Lets Melt Some Silver Bars

Eight Day Time Lapse Pure Silver Crystal Growth
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[@ScottMorganINFJ]

Sreetips for the win.

[@MoDeegroes]

That silver cell process is truly fascinating

[@JacobCanote]

A new melt dish-what a treat. A joy to see! Thanks for your satisfying and zen silver melt.

[@Smokie1523]

As many times as ive seen your videos, you'd think id know what youre doing by now.. but as far as i can tell, its magic!

[@exaltedsawgunner]

Man, what a cool melt video! It's always amazing watching those silver crystals instantly start turning into liquid.

[@kylecissell958]

Always fun to watch silver being poured. Good rule of thumb since gold is around twice the atomic weight of silver you can typically make twice as heavy of a bar with the same size mold. Inversely if you have a mold that you know you can make a 10oz gold bar in, then you should probably be able to make a 5oz silver bar in the same mold.

[@EddieGamer482]

Sreetips posted, life is good

[@ArielleViking]

Such beautiful silver bars. They're really lovely and the melt was fascinating. 👍

[@nitr0junki3]

I’ll hand it to ya buddy. You got ppl willing to pay 4 times spot on precious metals. Whatever you’re doing, keep doing it. I won’t be one of them, as much as I’d like to own one of your bars.

[@nitr0junki3]

@@maddoxinc1642 crazy thing is mfers buying them for that price

[@zackzimmer7167]

@@nitr0junki3 Inexperienced buyers, they’ll learn. After people take advantage a few times.

[@beardedxj]

@zackzimmer7167 it's not always about the investment in the metals. People are investing in sreetips. These purchases help produce his videos. I completely agree, for an investment this is an absolute no. However, some people have been watching Sreetips for years and see it the same was as a souvenir or donation to the page. I personally bought 1oz of the crystal just to add to my collection and say I have something from a Sreetips video just because I've been a fan for years.

[@sreetips]

Well said, thank you.

[@sreetips]

It will look cheap one day.

[@thevalleyofdisappointment]

I always allow a 1% "loss" from crystal going to a bar. I think this could be the sulphide boiling off or perhaps there is moisture trapped within the crystal structure... Also small bars is the way as you only ever get a percentage of the perfect with no outgassing.

[@mowery66gaming]

Thanks for another great video! I know this is an older video, but you might consider a rosebud torch head for your melting. That is what we used in class. I have a bachelors degree in advanced metalsmithing from SIU.

[@Knee-ko]

Great video Kev. Gold coming out of solution is amazing - but nothing beats the beauty of those pure Silver crystals. If we don't hear from you beforehand - appreciate all of your great content from 2022 and wish you and Mrs sreetips an enjoyable festive season and a wonderful (and productive) 2023. 👍👍

[@sreetips]

Same to you, thank you

[@micahrudd5363]

@@sreetips do you refine silver and gold off of computer boards ?

[@nthemguts8446]

Thank you for these videos i made my first silver crucible ball today and your video coached me all the way through it keep bringing these jewels

[@JsStack]

Beautiful silver bars. Awesome job and awesome video.

[@kylecissell958]

Always fun to watch silver being poured. Good rule of thumb since gold is around twice the atomic weight of silver you can typically make twice as heavy of a bar with the same size mold. Inversely if you have a mold that you know you can make a 10oz gold bar in, then you should probably be able to make a 5oz silver bar in the same mold.

[@mystorey]

This is a very good point to be noted down. Thanks

[@sreetips]

I use separate molds for gold and silver to avoid cross contamination.

[@Metal-Detecting-NC]

Very good tip on pre-treating a brand new melt dish. Well done, sir.

[@MonasteryofLaRabida]

Very useful info, I’m watching it ten times already, I can’t wait to see next notification .. thank you

[@Self.reliant]

I have to say the brasing tip makes it easier to see the molten silver I like it

[@sreetips]

I like it too

[@buggsy5]

@@sreetips Did you just put a brazing tip on your cutting torch handle or did you also use a brazing handle? A brazing/welding tip and handle are much lighter and easier to manipulate than a cutting setup.

[@datbeast767]

Wasn't expecting to see you until after the holidays. Thanks for the video. I jones for your videos, Senior Chief!!!

[@paulknight1879]

I love watching u work on gold and silver stuff fantastic job

[@ZoonCrypticon]

Great, a silver melting video! Thank you!

[@acetrey8018]

Beautiful bars as always, steetips. Love all your vids! Let me know if you ever start shipping to Canada. Would love to buy one of your bars.

[@Userhfdryjjgddf]

I love when someone narrates. I learn far more than just silence.

