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[goldsilverpro]

Welcome aboard, Dave. Always good to have another refiner on the forum.

A couple I have dealt with

http://www.legend-reno.com/

http://www.dfcceramics.com/

There are also foundry supply companies that carry crucibles, tongs, etc. Google it.

Action Mining has a lot of stuff, but I've always found their prices to be somewhat high.
http://www.actionmining.com/

I'm sure others can add to this list.

Chris

 

[Claudie]

Welcome to the forum Dave. I think you'll like it here. 8)

 

[maxxgold]

Thanks Claudie and Chris.

I notice I do my refining different from what I have read hear. I use table top filters like http://www.calpaclab.com/products/18_Buchner_Tabletop_Funnel_Poly_Medium_Porosity_Fixed_Plate-5044-40.html and teflon diaphragm vacuum pumps supplied by a high capacity 5 HP 80 gallon air compressor and pump my AR solutions into a 30 gallon container. I am using SMB for the precip but I sure miss the Hydrazine (Scavox 35%). If I can find some at a somewhat reasonable price I'll switch off the SMB in a heart beat. Also big coffee urn filters from a restaurant supply house sure work well. A right size large plastic cauldron from Target and a plastic bucket from Menards are good for sponge capture. I know some of finer particles slip through but they're not much and can be gotten later.

 

[Palladium]

Also big coffee urn filters from a restaurant supply house sure work well. A right size large plastic cauldron from Target and a plastic bucket

I already like this gentleman. 8)

Welcome to the forum Dave.

 

[maxxgold]

Thanks Palladium

I haven't used a Watman filter or a porcelain buchner funnel in about 18 years. My Erlenmeyer vacuum flasks just hold a regular plastic funnel(s) with a coffee filter paper or two (doubled up when need be) folded into a cone for it for the smaller jobs. I use the plastic spaghetti straining cauldrons in 5 gallon plastic buckets for the bigger stuff. I use the table top plastic Buchner filter for the polishing dust jobs that I double pass through the AR and smelt the residual materials afterwards. I've refined thousands of ounces of gold this way with the purity range between 99.92 to 99.99.

 

[jacknicholson]

Name : Jim
Sex : Male
Age : 55
Location : Chatsworth, California
Profession : IT
Hobbies : Cars, Motorcycles, etc.
Interrests : Technology, and other things
How long have you been refining gold? : -) exactly 0 years
What are you looking for in our community? : just want to learn about the processes and go from there... refining or not refining.
How did you discovered our Forum? : Google search, tons of info but most of it not worth reading. Sure glad to find this site.
Other : After I spend a lot of time reading I will certainly be better armed to make smart choices about what I do or don't do next. Thanks for caring and sharing.

 

[pathfinder_05]

Name : Brian
Sex : Man
Age : 39
Location : Santiago, Chile (moving back to the UK next year)
Profession : Web Designer
Hobbies : Nature, the great outdoors, my dog
Interrests : wildlife, travel related issues, the internet (it is infinite!)
How long have you been refining gold? : I'm about to start! I'm visiting all the computer shops out here for cheap deals.
What are you looking for in our community? : to learn from the experienced, to have a laugh with the everyone and to put a little something back in for others
How did you discovered our Forum? : a link on goldnscrap.com (I went to his site after watching all his youtube videos)
Other : As advised I've just started that book you all recommend and provide a download for (sorry forgot the name) and I find it absolutely fascinating, thanks.

 

[butcher]

well look's like you guy's need to get a download of HOKE's book (check book section), so you can get caught up to the rest of us.

welcome, if you have good manners and like gold and learning, your gonna love it here.

 

[rwjr]

Name :Richard Whelan
Sex :Male
Age :68
Location :Missouri
Profession :Retired
Hobbies rospecting
How long have you been refining gold? :I just started
What are you looking for in our community? :Honesty
How did you discovered our Forum? :Surfing the web

 

[markbooth]

Hello everyone,
My name is Mark Booth and I have been reading and enjoying the comments and lessons on this forum for a few months. I wanted to say first that the philosophy of shared knowledge and the quest for it is what I like the most. There is so much here that sometimes I don't know where to start. Let me dispense with the introductions and get back to the reason I am finally posting something. (it will be in the silver category)
Name: Mark Booth
Age: 44
Location: Alabama
Profession: Gold and silver buyer/computer scrap
Hobbies: All things metal. I started as a scrapper in general, moved on to non-ferrous metals, and finally to my true passion...Precious metals. There were a few forays into additional fields but I always seem to come back to PM's The gold buying business has been good to me but the knowledge in the recovery and refining of PM's is my goal.
Again, Thanks for the idea behind the entire forum and for the effort and input of its many members. It gives you a little more faith in mankind when you encounter such things and it seems to be getting more rare these days.
Sincerely,
Mark Booth

 

[Palladium]

Welcome to the forum Mark.

 

[satosan]

Name : Jeff
Sex : M
Age : 44
Location : South Carolina
Profession : Electronics repair
Hobbies : Coins/Bullion
Interrests : Motorcycles/Bullion coins/PM's in general
How long have you been refining gold? : Never have
What are you looking for in our community? : My Obi Wan Kenobi. Knowledge to determine what level I want to take this information.
How did you discovered our Forum? : Google
Other : Dealing with bullion metals for the last year and a half has led me to wonder where these coins come from and how refining may fit into my plans with precious metals. I currently have a precious metals purchase permit to buy PM's from the public. I also realize after reading a little about e-scrap that I may be able to get some of these types of metals from my work. We throw boards away all the time. I believe right now most of our stuff goes to the Goodwill and they sort it out. Sometimes IT dept. may get rid of some CPU towers as well. I know of 1 that scraps a lot of our aluminum waste but don't know anyone that is e-scrapping.

