Furnace Build For $100 Part 2

[@brentkreinop489]

Safety tips: Leather moccasins are probably not a great choice of footwear around that much molten metal. When things go wrong with that much metal, they go very wrong, very quickly. But the biggest suggestion I can make, is to use a different type of tongs to pour the metal out than the type you use to pull the crucible from the furnace. See KZbinr BigStackD's channel for lots of examples, and even directions on how to build your own on the cheap. Having a separate set of tongs that grabs the crucible from the side will aid you a lot in pouring, especially when you're making the big bar. All that being said, thank you very much for your videos. Once I get some property of my own, refining metals is one of the things I intend to do, though around here it will probably be more copper than anything else.

[@lazyjackass77]

I agree with the vertical and horizontal tongs suggestion. You don't want to be doing any awkward movements with that much metal.

[@slimpickins09er87]

Don't forget your cardboard between the crucible and firebrick. Bigstack is going to have people hoarding metals.

[@derekjinks5640]

ArtByAdrock is a US KZbinr that does the same sort of thing as BigStackD. - kzbin.info/door/bgMwToNGjwwgn9BRnzAmEQ maybe another contact for tips/advice on smelting at home? peace (from the UK)

[@670TXxGregorysxXT670]

I was gonna suggest bigstackd and artbyadrock before I read this..

[@live2ride18]

I melt copper bricks and aluminum and the types of refining he does... but I have nothing else to do....I’m paralyzed 😁 Which is why I don’t have videos. 😂 Too much work

[@josephpecoul6532]

You should fasten a screen down at the bottom of your water barrel with a long handle where you could pull all your silvershot out without needing to empty the water thanks for the video Sreetips.

[@Fuhrerkinglohengrin]

Watching the video I was just about to suggest this.

[@josephpecoul6532]

@@Fuhrerkinglohengrin it seems to be the right choice.

[@Gainn]

I started off using 2 barrels and pumping the water over to the other one and rotating them, but swapped to a giant strainer last year. Saves a buttload of time and the metal is practically dry when you remove it. Saves loads of time on smaller runs too.

[@ProspectorTripp]

Great comment Joseph! I was also thinking about that exact point.. my thought dude.. How about 1/16” hole 1/16” thick punch plate. Cut slightly bigger than the top barrel circumference, 1/2” or so (would be best to make a template out of cardboard to test) anyway.. cut a 1/2” hole in the center and a straight cut from the edge of the center. The final shape is slightly coned shaped bolted together at the cut edge with a threaded 1/2 rod for the removal handle. Minds linked ☑️ ✌️PT

[@josephpecoul6532]

Thats a like on a like brother. How are you my friend. And your running partner Miss Josie? Love that name.

[@kylecissell958]

If your burner tip is getting too hot, try wrapping the end of it in a layer of the wool. This will work 2 fold: first it will protect the burner tip from becoming damaged and it will also better seal the entry hole resulting in faster heating. Also make sure to not push the burner too far into the furnace. The tip should be flush with the inner wall of the wool. This is something I learned when making my own little furnace. Hope this helps, love your videos. 😁

[@chrish1585]

You are going to love those moccasins if you spill that hot silver on them.... Also, you should coat your kaowool with rigidizer to help prevent break down and the highly toxic particles from the wool breaking down.

[@KingCez100]

I don’t know why but I’m extremely proud of your accomplishments. They bring me joy.

[@sreetips]

That’s cool, thank you

[@orpikattack]

As someone who's been watching you for awhile, this was an absolute joy to watch. I'm happy this was such a success for you.

[@josephpecoul6532]

This is the only guy I want to watch not sure why

[@andrewsmith9678]

Literally just finished watching your last video before you released this one. More airflow through the torch will help with the pre igniting issue you’re having. Keep up the good work.

[@bobsunkees3392]

Like a small shop vacuum hooked up to the discharged side with a piece of PVC s sleeve to slide over a section of the hose with a hole in the hose to adjust how much air pressure will give you a lot faster results unless fuel consumption.

