Building An Economy Silver Cell For Under $20

[@edwardkretchmer9917]

Thanks!

[@BackyardScrapping]

Thanks so much, & thanks for the $2 lol your are only the second to ever send a donation!!😄👏👏👈

[@edwardkretchmer9917]

@@BackyardScrapping well shit, that's unfortunate but hopefully more comes your way. I appreciate the info and time you took to present it. Wish I could give more.

[@BackyardScrapping]

@@edwardkretchmer9917 not a problem, that two is as good as a million, its the thought that counts! Your acknowledgment of the effort that I put into my videos is GREATLY Appreciated!!

[@shaneyork300]

You make the power supply part much simpler!! I'm not trying down sreetips, the guy is really good, but when he did the power supply I thought he should've watched the way you do it!!! You make it soooo much easier and it looks alot better!!! You might have just out did yourself!! This is possibly the best video!! Dang good video!!!!!!

[@BackyardScrapping]

Thanks again Shane, I always say some things are hard enough to do, no point in making anything harder if you don't have too 😃

[@darcybrawataakaontariostac6835]

Awesome video. I started stacking silver for about 2.5 years, and my wife thinks that i’m an idiot. I told her about growing silver crystals and she suggested that i should try.

[@garydesmond3304]

The reason your Wife thinks your an idiot has nothing to do with silver stacking.

[@BackyardScrapping]

I say go for it, its alot of fun!!

[@JesusChrist_IsTruth-LoveForALL]

@@BackyardScrapping so are you really "growing" silver? I thought this was the case but another person who does this stuff said you just get out what you put in, but In a more pure form. So you aren't really "growing" any EXTRA silver right? You just get OUT what you put IN but at in more pure state, eliminating out the impurities?

[@BackyardScrapping]

​@@JesusChrist_IsTruth-LoveForALL Correct, you are just ending up with a cleaner product. If you do everything right when you are 1st refining, you should end up with at least three nines fine silver or better. But if you are unsure what your refine has yielded this is a way to be sure. Also if you want to use the silver for health applications, like making colloidal silver you need better then a .999 to end up with a good product. It just depends how pure you want your end product. The industry standard necessary to be considered pure is .999 any thing more depends on the application as I said above. The way I do my refining and clean up has been yielding me nearly four nines fine silver, which is good enough for me because for the most part buyers will pay you no extra money for the extra nines of fineness, but you have to be sure what the fineness is, especially if you are making bars or castings to sell. Miss marking you metals is not legal, and also will ruin you reputation! Now that I have access to an XRF tester and know for sure what the fineness is of my finished product is, I no longer need to use the silver cell to be sure that my sliver is what I say it is. Hope this better explains this process.

[@JesusChrist_IsTruth-LoveForALL]

@@BackyardScrapping wow, very informative! This is very interesting to see you do and hear you explain! I have never come across this stuff until now and it is very interesting what you do and how you explained it. Thank you for clearing it all up! I may get some of that colonial silver from you!

[@timbush4968]

A person does not always understand what they are told until the right person explains it. Awesome explanation.

[@BackyardScrapping]

thanks so much!!

[@jumpieva]

so where does the average person initially get all the 'junk silver' ? I initially thought this was a chemical process to actually make silver from something not silver

[@BackyardScrapping]

This is just the process of purifying the silver, see the rest of my answer below, its a bit long, but I hope it will make things clearer. The junk silver can come from anywhere, yard sales, flee markets, thrift stores, junkyards, etc.. As far as creating silver from something else, I'm sure as with gold, it has been tried with no success. Silver as gold is a naturally occurring mineral mined from the earth. "Man" has often used the term that he created something, but if you think about it he has merely mixed things that already occur to make something else, IE., a mixture, not a creation. Simply put, what is a western omelet?? A western omelet is scrambled eggs, tomatoes, green peppers, and onions mixed together to make what we call "A Western Omelet", nothing was created here, things that already exist were just mixed together to make something new. I once heard a joke where a scientist was telling God that man now has the ability to create life and challenged him to a contest, so the scientist said being that you are God, you can go 1st. So God reached down and picked up a hand full of dirt, and breathed life into it, then he said to the scientist now its your turn. So the scientist scooped up some dirt and put it in a test tube, then God said "Wait Just A Second" you're going to use my dirt to create life?? Challenge me again when you have created your own dirt!! All things that are so called "Created" are just things that are already here, then combined to make something new. A painting is often called a creation, but all it is, is paint on a canvas, how it is arranged makes it a piece of art, but its still just a mixture of things that already exist.