[@ExtractingMetals]

I’m always amazed at seeing molten precious metals!

[@dr.a006]

It is mesmerizing!

[@Baronstone]

Stop using graphite molds for your pours! Use steel molds and spray them with a little WD-40 before you pour each bar. lud you don't have to wait for them to cool off, you can just dunk them in a pot of water and solve the problem

[@richardwarnock2789]

Just wondering 🤔 every metal has resistance scale in Ohms did you check ✅️ just Curious!?

[@sreetips]

No I haven’t

[@robertsletten7466]

At the price set (nearly 4 times spot), and the fact they selling .... You better melt a few more pounds ...

[@sreetips]

It’s too much work. I probably won’t do this again for a very long time.

[@POKEBATTIS]

They look good. Nice work

[@sgmode774]

You never tell us why you use borax on a new porcelain melt dish. Is it because the molten silver will stick to the melt dish?

[@sreetips]

So the metal won’t stick

[@christophermack8099]

How's it going today Mr. hope all is well can't wait to check out the video.

[@GokouZWAR]

They all sold at the high price… so I guess people who watch these videos don’t care if it’s a higher price than most. They just want your stuff.

[@sreetips]

Forget price. Concentrate on value. Everyone knows the price. But few know the value.

[@craigwillis9491]

Did you add a pinch of borax to each pour or did the bars get the residual flux on top from the crucible ?

[@sreetips]

From the crucible

[@davidrobertson5700]

You have the most relaxing videos on you tube.

[@daviddavis9137]

Gooood evening from central Florida! Hope everyone has a great night!

[@sreetips]

Goooood evening!

[@arnedalbakk6315]

Hello Mr sreetips. Thank you for showing have to prepare, and the melting process. Man... Hove exelent your silver bars are sir. Thank you, and god bless you. Arne

[@DrWhosmate]

*_"Selected the wrong cavity"_* Yeah, that really is a no, no. Please don't do that without _explicit_ permission. Meeeeerry Christmas. 😉

[@1sttothebonus890]

Love your channel I don't miss an episode how about doing a 1 kg silver bar for a Christmas special 😀

[@ProductsCamera]

This is the very best silver video I’ve seen so far. Thank you for the great work. Cheers, CJ

[@Fambamm-ib6pw]

Thank for sharing, I just got myself one of those bars I was hoping for 2 but missed out unfortunately

[@Fambamm-ib6pw]

Awesome I was able to get the 2.7 also, much appreciated! Happy holidays to you and your family.

[@niagarajoe4402]

Hoof….very cool, but not a good investment…..he’s selling at a little less than double what most 5 oz bars go for…..(and what he said about it being “grossly underpriced” isn’t true. I love sreetips but he has a very romanticized view on precious metal prices.)

[@sreetips]

Silver is not an investment. It’s insurance. If you understand this then you know the value of silver. Everybody knows the price, but only a few know the value. One day, $400 plus will look cheap for a 5 ounce silver bar.

[@Fambamm-ib6pw]

Me and my wife will be happy with them ,thank you very much.

[@Self.reliant]

Do you use a separate melt dish for gold and silver? And how many pours do you get out of a single mold?

[@sreetips]

Yes, separate melt dish for each metal. The graphite mold deteriorates after many uses. I’d say a couple hundred pours before it starts to get bad enough that it affects the shape of the bar.

[@arletta100ify]

been watching few videos here and there. Finally subscribed this morning. Very interesting content. I would love to start up my own lab eventually. you do a very good job of showing step by step, the process of categorizing and refining fill and plated products, to make pure gold and silver ingots. Any recommendations on books or other material for beginners to help them get started? Thanks

[@sreetips]

Welcome! I learned on the goldrefiningforum.com my user name there is “kadriver”. The book you seek is titled “Refining Precious Metal Wastes” by C.M. Hoke. Available all over the internet as a free PDF download.

[@arletta100ify]

@@sreetips Thank you

[@arletta100ify]

checked out the forum and tried to register, and set up an account. there are so many ads that I am not able to check the box to agree to terms and conditions. the ads are blocking the lower 10% of the screen, and I am not able to block them. Good grief. lol

[@apveening]

@@arletta100ify Just use a Pi-Hole to block those ads.

[@nitr0junki3]

Seems like the discoloration is occurring exactly where the torch is blowing in the mold cavity.

[@mikeconnery4652]

Excellent video, also I was wondering if you ever thought of induction heating for your melt and mold heating.