[@sreetips]

I’m fairly pleased with the results. A bottle of propane cost $20 and it feels like more than half full when I got done.

[@PBRJOHN684]

Looking good there MR. Sreetips Two things for safety. One get a blacksmiths apron (mine save me the other week as I had a massive explosion with refined copper the other week🤦‍♂️) and Two get a nice comfortable pair of Steel toe boots.

[@bryzabone]

I have welders spats I put my feet/shoes as well. Worth a look

[@remzo500]

If you can put a fine enough grate or strainer with handles at the bottom of that barrel you will save all that hassle and water it would probably have to be heavy duty to hold a good amount of shot. That worked really well you're in expansion mode! : )

[@danielparsons5519]

When you said "Resounding Success" I was waiting for drumroll and balloons popping with confetti! Great job man! Metal refining is so much fun.

[@DARTHFEAR0N]

That's very nice, man! I always enjoy your videos. Pre-Ignition is symptom of air/fuel ratio being off, with those big wide open air ports you require a lot of fuel. Try putting a plug in one side of your tee or adding more fuel and see where the ignition happens. Close to burner tip is too lean. Much like your map gas touches, you lower the fuel and your tip of the touch heats up. If you're having sputtering flame while the lid is on, you're having an exhaust issue. Love the videos. Hope this helpful information.

[@sreetips]

That’s an excellent suggestion

[@kylebolinger668]

You’re well on your way man! You should get some pouring tongs. You don’t want your crucible slipping out of those lifting tongs I to the water. As stated in a comment below check out some bigstackd casting videos. Temper the crucibles you draw out any moisture and let them cool completely slowly inside furnace before use. Failure to do so will cause them to fail and pin hole cracks will spill molten metal out. All in all good stuff brother 🤜🏻🤛🏻

[@sreetips]

Will do

[@wuddadid]

I love the knowledge that is shared in this channel's community. The tips that are given and the problems that are solved.

[@daniellastrajr78]

Sreetips, you are,by far my favorite KZbin channel. Can't wait to see that bar!

[@josephpecoul6532]

Mine too

[@shywatcher1961]

that furnace worked really well and i would say the build was a 1000% success........ what a time saver,, what a nice big bar to look forward to seeing you pour

[@DBFRay]

Love the steel toe moccasins 😉

[@sreetips]

Thrift store shoes

[@DBFRay]

@@sreetips What ever your comfortable in was just trying to make a laugh because @ the beginning of most of your vids you reply on comments of safety

[@TechneMoira]

Nice experiment mr Sreetips. However, if you want to use the generated heat (and the consumed gas) to its optimum you should add more powder while the initial batch is starting to melt. That way you can further reduce the time to wait to hit your target weight of molten silver and use even less gas to do the job. Also, you could have your tongs modified slightly so that the bottom end can pivot 90° making the pouring a lot easier for you. It wouldn't be a bad idea, by the way, to wear cotton or woolen fabric around a furnace, since synthetic fabric can melt or burn on your skin with horrible consequences. Wearing a mica or glassfiber "skirt" while pouring wouldn't be a bad idea either. By the way, why don't you use a "heat-gun" thermometer to check the heat of the melt? Either way, it's a commendable effort with great results :) Congratulations

[@sreetips]

I felt naked around that hot furnace. I plan to adapt those tongs with a 90 degree bend and weld on a 6 inch handle to allow better control during the pour of my 2 kilo pure silver bar. I still listen to your videos about building a radio. Thank you.

[@vincejamison8078]

You'll need one of those stainless barrels for the silver cell! ;)

[@MadScientist267]

Lol I thought at first "that was just a test" for the furnace... And the drum was gonna become a V2... Wasn't entirely out of the realm of possibility looking at 5 gallon buckets full of cement 🤣

[@sotkshadow8306]

Have you used any rigidiser on the wool otherwise the particals can really mess you up buddy

[@andyf1235]

I agree. I posted a similar comment.

