but no sugar.
Salt/lye/sugar went well, so did cementing with copper, both melt into metal nicely.
I thought I could melt the silver oxide after the lye stage by rinsing well and drying, without adding the sugar. It won’t melt, just turns to a thick syrup? Also has a blue/purple look.
Thanks for any input.
I wanted to check quality difference between processes: cemented w copper. Salt/lye/sugar. Salt/lye but no sugar.
Salt/lye/sugar went well, so did cementing with copper, both melt into metal nicely.
I thought I could melt the silver oxide after the lye stage by rinsing well and drying, without adding the sugar. It won’t melt, just turns to a thick syrup? Also has a blue/purple look.
Thanks for any input.