[@sreetips]

I havent

[@Antonowskyfly]

Perfect timing for me! It’s time for chow with a side of awesome entertainment…or should I say vice versa (bachelor chow is on the menu tonight, not the pulpo). Thank you Sir!!!👍👍🤟

[@MichaelPhillipsatGreyOwlStudio]

Hadn't really thought about it before, but I guess that's true. The silver bars in the biggest mold will be half the weight of the gold. I suppose you could get bigger molds.

[@ep7672]

Best educational videos. Best ASMR for when I get drowsy. Thank you, Sreetips.

[@jimwednt1229]

It sure is a joy to watch and learn. Thank you for the wonderful video.

[@211inprogress]

Your neighbourhood must have really clean drains.

[@sreetips]

Waste treatment.

[@valethewolf49]

The Silver crystals by themselves before the melt are so beautiful. The silver pools in molten form are so pretty too.

[@darrell8167]

Do you ever have any milk spotting on your bars

[@sreetips]

Not so far

[@ahjus7604]

lmao 5 ounce bars are 415 on his eBay site, tho spot is under 24

[@hiltonkuykendall9375]

Are the silver bars listed on eBay? Or already sold?

[@sreetips]

Listed on eBay

[@brian7189]

Seek Jesus! Repent for the Kingdom is at hand! Jesus is the way! The truth! And the life! He’s the ONLY way! Open the Bible, read and understand that we are in the last days! Put your full trust in him! Believe 1 Corinthians 15 1-4!

[@eliesaikaly1911]

Nice work sree, I wonder if you would sell some, nice and clean pieces.

[@johnhollen25]

We always see a hint of a watch….what do u wear?

[@sreetips]

It’s a 14k Omega Constellation “Pie-Pan” with a Longines 14k band. My wife got it for me at an estate sale.

[@TheFutureisTheFuture]

I assume you use the torches instead of a furnace because it is less time consuming and more efficient for repeated pours? It looks like most of the real KZbinrs that do a lot of pours use this method over furnace melting. More efficient cost and less time consuming? Great stuff... makes me want to give it a go but I know it takes a lot of practice. Maybe copper first although higher temps, less costly mistakes can be made. 🙂

[@christophermack8099]

Also I definitely remember you making the 10 troy oz bars didn't realize you made so many of them though.

[@sreetips]

I custom made those for this person because he requested them.

[@raytruesdell7873]

Very nice looking bars be safe everyone 🇺🇸👍

[@D_A86]

Most people store their silver in bars, coins, and some cutlery. Sreetips has bars, crystals, cutlery, silver powder, silver compound, silver cells, silver shot, and probably more 😅

[@chemistryofquestionablequa6252]

Store all your precious metals as salts and compounds, if anyone ever breaks into your home they likely won't recognize what they are and will leave them.

[@azwelke2638]

I can see all of the work that you put into pouring these bars, it makes sense about the price. It's nice to see someone that has the smarts to tell the reality about silver. It's obvious that you have put in a lot of work, which shows the under value of silver right now, like you said. Beautiful silver bars👍

[@nitr0junki3]

It will never make 4x spot worth of sense

[@azwelke2638]

Time is your most valuable asset. Take $25 down to tombstone Arizona and see how much silver you find. You will find your tombstone first.

[@painmt651]

I have been in love with silver since childhood. It is very beautiful and affordable. I only have one gold piece. Wish I could afford to stack the yellow stuff!!!

[@toomuchdebt5669]

Its makes no sense that silver is so dirt cheap i.e mining and production cost is barely less than the spot price.. They are using energy to subsidies the price suppression of silver. On the COMEX and LBMA.

[@spamaccount6460]

I just love the look of silver. I like it even more than gold!

[@xBigman1984x]

Amazing vid... I wish you lived next door to me so I could work with you and learn. It's hard to find videos like this that show the process.

[@Dr.Gunsmith]

So entertaining on many levels 🙏

[@johnwald1714]

Lol @ the 5 gal bucket of silver cement. Sreetips your the man!

[@venusrise]

SQUAWK!!!

[@davesusek3330]

Amazing so cool I have done home plating with Nickle and Zink but this is way beyond that.

[@thepvporg]

You could do with a die like you have for sreettips thats a die set holder that you make up the biggest portion of the info like you stamp that would speed up the part for the stamping of the bulk and you then add in the weight 999 Fine troy oz. so all you need to add a stamp for Gold and Silver.

[@apveening]

I was about to post the same thing. "999 Fine" could be one die, just like the metal type. Date will be tricky as they have a tendency to change every day.