[@TheRealGKV]

Sreetips! Loving these videos so much, man. I always learn something new even when I watch the same videos over and again. Thanks for sharing your hobby with everyone. I just got through the old anode filter extraction video series and I must say, there was a few times I was feeling the anxiety of some of the experiments that had gone sideways almost like I was physically there in the shop with you. Can’t wait to see the 2kg pour! A big wave 👋 from Cambridge ON!

[@andyf1235]

If the lining of your furnace is Kaowool when you heat it up it releases fibers that are very bad for your lungs. Putting some rigidizer on the Kaowool will stop it releasing fibers. Or you can wear a respirator. But effective home build and great it saves you so much time!

[@nicot589]

Thanks.for.all the great vids im just starting to watch this one not sure if you change anything as the video progresses but you really shouldnt be using kwool with out rigediser particals from the wool get airborne and will destroy your lungs either get silica and lye and make water glass to coat your kwool or by rigidiser from a supplier. Oh and the hole in yiur lid may be a little small not letting your burner reach its full potential and two layers of kwool wouldnt hurt either . Ive bult several home forges hope some of what i learned over the years helps you out thanks again for all the great content

[@bitsofeverything8385]

You should put some extra wool at the hole where the burner, and perhaps some satanite would do good too.

[@paul30003]

Nice work, as suggested already, bigstackd casting is a channel worthy of many great tips. Just a couple of points though. I'm surprised at your lack of safety, considering how well you execute it when refining. I don't think that moccasins are the best footwear when handling molten metals. You will suffer severe burns quicker than you could kick off any spillage. Also, if you loose your hold and drop the crucible into the barrel, you will have a nasty steam explosion, also the crucible could explode showering you with red hot fragments. Stay safe, and keep making great videos.

[@sreetips]

Big stack who is he? Is a refiner? Thank you for the safety tips

[@alphadog6970]

When you open up the hole on the top maybe get aluminium U profile beam so you can top up the crucible by adding cement silver powder and leting it slide. That way you dont have to open the furnace so often and waste heat.

[@sreetips]

That’s a good suggestion

[@michael636336]

Now that you have a 30 gallon stainless steel drum You can use it to make a huge silver refining electrolytic cell!

[@sreetips]

That would be sensational

[@stooartbabay]

Yes!!! You have so much cement silver, a huge new Cell would be amazing to see... maybe install a waterproof light 💡 in the bottom before you start so you can get some great images:)

[@670TXxGregorysxXT670]

@@sreetips make it happen sree!

[@alphadog6970]

Now this is a great idea

[@toyfreaks]

Just this week I saw a stainless double sink in the alley behind a restaurant and thought... THAT would make a gigantic silver cell for Sreetips! You could let each sink grow for weeks and clean them out one at a time. And then I thought hell, why not two double sinks?!

[@chrismaille3478]

Awesome! Congratulations on the successful construction and operation! Stuff some of that ceramic wool into the burner hole in the furnace so the heat can't escape and warm up the burner too much. I really enjoy your channel and have learned alot. Can't wait to see the big bar!!

[@sreetips]

I’ll do it next time I use it. I only got about 5 of the 30 pounds of the cement silver melted.

[@bloodvow333]

Do you have a reason you went with an oil drum over just a metal bucket or even a trash can with a towel in the bottom of it to make your silver shot?

[@doubtingthomas1312]

I like seeing the crystal formation in the bars.

[@jonnypingping]

Yes highly recommend bigstacked casting. Good stuff love your videos!

[@Bobby_Da_Barber]

As it melts you should add more powder to the crucible, will melt through it way faster

[@IMDunn-oy9cd]

I think it would be interesting to get a pre-melt weight on the cement silver and a post-melt weight on the silver shot to see if there is any appreciable loss during the process.

[@percyvile]

Kinda pointless, it's hard to get the full mass of the cement power into the crucible and we already know how pure it should be,

[@IMDunn-oy9cd]

@@percyvile My question is whether any of the cement silver is being blown out of the crucible during the process and if so, whether it's an appreciable amount. It probably isn't, but I think it would be interesting to check.

[@michaelwilper]

I’d love to see a video of your sweepings. I saw that you keep them. Anyway thanks for the videos. You have helped get me through the pandemic I appreciate it!