[@user-lb8do4ew6k]

Goodwill stores, garage sales, flea markets are all decent sources. Ebay is pricier but I've never gotten ripped off

[@David-sw3on]

Thanks for the tips on the use of the power supply- I actually have one lying around myself, but I didn't expect to get any use out of it until now! Very Cool👍😉🇨🇦

[@BackyardScrapping]

your welcome!

[@bobcansee]

I too watch Sreetips and he is really good. I like what you are doing too. Love the power supply and the explanation of how to set it up. Thanks for that! I wanna see the anode your going t make. This is a real easy setup so far Thanks! On to the electrolyte and the rest s I can give it a shot. Great video by the way!

[@BackyardScrapping]

Thanks, glad it was of help!!

[@ClwnJuNkY]

Sreetips is awesome . But I needed this as I collect shit loads of scrap computers

[@jakesmerth1919]

I heard you mention Sreetips.. Crazy, cuz you sound just like him..

[@BackyardScrapping]

lol, thanks, I would love to know as much as he does! I think my reference was based having or not having the money to but expensive equipment.

[@rayh.williamsiii]

You should make a very nice Crystal if the voltage I've experimented by putting high-grade ore rocks on top of the chlorine crystals right out of the rock very cool reverse the polarity to do that

[@BackyardScrapping]

👍

[@pbrodie1065]

These power supplies shut down on detecting a short circuit,never used a fuse on one of these supplies,to restart them turn them off at the main switch,will not restart otherwise.

[@BackyardScrapping]

Not so much the power supply I'm worried about as burning the bag and causing the contaminated silver to fall and mix in with the pure silver and having to do the batch again.

[@JustJeff62]

Love this video! This is the third time I'm watching. I'm getting the stuff together for the cell. I think I want to use a combination of yours and Sreetips methods. I really like your method for sure! What I like about Sreetips, is using the stainless bowl. With his method though, a guy needs a truck load of silver. Which is not easy to get unless you don't care how much your paying for it. This will be my first time doing this and I only have so much silver. So I take it I can adjust my cell size to the amount of silver I have. Is that correct? Thank you for your time brother!

[@BackyardScrapping]

Yep, just use a smaller bowl, everything else should be the same. even small cells will run a good amount of silver. Just keep the crystals pushed down so things don't short out. Also I would suggest on small cells not to run them un-attended (over night) some times there are growth spurts, & you end up with shorts!

[@JustJeff62]

@@BackyardScrapping Thank you! All I need to get my hands on is one of those Dacron filters and I'm set.

[@Steelythestacker]

While you could do this with a computer power supply, if you are going to put the time and effort and silver investment into this, I would highly recommend using a decent power supply that allows you to monitor and adjust the voltage and amperage. I built a very inexpensive cell but spent 50 bucks on the supply and Im glad I did, as I can now adjust things and find what settings give the best results. Just please if you do try this, do more research than just watching one video, and be safe and responsible with your actions. Wear all personal protection, and remember nitric acid can kill you if used improperly.

[@armandofromthevault9775]

I took a little electronics but never kept up with it. but all interesting. Thanks for sharing.

[@BackyardScrapping]

Me too, but for the most part I learn the hard way, BY GETTING SHOCKED LOL!!

[@terryqueen3233]

Well you lost me at green and black

[@BackyardScrapping]

lol I'm not much with electrical stuff my self, I know just enough for a good shock!! 😆😅🤣😂

[@ShirlBussman]

Your videos amaze me all the time. Such interesting things and can't wait for the next video. ♥ To you and Cheryl.