[@WildWoodlandsSW]

Really interesting,definently get that mad scientist buzz going on. Great work 🙂👍🙏💥

[@DollaHowsMyDictate]

MERRY CHRISTMAS ALL.....GOT A SWEET 10 OZ BAR FROM MY BEAUTIFUL MOTHER ....GBU ALL

[@AdmiralStoicRum]

Kitchen scales do not an accurate measure make, mostly in terms of fonancial stake. Certified measuring equipment you'll need, and a certifcate of purity indeed.

[@JustJeff62]

Awesome pours there Sir Sreetips! I love pouring bars! So glad to see you using the brazing tip. As a welder of many many years, I like seeing the right equipment being used the way it is intended. Cutting torch is used for cutting. In which case it uses more gas and oxygen. The brazing tip is used to melt material, using less gas and oxygen. Hence, more cost effective. Did you like the performance of the brazing tip as opposed to the cutting tip? Also, I have found that instead of having the mapp heating directly above the cavity and the pour, I adjust the tip to where it is heating just the graphite mold. I don't get the hazing on the bar from the mapp hitting it directly. Bars turned out beautiful. Your stamping is impeccable! Thank you for all you do!

[@sreetips]

I’ll never use a cutting head to melt the pure metal again. I’ll use the cutting head to do inquartation because it dirties the tip real bad.

[@JustJeff62]

@@sreetips Awesome! Good to hear my friend. I thought a long time ago, you would prefer the brazing tip.

[@billallen8396]

Last but not least....but it was the least Sreetips...it was the least. Great video as usual keep up the good work!

[@benwinkel]

20:50 'Old fashioned' Sreetips Typewriter. You need to have a steady hand!

[@TomokosEnterprize]

Awesome to see you again Sreetips. It has been far too long since I last paid you a visit. I sincerely have missed you old friend. I really enjoyed working with your 9999 crystals. I see we use the same borax and it is great to see someone other than me pouring bars old school. Torch and cup is sooooo much more enjoyable than plugging in an electric furnace eh. And a whole lot cheaper as well. I am still pouring and using a Mapp alternative called GCX. It is no longer available so once I get the last of this 100 lb bottle emptied I am going to introduce oxy/propane to my pouring bench. It is much hotter than the Mapp. I sure have enjoyed this visit with you old friend. I will try and make it far less time before finding you again my old friend.

[@sreetips]

Excellent, thanks Dean. I’d like to try oxy/propane myself

[@TomokosEnterprize]

@@sreetips Most comercial tracers etc for steel use P/OX for plate steel (the good stuff) up to and including 6 inch thick T1 plate. It is marginally colder than Acc. And a tenth of the cost and no demerge monthly bottle rental charges and O2 is cheap enough on its own. Have a great last of 22 and ONWARD into 23 my FRIEND. Take care eh. We must do a silver trade one day as I have nothing from you and the other way around.

[@bobjones8372]

A popsicle stick attached with rubber cement makes that lettering quicker.

[@rayh.williamsiii]

You're the man that is .9999 fine so modest it would be a hoot to see one of your shows from when they first invented the internet.

[@patrickmorrissey2271]

Great Job Sir. I always sort of wondered what you did with all the silver from the silver cell... I guess I figured you had a guy who would buy all you had off camera.... I love 10oz bars... I've been on a real kick lately.... I generally avoid hand cast stuff, just because I don't have that confidence... I don't have the Sigma metalytics analyzer, I have no way of knowing.... I've been sticking to the bars from the big mints.... But you sir, if one cares to watch your videos, and has even a basic understanding of what you are doing, one can see that that would be high purity silver, coming out of that silver cell.... I would buy your bars... I didn't know you sold them, to be honest.... I don't feel your price was out of line... Lots of the hand poured silver creators get a lot more than spot.... And to be fair, you enjoy a certain amount of "celebrity", as a successful KZbin Creator... I think it does add value to the product, for the buyer, to have an authentic Sreetips stamped bar.... A bar, seen in a video, no BS, a real Sreetips bar that is easily identifiable and verifiable.... That adds value. Anyways, great job. Best wishes to You & your Family for the holidays...

[@mattjirgal1676]

I agree completely. These are very specific, somewhat "custom" bars hand made throughout the entire process, made by a very specific person. If it were in my budget to treat myself to one, I'd concider it.

[@sreetips]

Patrick, I don’t sell my silver crystal nor any other silver. Maybe a few one ounce lots here and there. But making these bars is a lot of work. I may not make another batch of small bars for years. As I stated in the video, silver is grossly and artificially undervalued right now. No one should be selling silver. We should be buying all that we can. One day $400 plus for a five ounce silver bar, from any source, will look cheap.