[@robertjeffery3237]

over all an excellent video. It is great that you preheated your new crucible as they tend to absorb moisture from the air. Some suggestions: The hole in your top is a bit small. maybe bring it open another inch and a half in diameter. I am scared to death that you will get water splashing onto your hot crucible. If you can stand on a stable platform of some kind so you are pouring from a greater height that would take away the possibility that water would reach that hot crucible. Lastly, because we like your content and love you, please rethink your choice of footwear. Most molders wear high top boots and canvas spats to prevent molten metal from contacting their feet.

[@shaneyork300]

That big bar pour is going to be fun! Have a Great Day My Friend!!

[@j0hnf_uk]

Nice Video. I don't know how long the lid to your furnace will last, though. That rock wool looks kind of delicate and might not last too long being lifted off and place back on the top of the furnace too many times. You could do with a metal lid of some kind with the rock wool lining the inside of it, (perhaps with a handle and a hinge?), so you can open and close off it much easier. It might also help retain some of the heat, too.

[@kuhrayg]

bigstackd called, he wants his starter furnace back. nostalgia, ya know

[@robda7195]

You might find it easier to weigh what your crucible will hold and keep whatever the weight is in cement silver in old food tubs (the aluminium/stainless ones you get from the Chinese/Indian) will reduce the risk of foreign objects (leaves, feathers, bugs, bird poo ect) landing in your bucket

[@sreetips]

I like the idea of two crucibles. One in the furnace and the other full of silver waiting to go in the furnace.

[@philbartoli2011]

Need to scale up the silver cell now!! Nice work!!

[@xmachine7003]

Large stainless stock pot would work well.

[@kyzercube]

The pours... so satisfying to watch!

[@djslaviero]

Glad it all went well, can't wait for the big silver bar melt!

[@lazyjackass77]

Bigstack Sreetips... I love it!

[@bigtxbullion]

my thoughts exactly - the goal: 1 TONNE!!!! Thats a lot o Ag

[@nikolajwinther5955]

Only difference is that Sreetips stack is actually worth something.

[@burriedhistory]

I like to see your success. Awesome large-scale experiment! 👏👏

[@ProspectorTripp]

Sweet SS barrel! I didn’t see your Part 1 furnace build until after watching this one, so.. at first I thought you were going to build your furnace out of that SS barrel.. 😳, I was thinking.. dang Sreetips is really going for it on this one 😂 I was just happily going along with it until I saw the nice little diy furnace. 👍 The shot came out terrific! Thanks man ✌️PT

[@sreetips]

We could melt some iron and cast a v8 engine block with a furnace that big.

[@ProspectorTripp]

@@sreetips 😂

[@josephcormier5974]

Nice that is going to be a very nice bar looking forward to the video thank you two thumbs

[@chrish1585]

Fantastic adjustments!

[@mattgraham1983]

I cant wait to see a massive silver bar 👍👍

[@michael636336]

For long runs with your klin is better to use a blower and steel pipe. Use 2 inch pipe for the air and half inch pipe for the propane. Connect with 2 inch to 1/2 " bushing. Use a 2 to 4 ft length of 2 inch pipe for mixing. Then an elbow then another 2 to 4 ft length of 2 inch pipe to completely mix the fuel air mixture. I used a 2 inch gate vale to adjust the air flow rate.

[@richardbeee]

Now you got the angle right, but mixture is still igniteing in the pipe. Fuel line should be taken off and moved closer. OK, I see what you are talking about. Another idea we did was make the pour barrel shorter, put a crucible "tilter" on top of it and have the water swirl around likea whirlpool. Then place the crucible into the tilter while hot grab the handle of the tilter and pour. We had a broad hook, about 1" that we'd flip over on the crucible to hold it in place while pouring.

[@kevinwatson5833]

Helpful hints i do alot of smelting the vent hole in top should be 1.5 to 2 times bigger than the flame inlet and i would add another layer of cale wool to reduce the size makes it more efficient and if your crucible starts sticking add a cardboard round under it

[@sreetips]

I have zero experience smelting. I’ve never tried to smelt metals from ore - that’s mining.

