Exciting times

[StackingItAll]

Just getting prepared to pour my first silver bar 11oz. I'm betting it goes horribly wrong

[RoughDog]

First pour is a 11 oz bar. 😮

I would of done 100g or something smaller.

[StackingItAll]

5 minutes ago, RoughDog said:

First pour is a 11 oz bar. 😮

I would of done 100g or something smaller.

In at the deep end

[RoughDog]

1 hour ago, StackingItAll said:

In at the deep end

Don't forget to heat up the mold.

Pics to follow?

[StackingItAll]

11 minutes ago, RoughDog said:

Don't forget to heat up the mold.

Pics to follow?

I have posted pics in different thread

[musketsmoke]

how much borax you have to use ?

[Chronix]

awesome  😃

[StackingItAll]

On 15/10/2019 at 21:56, musketsmoke said:

how much borax you have to use ?

Didnt use any didnt think would need it using silver shot. If I should have please let me know

[musketsmoke]

8 hours ago, StackingItAll said:

Didnt use any didnt think would need it using silver shot. If I should have please let me know

well borax is used for making  a glass like cover over 

the molten metal silver gold brass and such the like

it is also a flux making the molten metal bond better to its self because its makes the metal hotter and keeps its heat for longer due to the glass cap

it also pushes away from the centre any impurities and in some cases can burn them away from the heat

as as its lighter than the metals when its poured it always goes to the top 

making with practice a very smooth surface

 

 

 

[StackingItAll]

21 minutes ago, musketsmoke said:

well borax is used for making  a glass like cover over 

the molten metal silver gold brass and such the like

it is also a flux making the molten metal bond better to its self because its makes the metal hotter and keeps its heat for longer due to the glass cap

it also pushes away from the centre any impurities and in some cases can burn them away from the heat

as as its lighter than the metals when its poured it always goes to the top 

making with practice a very smooth surface

 

 

 

I have borax in the house for my laundry detergent making so will pop a bit in with next pour that should be in an hour or so :)thanks for the heads up really appreciated.

[StackingItAll]

1 hour ago, musketsmoke said:

well borax is used for making  a glass like cover over 

the molten metal silver gold brass and such the like

it is also a flux making the molten metal bond better to its self because its makes the metal hotter and keeps its heat for longer due to the glass cap

it also pushes away from the centre any impurities and in some cases can burn them away from the heat

as as its lighter than the metals when its poured it always goes to the top 

making with practice a very smooth surface

 

 

 

I used borax and it has come out horrible lol now back in melting again. Fingers crossed will sort itself out.

[musketsmoke]

what did it do to come out horrid for you ?

 

 

[StackingItAll]

39 minutes ago, musketsmoke said:

what did it do to come out horrid for you ?

 

 

It had like a scum all over it was not clean like the first one. Not sure what happened with it but not appealing on the eye.

[musketsmoke]

stupid question but you are using 999 

if not the borax will separate the different elements 

[StackingItAll]

Yes 999 buddy bought from backyardbullion himself.

[kimchi]

1 minute ago, StackingItAll said:

Yes 999 buddy bought from backyardbullion himself.

In my experience Table does it slightly cheaper

[StackingItAll]

Just now, kimchi said:

In my experience Table does it slightly cheaper

Dont follow sorry

[kimchi]

7 minutes ago, StackingItAll said:

Dont follow sorry

You don't know @BackyardBullion Table?

The poor thing is desperate to avoid being hammered any more, so in my experience offers slightly more competitive rates which seems to suit us all

#freethetable

[BackyardBullion]

@StackingItAll you don't need borax, the silver is pure enough that it just is not needed and will just cause more grief than it is worth, by the sounds of it you have found this out already!

If you are experiencing lots of graphite schmutz, as I call it, then it might be worth getting some graphite stiring rods you can give the molten silver a quick stir and any floating "scum" or schmutz should come out on the stiring rod.

[StackingItAll]

40 minutes ago, BackyardBullion said:

@StackingItAll you don't need borax, the silver is pure enough that it just is not needed and will just cause more grief than it is worth, by the sounds of it you have found this out already!

If you are experiencing lots of graphite schmutz, as I call it, then it might be worth getting some graphite stiring rods you can give the molten silver a quick stir and any floating "scum" or schmutz should come out on the stiring rod.

I wont be using it again the rods sound like the perfect solution I will order some now from Amazon thank you for the heads up.