[@patrickmorrissey2271]

@@sreetips I agree 100% about the price of Silver. About the bars, I have no doubt it's a lot of work. I used to work at a casting foundry type place... Your process is really good. For a gentleman working at home, with no real professional equipment, I'd say it's very very impressive, what you are doing... Your casting is literally, 95% of what I would recommend, and I daresay, for one guy, working in a home shop, with generally available tools at prices that could be afforded, you are doing great. Your meticulous nature gets you some great great results.

[@JSmith-in8om]

I enjoy watching your channel, you always have great videos.

[@sreetips]

Thank you!

[@amarineae]

Awesome. I wonder if you have an apprentice to learn this. Its awesome

[@TheMilwaukieDan]

Beautiful bars…. It looks like some of the Borav is still on the surfaces though.

[@genegreigh8913]

Thanks all the same, but I don't like the sound off. That's a satisfying hiss!

[@KadosAI]

400+ bucks for silver that's worth 120...suuuuuuure

[@okkrom]

Merry Christmas Sreetips!

[@sreetips]

Merry Christmas!

[@Heymrk]

Hey Senior Chief, I inherited some gold and don't want it. Send me a message?

[@23Keith23]

Looks like you've done this a time or two,i would love to melt some metals as a hobby

[@gordonburns8731]

A logical date convention, like the Japanese system.

[@wesley4263]

makes me want to take up the hobby but my budget is too cheap lol

[@bobbychhom4441]

Can you send me a bar I never see one in real life lol

[@sreetips]

Sorry, I don’t have any bars for sale right now. Maybe when silver gets up around a hundred.

[@bobbychhom4441]

It's okay I love your channel though 😁

[@edwardmccoy274]

Just makes me wonder who invented the whole process...

[@gtgodbear6320]

Seasoning your Crucible. For best results you have to season your quartz crystal nail/bowl of your hash/cannabis concentrate bong. I assume it's the same concept. I don't use concentrate anymore but I remember the process. MR. Sreetips you don't have to respond to this comment. I know you like to respond to every comment but you can pass on this one and I won't feel bad.

[@sreetips]

I use borax to glaze the crucible before using it to melt the pure silver crystal.

[@KentuckyColonel]

I know its off topic but you need to check out this sodium metabisulfite sold on "a company with the same name of a river in South America",, comes in 5 lb bags..duda.. it is FAR superior to stumpout.. no caking, no wicking.. its good stuff man

[@robertallison9653]

@2:40 those are the most beautifully poured and stamped bars of silver ever. I want to buy them all! How much will it cost me and do you take credit cards, seriously . Ill buy every single one of them at cost if available for sale!

[@sreetips]

Unfortunately I’m not selling any silver right now. I only sell some if I need paper to pay my bills or pay my taxes. I had a ton of debt but now that’s gone - paid it down to zero - with GOLD

[@robertallison9653]

Awesome! Let me know when I can get a stamped Silver bar please Sir. I paid my cards off too, bye bye debt!

[@robertallison9653]

@@sreetips Congrats! That is very impressive!

[@CliftonDavidson-v5n]

That ebay link is not working. I'm about to probably be up till the sun comes up now watching videos on silver crystals. That's amazing.

[@sreetips]

@CliftonDavidson-v5n sorry about that. I’m trying to get things dialed in. I need a link to my eBay site in general instead of a link to specific items. I’m working on it.

[@saronabashti6495]

It's a great job, I wish you success👌😉❤️

[@seandonaghue]

Check your scale there is a Oz versus TOZ setting

[@530eman]

Very cool informative video, thank you sir

[@Frostyfarmer420]

Sreetips, you really pour the nicest bars I've ever seen

[@gazs7237]

Why can't you say 100% pure?

[@sreetips]

Because of entropy.

[@gazs7237]

@@sreetips over time it might degrade a tiny bit?

[@NurdzhanShaban]

Hi, I did try to engrave on silver but did not work clearly and properly. Is there any tips or suggestion. Truly, I got a good result on stainless steel,however it was not work same on silver thought. Would you mind sharing any videos on or suggestions¿ Thanks in advance.

[@sreetips]

I prefer metal stamps.

[@OFFICIALBENNIEZ]

Fantastic Video! Sir. Thank you for showing us. The only thing else I would've wanted to see is, well you know that piece of equipment that you put to the bar and it tells you what kinds & how much of every metals found in the bar. 😁.......GOD BLESS

[@sreetips]

XRF, cost as much as a car. Too rich for me. I’ve sent samples off to have them analyzed - cones three nines every time.

[@johnsonaung9634]

God bless you Thank you very much