[@BackyardScrapping]

Thanks Shirl, ❤ U2, Dino & Cheryl

[@ShirlBussman]

@@BackyardScrapping Thanks guys and your welcome. ♥

[@SirenaSpades]

I have a bench power supply, it can be used for anything, but it was bought for a CB radio, if that gives anyone ideas about how to round one up. Someone might have one if they were going to use a cb radio indoors.

[@BackyardScrapping]

Pretty much any kind of a DC power supply can be use, the only thing is the higher the watts and volts are, the smaller the crystals will be, but if your just wanting to purify, I guess it doesn't matter.

[@christopherj5780]

Will 12vdc work? Does the amps matter? I came across a simple car battery charger.

[@BackyardScrapping]

I have never tried 12 vdc, I would think it would work, but the higher the volts the smaller the crystal's will be from what I understand.

[@AceBullion]

Dang bud I want to see your take on electrolyte. Great job!!!!

[@TomokosEnterprize]

Great step by step eh. This fella would have made a great teacher. I will have your photos done tomorrow bud. I actually got out to the ranch and made shot today. Pouring tomorrow for the first time in nearly a month. Woohoo.

[@BackyardScrapping]

Gonna explain it not gonna show it because its the same basic process as refining with dilute nitric acid, only the end result is pure silver nitrate. :)

[@mrohyeahmrohyeah1598]

20 bucks as long as you have the expensive part! It was a well done video. Thanks for the help.

[@BackyardScrapping]

The expensive part being the SILVER LOL, but really no point in building one if you aint got that LOL, just wish I had more then I do, but don't we all!! ;-)

[@chrisandjaneonnarrowboatpo3917]

A great video. I have joined your channel. Please return the favour many thanks chris 😉

[@BackyardScrapping]

Thanks for the sub, got ya back!😉

[@KamikazeCommie501]

For what purpose? Why would anyone waste power and money undoing a process that cost a lot of power and money to do in the first place? Just buy some silver, it will be cheaper.

[@BackyardScrapping]

Did you miss the part about this being a Hobby? Why go fishing, its much cheaper to just buy fish at the store. It all depends on how you want to spend your time, I happen to enjoy spending mine keeping precious metals out of the dump. I think its a total waste of time and money to pay hundreds of dollars to play Golf, but if that's how someone wants to spend their time and money that's their business. Don't judge what I want to do based on what you want to do, if you don't want to recover silver then don't do it, I'm gonna spend MY time doing what I want to do, not what you think I should be doing...

[@KamikazeCommie501]

@@BackyardScrapping Fishing doesn't undo things that took power and money to make. I hope you're not whining about climate change while you waste all that power on your dumbass "hobby"

[@jeffprice5074]

Hello, I just started learning about this and am thankful for folks like you who share what they have learned. I'd like to watch the second video. Can you provide a link for it? You have a lot on your channel and I'd like to go to the correct one right away. Thank-You

[@BackyardScrapping]

It should be with a few videos of this one, or go to my play lists, most all my videos that are in a series will be listed there, and will play back to back, for that particular play list. Thanks for watching!

[@RavenRaven-se6lr]

I’m interested

[@BackyardScrapping]

Thats a good thing!! Thanks for watching

[@davidcoley8500]

Is this real?

[@BackyardScrapping]

yes it is real, however many think you are growing this silver from nothing, what is happening when you do this, is you are just purifying the silver, not growing it out of thin air. You put in contaminated silver and get pure silver out of it by re-growing it in crystal form.

[@ValueHunter7947]

Very interesting stuff Dino, thanks for sharing. I know what experiment I will be trying with my .925 when other feedstock runs out... just have to start pouring first, hehe

[@BackyardScrapping]

Man we got to get you pouring, its a blast!!! You'll love it!!!