[@jayhac3803]

Load the crucible up! You can pile it up way above the rim in powder form

[@WilliamTMusil]

Hiya, I have always wondered, why melt the cement silver into shot for the cell anode filter? The cement silver is going to have the most surface area, so would that not transport into the electrolyte faster? Just wondering, why not just fill the filter basket with cement silver?

[@sreetips]

Tried it, didn’t work well. Filter clogged up fast and current flow dropped off rapidly

[@SURFEAMORETERNO]

Come on Sreetips! We want to see this mold full! Thanks for the videos.

[@philbartoli2011]

You could have some insert / basket in there to lift the shot out vs dumping all the water

[@heathstott]

I love any metal molten it’s just beautiful man🤩 I would suggest a hard lid and a second layer of insulation and an additional pouring tool for ease of pouring. Definitely make a tight seal around the burner, also a gauge on your feed line, knowing the pressure of the gas will save you time and money. 1 Mpa would be a good pressure for Silver. 1.2 for copper, .6 for brass and .3 for aluminium. These pressures will vary depending how insulated your furnace is. Personally I would just weigh out a couple of hundred grams more than you need for a full bar and just pour bars. You will be able to ascertain very quickly how much you need to add to fill it, or just weigh out an exact amount. The reason I say this is you will get small amounts of the crucible impregnated within each bar. So putting it through your silver sell will get high purity indeed but some level of contamination will be present. That silver cement you have is by far pure enough to smelt as it is. You done well my friend, I been hanging out to see how you went with it all. A good first melt 👏 🇦🇺

[@Navschannel3908]

When you are inquarting gold for refining, do you ever use the cement silver as the silver source, or just the spoons and other silver you're haven't recovered yet. Just seems that the cemented silver would be much easier to weigh for the process. btw... nice sugar scoop.

[@sreetips]

Using cement silver for inquarting is not recommended. It’s already been dissolved and most of the copper removed so using it would be taking a step backwards in the process. Also, palladium would have a tendency to build up in the cement silver if we used it for inquartation. In my case, because I refine silver also, sterling/925 silver is the best option. But if no silver is available then clean copper or even brass could be used for inquartation

[@johannesdesloper8434]

From what I've seen the lid needs a bigger hole.. I estimate 12 to 15 cm from what I've seen. I think most important is that the hot gasses do not leak outside around the burner. Don't have a furnace myself, I am planning to build one and seen many folks do it on ofcourse yourtube.

[@johannesdesloper8434]

most metal casters also use 2 different crucible clamps. one for lifting the crucible out of the furnace like you have and another one to tilt the crucible pooring.

[@johannesdesloper8434]

Lovely vid this time pooring some cool metal and plz Streetips wear some decent shoes and safety gogles. Can't wait for the 999 bars and the sounds of those.

[@johannesdesloper8434]

woah! 2 kilo mold... like the smile that went with it.

[@sreetips]

I’m thinking a lift and pour in a single tong. Simple yet functional

[@johannesdesloper8434]

@@sreetips yes you need to be carefull. Risk of tripping,breaking crucible,dropping crucible in water... It's scary... I've seen pakistani's poor metal in molds with flip flops on.. maybe lower the barrel and make it at the good heigt so the crucible stays below your elbows. Maybe hang te crucible so you can cant it without lifting the weight yourself... wouldn't like to see the producer of my favourite channel get hurt.

[@weasel6three597]

Chief, are you going to weigh out the silver crystal and melt it in the mold so you can make exact weight bars?

[@sreetips]

I can do it with 5 and 10 ounce bars. I’ll try with the kilo bars. I’ll weight it out, throw the silver crystal in the cruc and melt then pour. I just ordered a new cruc and another burner to keep the mold hot during the pour.

[@isaacclark9825]

This video seems to be a hit!! I tried to subscribe, but youtube says I already did Any reason not to reuse that water? pour it back into a second barrel for the next batch?

