Melting silver plated items into ingots

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11 ай бұрын

Hi everyone.
today im going to be melting down some silver plated items into some ingot.lets see what i end up with
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@rocknepoovey4381 7 күн бұрын

Don't listen to that friend again 0:14

@silverlover5817 11 ай бұрын

nice bars, thanks for the video...

@meltingipswich 11 ай бұрын

Thank you

@JohnnyGuitaristOfficial Ай бұрын

Those were actually some pretty cool cowboy boots 👢👢

@RJM1011 11 ай бұрын

Well done.

@SkullerMetals 6 ай бұрын

That's cool. For some reason I figured it would still look like copper, with silver plating only being 7% of the make-up. Good to know though. It has a nice color to it. I have a bunch myself, I may have to melt some down. Nice goin'.

@meltingipswich 6 ай бұрын

Thank you. I was actually melting these for a friend. If they were mine I might of taken a different approach 👍😂

@bluesSGL Ай бұрын

You can get cool effects by pickling low silver and gold alloys in a weak acid. The acid disolves the surface copper without touching the silver/gold.

@kelvinsparks4651 11 ай бұрын

Looks like a good old black and decker drill still going strong.

@meltingipswich 11 ай бұрын

🤣😂🤣

@gmgssilverplate 6 ай бұрын

The little boots one was definitely either steel or lead, i have a pair of them, they are mad heavy!

@meltingipswich 6 ай бұрын

I’m pretty sure they were brass as there was no chemical reaction at all and solid brass is very heavy aswell

@CandSMINING 11 ай бұрын

Being silver plate is the result a .925 bar? Great pour fun to watch. Thanks for sharing.😎😎⛏⛏🔥🔥

@meltingipswich 11 ай бұрын

No I don’t think there is much silver in it at all but the whole thing was silver in colour which was surprising

@joshwade633 4 ай бұрын

So how would someone separate the silver from the base metal being plated?

@670TXxGregorysxXT670 3 ай бұрын

Nitric acid @@joshwade633

@yesrecovery4425 Ай бұрын

@@joshwade633 Hn03 . Then precipitation and drop the silver out of solution to separate any other metals

@itsjustme356 2 ай бұрын

That was great to watch yeah some aluminium get oxidised leaving more dross when melted but nice once cleaned up into ingots , nice days work brother

@meltingipswich 2 ай бұрын

Thank you 👍

@dougl945 3 ай бұрын

You could recover the silver from surface first, then melt.

@meltingipswich 3 ай бұрын

I melted these for a friend and I just done what he asked me to do

@alanpecherer5705 21 күн бұрын

I was pretty surprised to see any sort of silvery appearance on the finished ingots. I'd have thought they would look like brass, which I am assuming is the main underlying metal, although some could be pewter. Also surprised to NOT see the normal scabby surface appearance of pure copper and to some extent, brass. I'd reco doing a specific gravity test (hang with string in water) on that smaller bar to get an idea of the composition, just for giggles.

@meltingipswich 19 күн бұрын

😂 thank you but these where melted for a friend so I no longer have them. Thank you for watching 👍

@curtiswalter86 27 күн бұрын

That is some very dirty silver. Refine 999.

@AHMEDNAYAZIK Ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤

@dav1dbone 11 күн бұрын

I've some epns knifes, 2 questions if anyone can help, is a 3kw 1100C electric furnace hot enough to fully melt it and would it be suitable for casting small spur gears 33t 1m? Silver content is so small I'd disregard it but it'd be nice to repurpose the metal.

@meltingipswich 8 күн бұрын

I’ve actually got video on melting silver in a 3kw electric furnace and I failed miserably so I just put it in the gas and that done the job 👍

@justanothermeltingchannel 11 ай бұрын

It’s so interesting to watch this pour. I’m so accustomed to aluminum that seeing something silvery but without the same surface tension is hard to process in my head. Great video Ipswich!

@meltingipswich 11 ай бұрын

That you I not even sure what kind of metal it is. But I meted then for a friend and I guess it’s up to them to figure that out 😂 Thank for watching 👍

@gmgssilverplate 6 ай бұрын

@@meltingipswich would be wrong to just call it pot metal at this point?

@mojavegold- 21 күн бұрын

This reminds me of the gold-plated brass pins that are being melted down, cast into ingots and sold on eBay by unscrupulous sellers in the middle east. You are just taking an item that is easy to extract the valuable plating from - and making it completely uneconomical. You might just as well spend the gas and your labor to melt down and sell zinc scrap.

@meltingipswich 19 күн бұрын

This was melted down for a friend it wasn’t mine. I was just doing as I was asked I know it would have been better to extract the silver. And I would never sell things on eBay under false pretences. Thank you for watching and commenting I welcome all comments 👍

@mattyal9347 11 ай бұрын

I detected zinc smoldering andthe video showed a piece melting quite quickly like aluminum so I would bet you have copper, brass, aluminum and a possibility of pewter but from what I read pewter is to costly to silver plate.its a " pot luck pour!"

@meltingipswich 11 ай бұрын

😂 yeah I think there is a real mixture there I would probably throw lead in there aswell

@CanadianTreasureHunter 11 ай бұрын

Before you melt this kind of stuff take a grinder & see if its Copper, Brass or stainless, You have Lead + Pewter Contamination, No scrap yard will buy them as Cu Or Brass maybe Lead as they pay the lowest, Some are made of brass with Lead handles, Also since your melting Lead mixtures check & see if your filters are rated for Lead?