 

[jmdlcar]

I should have did this from day one.

Name : Jack Carpenter
Sex : M
Age : 63
Location : Marysville Ohio
Profession : Retail (Wal*Mart)
Hobbies : None
Interrests : Learn how to Refining gold
How long have you been refining gold? : None
What are you looking for in our community? : Honesty & Safety
How did you discovered our Forum? : Web Search
Other : I'm on a fix income and I live in a small town plus I need a hobby.

 

[knujiv]

Hello,

Name : George
Sex : Male
Age : 53 and aging not too gracefully.
Location : Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Profession : Construction background.
Hobbies : Many & Varied
Interests : It's ALL interesting!
How long have you been refining gold? : zero
What are you looking for in our community? : An education
How did you discovered our Forum? : Stumbled upon it via web search.

Other :

I joined the forum a couple of months ago. I made my first post early this morning, and I apologize for doing so without introducing myself first.

I've been involved is general scrap metal, buying and selling of antiques/collectibles, and the associated flipping of karat gold & silver scrap for many years, and have always had a curiosity about refining, etc. Periodic web searches on the subject proved disappointing.... mostly resulting in confusing, contradicting and often scary results..... until I managed to find this forum. While I still feel I'm a long ways away from any serious attempts, I am miles closer as a result of what I've learned, and continue to learn here.

I am very much enjoying this learning process. I'm currently contemplating the frame work of a plan to move forward.... at this time continuing to read, study and working on creating my own set of notes to help guide me. I'm a bit cautious by nature, so am comfortable taking my time to be sure I have a clear understanding of what I am doing.

I'm starting to accumulate e-scrap raw materials and some equipment. I'm setting aside a small percentage of the karat gold scrap that I encounter, but am still flipping the majority of it to keep things in motion.

I may have left an impression in my other post that I was some big-time scrap gold dealer..... I'm not. The 23 lots mentioned that were sold to that individual buyer in that 14 month period were not large (probably averaging $200) and would constitute something like 60-65% of the total scrap that has passed through my hands in that same period. All of this came to me mostly as a result of pavement pounding in pursuit of the antiques/collectibles & general scrap that are my bread & butter.

My ultimate goal here is to create a little hobby that fits in well with my other activities. I have no illusions of it being any kind of a money maker.... I'm mostly enjoying the challenge of learning something new.

Thanks!!!

 

[lala14]

Name :jesse
Sex :m
Age :30
Location :san antonio tx
Profession :com tec
Hobbies :metal detecting
Interrests :gold lol
How long have you been refining gold? :2yr
What are you looking for in our community? :anything an everything since i been here iv learn more then ever
How did you discovered our Forum? : steve youtube video revers electro :lol: :lol:
Other :mmmmmmmmm dont now is thir any more in san antonio :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

 

[Snowmeow]

Greetings for everyone! :mrgreen:

Name : Jairo N. Dias (aka Snowmeow)
Sex : Male
Age : 32
Location : Penápolis, São Paulo, Brazil (May I am the first Brazilian in the Forum?)
Profession : Video editor (Working in a small cable TV channel)
Hobbies : Surfing on Internet, listening classical musics, Reading and Writing.
Interrests : Gold, of course! (And maybe silver, why not?)
How long have you been refining gold? : I am beginning to buy equipment. Already have scale and scraps. :roll:
What are you looking for in our community? : A safe and cheap way to get gold and silver from the scraps I have.
How did you discovered our Forum? : Searching a way to learn how to get gold and silver from the scraps I have.
Other : Things are pretty expensive in Brazil, because the taxes abuse practiced by the governments. I need a new hobby that give me some (hope of) extra yield. I am open to questions via PM. :mrgreen:

 

[Night_rain]

Name :Steve
Sex :M
Age :55
Location :Quincy IL.
Profession :Owner/Operator Pro photo lab
Hobbies hotography and fishing
Interrests :Learning anything and everything
How long have you been refining gold? :I'm just starting
What are you looking for in our community? :information and discussion
How did you discovered our Forum? :simple google research
Other :I'm having to scrap out all the old photo lab equipment and after all these years of investing in a business that has gone defunct I need to get back as much as I can and maybe along the way meet a few news friends and find a new way of life.

 

[Claudie]

Welcome to the forum Steve. The best place on the internet to learn about refining precious metals is right here. Enjoy it!

 

[ECM]

Welcome In guys
Present your self to the rest of the community, feel free to add things :wink:

Name atrick
Sex :Male
Age :47
Location :Amsterdam, Netherlands
Profession :Mintmaster of European Central Mint
Hobbies :Coining
Interrests :Refining of gold, silver, melting of gold silver.
How long have you been refining gold? :Just want to start
What are you looking for in our community? :Knowledge, help and technical information
How did you discovered our Forum? :Just by browsing
Other :

Just want to say Hello from Amsterdam Holland!!

 

[Claudie]

Welcome to the forum atrick. Maybe you can teach us something about coining as you learn what we have to teach!