[@mr.iforgot3062]

I tried resubscribing too! KZbin won't let me. Now what?

[@Greengate777]

Passing thought... if you put some of that white stone wool (or whatever the insulating material is} on the lip of that expensive barrel, you can rest the hot crucible on it and make the pour A LOT easier. You just put the thing on it, and tilt towards the water without having to carry the weight.

[@sreetips]

Good idea. I’ll refine this process as I become accustomed to using the furnace.

[@Brad656]

Hi From Australia 👋. What sort of suction pump do you use ? Thanks.👍

[@sreetips]

HVAC vacuum pump from harbor freight in the us. I paid $79 for it ten years ago and it’s been in service that long.

[@bobsunkees3392]

Silver melts at a low temp check it around 3/5 minutes especially after the first batch is done.

[@sreetips]

I throttled the propane. It took about 15 minutes to melt after it got hot. I’ll get better the more I use it

[@andyh7537]

That's a very nice set of crucible tongs. If you don't mind sharing the vendor, I'd love to get the same!

[@sreetips]

A pal of mine has a fabrication shop. He advertised scrap iron and I bought it for my waste treatment bucket. That’s how I met him. I drew a picture of those tongs and provided the crucible to him. He made them for me.

[@MadScientist267]

Dude that's awesome. Maybe some kind of catchment in that barrel, large funnel etc, into a smaller can that is easier to grab out... Lots less water use?

[@sreetips]

That’s not a bad idea. I’ve got a large steel bucket that I bought at a yard sale.

[@AdamsWorlds]

Cant wait to see the big ol bar poured! :D good job.

[@670TXxGregorysxXT670]

Hey sree, For a future video, I myself would like to see an inventory set up. I know you sometimes say where you aquire things but I'm interested in all your glassware(lab set up), liquid(acids) and so on. Thanks and have a good one.

[@michael636336]

You do not have to make silver shot for refining in electrolytic cell. Just put cement silver in the anode compartment!

[@sreetips]

Tried that once and it didn’t work well at all. The filter clogged rapidly and the amps fell off. I don’t know why. It just doesn’t do as well as shot or bars in the anode basket

[@skyhawk551]

That worked way better than the little melt dishes and the pot you used to popcorn the metal, thinking of going larger scale on the amount of metal you process? You will want a proper lid for the furnace, the fiber wool is carcinogenic if breathed in.

[@vanitatoftby]

What about the water temperature in the barrel? Did it change a lot?

[@sreetips]

I didn’t check

[@cristianrfs]

A lot of silver shot in very few time. Nice! I just want to make a suggestion: Since your barrel is deep enough, you don't need to move the crucible around when pouring the molten silver. It hardens and gets cold enough while sinking. But if the red hot crucible touches the water.. BOOM !! Disaster !!! I think you need to make a support bridge over the border of the barrel to set the crucible and use the tong to just tilt the crucible to pour the molten silver on the water. What do you think?

[@CLP_II]

Great video Senior Chief, I have so many questions. If I wanted to sell my silver to the refinery you mentioned in the video does it have to be ran through a silver cell? Couldn’t I just pour it from the crucible to the ingot and then ship the ingot to the Dallas silver buyer? Thank you so much for your videos.

[@sreetips]

I believe that you can. But they will only pay 80% plus you can save resources by just sending in your sterling unprocessed.

[@CLP_II]

@@sreetips I don’t really know what I want to do. I want to copy you. You had a $100k gold bar in your hands so what you do is what I want to do.

[@CLP_II]

@@sreetips in your opinion does silver plated items have value? So if I get let’s say a tea pot that test positive for silver on the outside and weighs 4oz and costs $2, I feel like it is worth it. If I can get 1oz of silver from it and silver is $20 an ounce then I feel like it isn’t a loss. On the other hand, if I take it home and then file it then test it and it actually is solid silver then it is worth $80. Plus you are the most experienced white smith I know and if you have to file something to know if it is silver then I don’t think the seller has any idea what it is made of. So if someone is selling something that he says is plated silver, I don’t think he really knows what he has. Unless he actually Filed the metal and tested it himself.