[@ValueHunter7947]

@@BackyardScrapping Yes- I am fully equipped just no time... hoping this summer to break in my furnace...

[@BackyardScrapping]

Cool

[@kevinraj3822]

Running silver cell are profitable

[@drJonas-hg3fy]

DIis is copy fra Sreetis.

[@BackyardScrapping]

No its a cheaper version

[@rysiekkoltun7939]

Tlumacz po polsku

[@BackyardScrapping]

don't really know how to do the entire video?

[@ThePatriotPirate]

Does a silver cell generate any additional silver than you started with or just refined it to be more pure? If a cell just refines it then I’m assuming you actually lose some weight in a cell as you refine?

[@BackyardScrapping]

Correct, you loos the weight of the impurities, boy I wish it grew more, I would be doing it all the time!!

[@ThePatriotPirate]

@@BackyardScrapping thanks for the explanation!

[@BackyardScrapping]

@@ThePatriotPirate No problem 🙂

[@ThePatriotPirate]

@@BackyardScrapping you and me both would be doing it all the time, I’d quit my job lol

[@BackyardScrapping]

@@ThePatriotPirate Me TOOOOOOO!!!!!!!😅🤣😂

[@b.h.customs2596]

BYS Thanks for the Awesome video can't wait until the final product 👍👍

[@BackyardScrapping]

Meee Tooo I just want to sit back and watch the crystals grow! I Love That Part! Thanks for watching Skull Brother!

[@rhondajones1313]

Hi, This is the second time I am watching this and I will watch it again and again until I build my cell. Thank you for putting this video up

[@BackyardScrapping]

you're very welcome, glad it was of help!!

[@hondafo50]

Will this pull silver from photographic fixer

[@BackyardScrapping]

To be honest I don't really know, I am not a chemist and most of what I know I was taught by an old friend, or picked up as I went along. I don't know what photographic fixer consists of so I can't say one way or the other????🤔

[@hondafo50]

@@BackyardScrapping it is acidic. I'm not sure what kind of acid is used. I'm wanting to get into silver recovery. I'm an industrial radiographer and xray welds to inspect their quality. Then I have to develop the film and there is quite a bit of silver in our fixer and on the film itself. Is this called "electrolysis?" I know you call it a silver cell, but maybe it's the same? If so it will work to my knowledge and pull 95 + percent purity. Thank you for the reply! Edit: the fixer is sodium thiosulphate

[@BackyardScrapping]

@@hondafo50 I'm just not sure, try a very small amount and see what happens???

[@JustJeff62]

Hope all is well brother! Does the filter in the anode basket need to be doubled up? Thank you!

[@BackyardScrapping]

I double them just in case 😃

[@SpaceRaptorJesusJedi]

GATA!

[@BackyardScrapping]

👍

[@chernihivske]

To cheapen it even more, use as face mask as filter!

[@SirenaSpades]

To double cheapen it, layer up some coffee filters

[@BackyardScrapping]

I know this is from a while back, but I just got the notification!! For the life of me I can't figure out why I am just now being notified about a comment made 4 months ago! I guess in a pinch you could do that, problem is they would not take the abuse, the filter really needs to be cloth.

[@rayh.williamsiii]

How many amps is it

[@24DaniS24]

Could you make a list of the required materials and add it?

[@BackyardScrapping]

My friend I would ask that you jot them down while watching the video, I am in the middle of a refine, and a lot of video editing, simply put I don't have the time to re-watch the video and do that as that is exactly what I would have to do as well. I made this video several moons ago, and off hand I just don't remember exactly what I used. If you would like to do that and add it to the comments area it would be a great help! Thanks!!

[@denverd2007]

You can buy Dacron cloth lots cheaper than using those bags

[@BackyardScrapping]

tahnks!

[@TomokosEnterprize]

What a good step by step. I feel like a kid in school. This is on the do list for sure my friend. Bring on part 2 fella.

[@BackyardScrapping]

Thanks man, if your like me, you can't wait to see them silver crystals growing!!!

