That is usually true, but this wire was supposed to be 100% pure silver when purchased. Cupelation can still recover the silver without acids.

Thanks for your kind comment. Glad you enjoyed the video.

Hope you start feeling better...been a rough time since Christmas

Sorry that you are down brother. Sheryal and I have been down with a viral respatory infection for the last 3 weeks. Thanks for your support.

@@Goldpan-SuntanNM respiratory issues have been bad this winter. Hope we all can get through all of this

@@a3skywarrior929 We must live to tell the tail for another day!

@CandSMINING yeah it's a rough one, been bitter cold here thr last couple days. Shoot outside right now with the wind chill it's only 8 degrees. I need to be staying inside for now I can't be going out in that with thr shape I'm in right now lol

Glad you stopped by Tom. I know that there are impurities in that bar. I know of a system that can remove other metals and impurities. Coming soon to a KZbin channel near you.

Thanks for the kind comment and support. Stay safe and truly blessed. 🙏

Thanks Peter, I am glad you enjoyed the video. I just enjoy melting all metals. There is just something about taking a solid piece of metal and make it liquid. I wish you would have had the chance to it yourself. Almost as much fun as prospecting.

@@CandSMINING naw i prospect an looking at it raw form vers melt/smelt i perfer the raw look , anyone can have the same looking in smelted , raw is in many forms an shapes man had little to do with . Not to say im not intreaged to see an oz. Out my 4 oz saved melted lol still cant part with 😁😉

@@Moralseast Thomas, I have been prospecting for over 35 years and scrapping metal for the same time frame. I have mined gold in Arizona, Wyoming, South Dakota and dredged under water for 5 years in California and Oregon. Gold is beautiful stuff right out of the ground. Scrap metal isn't beautiful until you do something with it. I have many ounces of raw gold that I won't melt. I will scrap gold jewelry and make bars or buttons that I may sell. The other metals I will sell as scrap or melt into bars such as brass, copper and aluminum and sell them. It is all enjoyable and fun for me. I just can't sit around and watch the tube. Thanks for the comment on the video.

@@CandSMINING do you know if garrnets can go into the smelting cup with gold to seperate or would they interfear with it ?

Thanks.

14 gage color roll.I have done 16, but the torch can't stop and you must continue to move to other parts of the piece.

@CandSMINING ah ok! It was also stainless steel so I'll give 14ga cold roll a try. Thank you!

Thanks for your support Frank. Hope your new year is safe and prosperous.

Thanks

Thanks for stopping by on New Years eve. Glad yo enjoyed the video. Going to finish the heart soon. Stay safe and blessed in 2025

Thanks for the kind comment Peter. Hope you enjoyed the video. Have a safe, healthy and prosperous 2025

Thanks for watching my friend. Hope you have a great New Years and 2025 be safe and prosperous.

@CandSMINING Hey Chuck, what's the brand of foundry do you have?

Both the propane and the electric are from ToAuto. Amazon sells them relatively cheap.

No RRPC claim

You are correct, aluminium is light and extruded stronger than other aluminium types.

Thanks PT, extruded aluminum always looks good when poured. Have a safe, prosperous New Year.

Thanks Tom, I really enjoyed the quiet and good outcome. Have a safe prosperous New Year. God bless.

Thanks Frank, I did this one a couple weeks ago. I in South Dakota as I am writing this. Supposed to snow ❄️ Monday.

Have a great and Prosperous New Year.

Thanks I enjoy doing melts almost as much as prospecting.

Thanks GS, glad you stopped by. Going to get back to some prospecting soon. Honest

Problems with the video clips in the editing software caused the wrong clips to be used.

@CandSMINING oh man, I hate that, editing is always a struggle for me. I need to upgrade to a laptop and real editing software but for now I've been using the capcut app on my mobile. It works but it's a struggle. 🤷🏼‍♂️

Thank you very much for your insightful comment. You must be a shooter and reloaded. Great info my friend. Thanks for watching and commenting. Merry Christmas 🤶 🎄

Where would you sell undamaged cases 🤔?

@@CandSMINING yup, you guessed it! Bunch of reloaders call themselves "brass goblins" and would be sad to see that brass melted! You could find reloaders at your local gun range/store or there are a bunch of online groups that have buy/sell pages!

Thanks for the response. I may try sorting what I have in brass and look for buyers. Thanks for all your help.

Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 back to you my friend.

Merry Christmas Tom 🎅 🎄 to you both. Thanks for watching.

Do it you will love it.

I combine the scrapping that I do with the melts. It is a lot of fun and can be profitable. Thanks for stopping by and commenting.

Was able to do two pours 🫗 this year...hope to have time for more

@@CandSMINING I have a ton of brass hanging out around my work that usually just gets tossed into the dumpster over here at work. Big ball valves and whatnot that I need to start telling the guys to save for me!

@a3skywarrior929 time.... ugh, that darn word again! That has been a huge issue for me in 2024. I sure hope the 2025 has more for us buddy as it just makes the year go by way too fast ☹️

@Goldpan-SuntanNM heck yeah... only copper wire and steel where I work but don't take any because they recycle to recover the cost.

Thanks for stopping by and watching the video. This was a really fun melt and pour. Watch for some future pours.

Thanks Frank, glad you stopped by to see another one of these videos. Merry Christmas to you and yours my friend.

Hey GS, thanks for stopping by. I want to wish a Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 to you and your family.

Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed the video. It is still shiny today, been over 2 weeks.

Was there a use for the ingots, or just doing it for fun?

I will sell online after I rebuild my stock. I get about $1.35 per pound for scrap brass at the yard. I get about $1.05 per ounce online, that's almost $17/lb.

I appreciate you watching and commenting! Your support means a lot! Merry Christmas

Thanks for stopping by! I appreciate your input on the video!

Did you happen to read the first comment 🤔 It stated that there was a problem with the video. thanks for being understanding.

The title does have a lot to do with the video. It was supposed to be a brass pour and show the dangers of working with brass. Had big problem with camera clips and ended up showing a copper pour, big problem!!! yes

Thanks Tom, not sure what happened but the basics of melting was still there.

Dear aunt Clara, if they are your doorknobs, I am sorry to tell you they have gone to doorknobs heaven.

Julie sorry for the problem with this video, should have been a brass bar. Video clips went wonkie.

@@CandSMINING 😲😲😲…..Aunt C

I am sorry, the brass is now a bar of gold ✨️ 🤣 🤣🤣

Rich thanks for this post brother. I didn't realize that there was a problem with this video. Had a problem with the clips that were lost and transposed.

Hehe gold...we wish right. Do everything with my phone and when I goof up a clip...it's lost

So Jeffrey I see have done 0 videos. I have done over 500 and have over 5000 subs. I find it hard to take advice from someone who has never done it. Make and edit over 500 videos and learn something.

@CandSMINING you're funny

Been mining over 30 years. It isn't about speed it is always about recovery. A good gold miner knows that.

I really enjoy pouring metals and just making bar ingots. Something about making metals turn to liquid and back to solid.

Thanks for the tip.

Thanks Tripp! It's all about the process, enjoy those pours!

Thanks Frank, Don't like melting much brass because of the off gas from the zinc. This one went well and did make A nice bar.

Nice! Have a blast with those pours! Can't wait to see what you come up with!

Have a small sword mold that hasn't been used. Just no time lately. Have also need to figure out why it sounds like a buzz jet. Has to be either propane/air setting

Keep after those melts Rich. The sound you are hearing may be freezing of the propane bottle fittings while it is being used. Try sitting the bottle in a tub of hot water while you are using it.

Thanks Mandy, I appreciate your continued support. really glad the video was of use to you.