[@sreetips]

Here’s what I do: first, I became convinced that gold and silver are money and they are NOT investments. If you want more paper dollars then you want to invest in paper, not gold and silver, because you wouldn’t invest in money and gold and silver are real money. Paper dollars are a money substitute. Next I convert any dollars that I earn into gold and silver. I don’t want to hold my savings in dollars that can be printed into existence out of thin air. I want my savings in gold, and silver, because those can not be printed into existence. I’m not holding gold and silver for a “big bump” in price. I’m holding them to protect the value and purchasing power of my savings from being plundered by the money printers. If I need some paper to pay bills or buy food then I can always sell a little of my metal. Hope this helps.

[@sreetips]

The amount of silver is low on silver plate. So I don’t process any silver plated material. Even though I have some bins of it. Maybe one day I’ll figure a way to recover the silver from silver plate and make a video. But for now, it just sits there.

[@Dratchev241]

must watch bigstackD, also put piece of cardboard under crucible to keep crucible from sticking to firebrick.

[@christiangude9422]

Hello Mr. sreetips. it's great to watch them get bigger and bigger. As far as I know, clay / graphite crucibles must also be glazed with borax. only pure graphite crucibles do not have to be glazed. I think after that the problem with the dirt should be gone. All the best for the future

[@sreetips]

Didn’t think of that. I’ll try a fine graphite crucible for my next pour. Thank you

[@theallotmentbubble9073]

Any reason you can't put the silver powder into the anode basket without melting it into shot first?

[@sreetips]

Tried it once, the filter clogged up and current flow dropped off - it didn’t work well at all

[@StreetMachine18]

excited to see a massive silver bar pour!!!!!

[@SorryIamBored]

Awesome. Looking forward to more episodes.

[@jwholmes2]

Any chance of building up to pouring a thousand ounce silver bar? That would be epic.

[@frazermcintosh2211]

Where can I buy this ceramic wool? All I can find is for pizza ovens

[@sreetips]

I bought mine at Grainger.

[@mccom7862]

You have so much freakin silver, man. It’s wild! Love it

[@davidk8699]

It might be interesting to examine the outside of the crucible to see if proximity to the input flame affects its strength at the closest points. Also, a second burner might ket you smelt fir longer. You could just swap a second one in while the first cools down.

[@robertrichards9275]

Good video, seems as though some people have left you some very good suggestions especially on Footwear. I do like the suggestions without watching the the big stack videos oh, that guy melts lots and lots of different Metals pouring them into bars and blocks and Bricks and all kinds of different designs LOL personally I have had to deal with molten metal plenty in my life, I would suggest that you get heat proof gloves, I also noticed on your video that your furnace is a little bit shaky, I would suggest trying to stabilize it just a little better, I would suggest that when you go to melt and pour some of those bigger bars that you weigh out the exact amount that you want the bar to weigh before you put it in the furnace, Looking forward to more videos and the waste bucket refining videos Be smart be safe and have fun

[@sumitaggarwal3491]

Hi sreetips, You should recharge Your crucible in b/w the melting with cemented silver after 1st melting as it creates space when it melts. It also saved your pouring time in water which has to be performed 1 time instead of 2 times Or 3 times.

[@sreetips]

Agree

[@anxiousstacker7945]

That is AWESOME! Can’t wait to see you pour that big bar my friend. I’ve always wanted to build one for so long but I’ve been trying to collect enough 925 to start the cementing process first but I only have maybe a couple ounces of jewelry, even though I’ve been keeping my out for over a year. Even posting on Facebook that I’d buy if anyone has any to buy but every try’s to sell it as a jewelry piece instead of the weight so I’m SOL. All the thrift shops around me are the exact same way. They watch for sterling silver like a hawk on anything that moves through that place so there is no finding anything there that is it even worth it since they charge way passed the weight 🤦🏼‍♂️😭

[@sreetips]

Get up early, go to yard sales. Quietly, ask the seller if they have any jewelry items for sale. You might be surprised.