@meltingipswich 11 ай бұрын

I melted these for a friend and wanted them all melted together so I was just doing as he wanted i definitely wouldn’t of melted them if they where mine I would of got someone to chemically remove the silver. Thank you for watching 👍

@TheWickkit 3 ай бұрын

@@meltingipswich maybe mention that in the beginning when you noted it was for a friend that they didn't want the silver separated and this is not a method for anyone wanting to properly separate the silver from the rest of the metals. It SHOULD be obvious but there are some very clueless people on this planet.

@Hughsllc Ай бұрын

The stainless won't melt at that temp. Alot of silver plate is German silver mostly nickle.

@torpedo1306 11 күн бұрын

Too bad the boots weren't your size. They wouldn't be comfortable, but style usually isn't.

@meltingipswich 8 күн бұрын

😂

@smvillarreal1854 Ай бұрын

Why would you not refine the silver out? From what I see the items on the table were more valuable as antiques. For instance I have sold the small boots for around €10 and €30 for a pair. Some plated items still have value, not a lot but more than low end scrap as has been noted. But a nice job on the smelting and the ingots.

@meltingipswich Ай бұрын

Thank you for watching and commenting. I melted these for a friend and if they were mine I would of done things differently 👍

@thomascraddock8697 Ай бұрын

Its alloy now 😂❤

@meltingipswich Ай бұрын

Yeah

@toddhollingsworth4248 11 ай бұрын

Does the silver pour out first, guessing that the copper is heavier and takes longer to melt? What is the material that the silver is covering?

@meltingipswich 11 ай бұрын

The whole thing is silver in colour I am very tempted in drilling into it to see what’s inside

@toddhollingsworth4248 11 ай бұрын

@@meltingipswich yeah I think you should drill it as well!

@jasongrinnell1986 11 ай бұрын

@@meltingipswich how about cutting one in half? Or cut the end off so we can see if it layered.

@danaedwards5464 11 ай бұрын

i would be guessing that was pewter

@meltingipswich 11 ай бұрын

I think it’s alsorts if I’m honest

@JeffSmith-yc2ly Ай бұрын

2:13 how lucky are you that this did not blow up a soon as you put that in? I did something similar with a small copper elbow and had molten metal blow all over the place.

@meltingipswich Ай бұрын

👍

@keveritt100 Ай бұрын

Are you in Ipswich, MA?

@meltingipswich Ай бұрын

Ipswich England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@gregbrightwell662 11 ай бұрын

So, a silver rich pewter?

@meltingipswich 11 ай бұрын

I’m not sure what I’ve ended up with. It’s a mystery ingot

@millieforrest4062 4 ай бұрын

I'm confused, if it is only silver plated, where did the other metal go?

@meltingipswich 4 ай бұрын

It’s created an alloy. An unknown alloy tho

@user-ye7qw3qx2d 2 ай бұрын

I have the same question do u no Thank you

@meltingipswich 2 ай бұрын

@@user-ye7qw3qx2d the metals didn’t go anywhere it’s made an alloy

@user-ye7qw3qx2d 2 ай бұрын

@@meltingipswich Thank you for getting back to me!

@toddhollingsworth4248 11 ай бұрын

16 lbs of what? What is the chemical composition of your end product?

@meltingipswich 11 ай бұрын

It’s a mystery I have no idea I just melted it down for a friend

@eniocastillo9622 8 ай бұрын

what is the value of it all

@yesrecovery4425 Ай бұрын

Be far easier to remove the silver in solution now it's concentrated

@empirefinds 11 ай бұрын

75 percent silver 25 percent tin copper and silver do not look silver when melted .silver and brass not likely as the silver would start burning off before the brass melts. lead no chance . That's my opinion awesome melt brother

@meltingipswich 11 ай бұрын

Yeah I’m not really sure what it is but it was done for a friend and they will have to figure that out. One thing they are heavy old bars

@jaymo9896 6 ай бұрын

Jesus loves you and died for you man of God have a blessed rest of your year

@meltingipswich 6 ай бұрын

Thank you 👍

@reillystsb 4 ай бұрын

How much silver can successfully be extracted 40 % silver

@meltingipswich 4 ай бұрын

I’m not sure 🤔 I was just by a friend to melt it down if it was mine I would of wanted to extract the silver first

@reillystsb 4 ай бұрын

How much

@meltingipswich 4 ай бұрын

@@reillystsb I’m not sure

@reillystsb 4 ай бұрын

@@meltingipswich Thanks

@sparksmcgee6641 2 ай бұрын

Way less it was plated not sterling 2% maybe

@mathaesmi7531 5 ай бұрын

Can u sell them for profit?

@meltingipswich 5 ай бұрын

You can but they are not going to make you load of money

@mathaesmi7531 5 ай бұрын

@@meltingipswich damn

@TheWickkit 3 ай бұрын

So you're just melting it all together into one chunk without separating the silver from everything else and making it seem like that's just ok for everyone who watched your video and didn't know any better?? Irresponsible.

@meltingipswich 3 ай бұрын

Thank you 👍

@yesrecovery4425 Ай бұрын

It's is way easier for his friend to now remove the silver in solution from the other metals .

@TheWickkit Ай бұрын

@@yesrecovery4425 Yes, some of us know this, I'm betting a significant portion of people watching this video do not. Maybe it's mentioned somewhere and I missed it...