[@TomokosEnterprize]

@@BackyardScrapping Sounds like great fun.

[@shaneyork300]

You watch Sreetips?? I watch him too, I started watching him about 2 weeks or so before I started watching you. In fact it was one of his old silver refining vids that lead me to you. Because you had a suggested video on his list. I actually dropped sreetips when I watched your first video because your personality was very likable!!! After I watched every single one of your vids I went back to watching his. He is very detailed in his explaining of how to do things, but (I think he knows that his personality is a little "different" than you or alot of people. I'm trying to say that nicely) he doesn't know how connect personally to the viewers!! He reminds me of a chemistry teacher, which can be good or bad. He's really great at answering questions and being professional. If he had your personality he'd have 200,000 subs right now! He can't do it differently because that's the way he was built. If he did do it differently, he'd be one of these jokers that have a full script for every vid and have to cut and edit alot so it'd be right and funny and FAKE!! I am a fan of his work, and his work is amazing! Alot can be learned by watching him. I'm really glad I found him, if not I never would've found your KZbin Channel !!!! I just had to say all this when you said that you watched sreetips. Now I'll start watching your video!

[@BackyardScrapping]

Thanks so much Shane, and yes he is very good at the technical part of refining, and I have learned some important things watching his videos. His knowledge of refining techniques is above and beyond most that I have seen, and I give him 5 stars for that! I would only make one suggestion to him, and I really have no room to even do that, as I believe he has far more knowledge then I do on the technical aspects of refining then myself. But if he were to ask me, the one thing he could do, I would tell him to show more ways that the common backyard refiner could do things, IE ways to do things with out the expensive glass ware, equipment and expensive chemicals. Just one of his beakers probably cost more then all the glassware that I have, but that is not his fault, if I were blessed with the availability of funds to have such equipment, I would have and use it too. I just wish his videos would show that you don't need expensive equipment to get the job done, and some times a jar works as well as a $50 beaker. The right tools always make the job easier, but a $2 hammer in the end will still drive a nail, maybe not as good as a $25 hammer, but the nail will still get driven. Other then that as far as I'm concerned, his knowledge is unrivaled. Last but not least, he "is" the gruff chemistry teacher, but when you need an answer, the gruff chemistry teacher is usually the one with the right answer to give, and I still have to thank him and give him credit for that. :)

[@shaneyork300]

@@BackyardScrapping I agree with everything you said, he is rather gruff, but smart, very smart! There are about 2 or 3 things he could change for me. One is when he does answer a question I AM VERY GRATEFUL, I know how busy he must be, but he never once has hit the like button! That takes less than a second. I hit the like button every time I'm reading a response from you or anyone else to show respect and appreciation. You hit it every time too! Doesn't that make a little deference with KZbin and the check they send him! The first KZbin I started to like and the only one that I watched every video so far (besides you) is E.Waste Ben! He's got a great delivery and it's natural, like you! I've suggested one thing to Sreetips recently and instead of saying no that probably wouldn't work for me or something nice, he said (I'm to busy to mess with that low value stuff). My suggestion was to do a refining of copper that he has cemented out with angle iron and refine to a copper bar! Everyone loves a copper bars!! I even said you'd probably loose money, but your fans would probably love it!! THANK YOU for this conversation and I'm really looking forward to PART 2 OF THE SILVER CELL!!!!

[@BackyardScrapping]

I have to agree with you as well, I did watch one video that put me off a bit and it was where he said he just throws the copper away after it cements out of the solution. Personally I try not to throw anything that has value away, even if I'm not going to use it, I will try to pass it to someone that will. But some are more fortunate then others and they are not accustom to having to watch ever dime. I can say though, even if I had more then I do I don't know that I could just throw something away simply because I don't want to fool with it, I just despise waste of any kind.