[@anxiousstacker7945]

@@sreetips oh man that awesome. I definitely will. Thank you

[@richardoleson7934]

"Now you're cooking with gas!" Thanks for bringing us along on your journey.

[@lunayahwitch]

Sweet! I can’t wait to see your new setup!

[@kiresahoke4602]

Where can I but the cement sliver at ?

[@richardoconnor7162]

You need a higher lid, there is not enough volume in the furnace causing the flame to back up instead of come up the hole in a chimney effect. Simply cut another layer of wool to go just a bit higher than the chamber walls, the same lid will then work still. You will need to get pouring tongs before you can pour a clean bar, you have to be able to pour it all in a second in to the mold.

[@sreetips]

That sounds right

[@philg1999]

Happy it worked out so well and looking forward to big melt

[@sreetips]

2 kilo bar of high purity silver - can I pull it off? We will see very soon

[@philg1999]

@@sreetips 100% sure you can my friend! Main question is will it be for sale!?

[@sreetips]

Maybe when silver hits $100

[@philg1999]

@@sreetips I'll sell some of my crypto off and buy it off you then man 🙂

[@sreetips]

Cool

[@frankz1125]

Very nice work. Tongs are great too

[@marquiniopinio]

You might want one of those horizontal tongs so you can pour more comfortably and safely. it seems that pouring with those vertical tongs is a bit awkward and risky.

[@sreetips]

I’ll convert those tongs to pouring tongs - watch for the video

[@rjgoniea]

Tiny suggestion: don't bother with the newspaper to light the furnace. Just use the torch. Both in part 1 and part 2 the flaming paper has been blown out of the furnace and I worry it could cause damage if it lands on flammable material.

[@michaeleickstedt7088]

Thank you for uploading this video. Great to watch like always!

[@charleswise5570]

Put a screen basket at the bottom of the stainless barrel, round, almost as large as the barrel. Fashion a handle so you can pull the basket out without dumping all of the water.

[@sreetips]

I store the barrel indoors. I’ll only use it once or twice per year. It’s my hobby

[@bygdaddy6143]

See about rigging some sort of screen at the midway or bottom of your cooling barrel so you don't have to break your back dumping water and keep refilling. It'll save on your water bill too..lol. Ya do that all you'll have to do is dump your granules in your drying bowl

[@Sanzus2]

Knew the big mold was coming! Time to make some doorsteps! :-)

[@Sanzus2]

Doorsteps, frigging autocorrect!

[@gregj4857]

The backfire could be ice forming in your line, try setting your tank in some warm water. Nice job thanks for the video.

[@sreetips]

The exhaust hole is too small

[@BeMoreGooderPeople]

Hi Sree. Just some info if interested. "Devil Forge" makes some real nice furnaces and not so expensive as some. Different sizes as well. You may have heard of BigStackD. He uses them if you wanted to see one. May learn some tips for melting from him as well as thats all he does lol. Love your videos. Thanks for what you do.

[@sreetips]

Big stack is awesome

[@BeMoreGooderPeople]

@@sreetips Haha So are you my friend.

[@buenodye4723]

Can't wait to see the silver crystals . The first video I saw of yours was one years ago and does it shine .

[@chrish1585]

You also may want to get a second tank of propane or a bucket of warm water to set your tank in to keep it from freezing up because the propane is coming out of the tank rapidly expanding makes the tank freeze and lose pressure. I run 3 in my forge and alternate as they freeze.

[@sreetips]

I didn’t have a problem with that. I had to throttle the flow back to get it to work right. I thought that it would use way more propane than it did. I have a second tank as back up.

[@chrish1585]

If you were running for a few hours, they will freeze up. I'm getting a smaller crucible to use in my forge to melt sterling into bars. I get a bunch from my storage unit buying neighbor who has an anteque shop.

[@johansmith4764]

That silverbar thing in the end... That is one thing I been looking forward to!

[@sreetips]

I ordered a new cruc and another burner to heat the mold. Should be interesting.

[@johansmith4764]

@@sreetips Good luck man! I will be looking for the vid about all this! Keep it up bro!