[@shaneyork300]

@@BackyardScrapping That's probably the video I'm referring to. It's the one he has big chunks of angle iron in, he pulls up the iron and there's thick copper cemented on to it, I can only imagine how thick that was at the bottom!! I've got scrapping in my blood, I didn't know it until the end of 2017, but I loved it. This is off topic, but I'm hoping to make or buy a furnace to melt all this copper I've been hoarding. I'd love to make some ingots!!! Have a GREAT Day!!!

[@HDshovelEd]

Interesting stuff BYS,

[@BackyardScrapping]

Thanks!

[@ClaytonCountyHistoryHound]

Thanks for sharing a very well done how to video. I'm saving this for my winter project. Take care.

[@BackyardScrapping]

If you do you will for sure be hooked once you sit and watch the crystals grow. Watching the silver crystals grow is probably my most favorite part of refining, I sit for hours sometimes just watching the different structures form. It is as beautiful as it is fascinating, and to me, just an amazing process to watch!

[@ClaytonCountyHistoryHound]

@@BackyardScrapping , sound awesome. Thanks buddy.

[@dawncawthra3519]

Wow thank you! Liked and subbed :)!

[@BackyardScrapping]

Thanks so much, got ya back 😀

[@shanehulburt5661]

Excellent instructional video can't wait for the next one

[@BackyardScrapping]

Thanks!

[@cyclonicsilver2773]

BYS, you are like a Mad Scientist lol. I can’t wait to see the next video

[@BackyardScrapping]

Thanks Clinton, the mad scientist & the mad artist, boy oh boy wounder what we can come up with together???? :)

[@cyclonicsilver2773]

Backyard Scrapping man oh man is right..... we can come up with something really cool. Let me think about it for a couple days and I will get back to you!!!!

[@BackyardScrapping]

@@cyclonicsilver2773 Sounds good brother!

[@JesusChrist_IsTruth-LoveForALL]

Ok, so what do we do next? How do we GROW the silver now? 😅

[@brandonhemphill6816]

I suggest sreetips channel honestly best explanation I've seen by far

[@BackyardScrapping]

Sorry been down & out for a while, I believe I have another video showing that process, just scroll thru my vids & you should be able to find it. If not there are many videos out there showing the process. Thanks for watching!

[@quentincorbin9099]

Great explanation ,great video

[@BackyardScrapping]

Thanks!!

[@MMProspecting]

This is totally awesome cant wait to see the next one

[@BackyardScrapping]

Thanks, will get the next part up ASAP!

[@LemonHeadPenny]

AWESOME CONTENT! THANKS DINO

[@BackyardScrapping]

Thanks Brother glad you liked it!!

[@ΠαναγιώτηςΧριστοδούλου-υ6φ]

What is the cathode?

[@BackyardScrapping]

The graphite block

[@davidcarlisle3384]

I am learning. 👍

[@BackyardScrapping]

LOL me to David, I learn everyday! Thanks for always watching my friend!

[@dk7863]

nice one

[@BackyardScrapping]

Thanks!!

[@bigredbullion3883]

Great video

[@BackyardScrapping]

Thanks Brother!

[@travmasterflasher2658]

What size fuse ?

[@BackyardScrapping]

3 amp if I remember correctly.

[@upnorthadventureswithccc]

Wow you can do anything it seems. You are amazing and smart :-) Great video, thanks much for sharing !!

[@BackyardScrapping]

Thanks CCC, & I'm lovin the detecting videos, can't wait till your detector goes off and its not a old rusty file or property marker, but a jar or can full of gold coins!!! Ya never know, it could happen at any time!! 😊

[@upnorthadventureswithccc]

@@BackyardScrapping me to, some day hopefully :-)

[@mrgreenswelding2853]

Why use silver to join the scopper?

[@BackyardScrapping]

1st thanks for subbing! Can you please explain your question a little more, I don't really understand what you are asking, "using silver to join what scopper??" I always do my best to try and answer questions, and I'm very sorry but I just don't get what you are asking.

[@mrgreenswelding2853]

Didnt you say you were going to use silver to join the copper pieces together for the anode?

[@BackyardScrapping]

LOL no, was using the copper as an example.