melting a silver bar into grain for making sterling wire.

Melting a silver bar in to water for making silver grain that can be used for making sterling silver wire.
After running out of sterling silver wire, it was time to melt my treasured fine silver bar and make some wire.
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[@j.l.emerson592]

I've never seen wire drawn before. Fascinating!

[@Nickscreativestuff]

Thanks JL, My small drawer plate can help achieve the thrilling process of turning a blob of silver into a 0.3mm wire … a very gratifying technique … N

[@tlee9484]

Silver is beautiful.

[@Nickscreativestuff]

Certainly agree with that T Lee … N

[@tonywalton2333]

Well done Nick, great Vid ❤

[@Nickscreativestuff]

thanks Tony, I was relieved It worked so well … N

[@lovein-jeweler]

Great as always 👌

[@Nickscreativestuff]

thanks for that lovein … N

[@ronbarnhardt5201]

I love working with it. Almost daily now...👍 I just buy the .925 rounds and bars. Thank always a beautiful thing!

[@Nickscreativestuff]

Thanks for that Ron, yes a very satisfying material to work with. I would never normally purchase such an amount of silver, but I couldn’t resist this bar when I saw it for sale in a cabinet … the lure of shiny metal had me … N

[@rileymccord3777]

Watching this work hits the spot every time! By the way, how much should I anticipate on spending if I wanted to purchase an entry level rolling mill?

[@Nickscreativestuff]

Hi Riley, the so-called budget rolling mill that I have costs about £180 and can come with 7 interchangeable rollers. Durston’s entry level mini mill starts at about £675. However it’s worth keeping an eye on their website as some reconditioned or shop display models occasionally come up at a discount … good luck with it … Nick

[@emc2862]

That's really cool! And hot. 😅

[@Nickscreativestuff]

Thanks emc, yes hot hot hot … and no burns this time … 🔥N🔥

[@Xinxin688]

great vid. do you put any oil in the mold before pouring?

[@Nickscreativestuff]

Thanks Xinxin, yes I do use a little oil in a steel mould when pouring an ingot. It helps the molten silver flow quickly before setting. getting the temperature of the mould just right is the difficult bit as the oil wants to burn intensely if too hot … N

[@KhaziirEverflight]

I always was wondering what made sterling silver different from pure silver. neat.

[@Nickscreativestuff]

pure silver is a lot nicer to work with, however sterling silver is a lot more wear resistant … cheers … Nick

[@KhaziirEverflight]

@@Nickscreativestuff Yeah, I't think so. Like with gold... pure gold is one of the most pretty things, but increddibly soft, so you "dilute" it, to make it stronger against day to day wear, in case of jewelry.

[@Nickscreativestuff]

I would love to have a play with gold but its a bit out of my calibre. Metallurgy is a fascinating subject to play with, I once mixed copper and aluminium together, it came out looking like gold but incredibly hard and brittle … N

[@KhaziirEverflight]

@@Nickscreativestuff My personal favorite allow is "Nordic gold". Looks mostly like gold, but is extremely cheap. Not sure which metals you gotta alloy for that, bur copper and aluminium are among them pretty sure.

[@Nickscreativestuff]

i’ve not heard it called Nordic gold before. i’ve tried making jewellery from it, but it doesn’t cast well using small amounts like silver and bronze … N

[@subby280]

Now you can tie up a werewolf.

[@Nickscreativestuff]

lol … yes enough wire for a whole pack … N

[@lydia5232]

Great works, processes and products! May I know the title of the song? Thank you.

[@Nickscreativestuff]

Thanks for that Lidija, I use the LumaFusion app on my iPad for editing videos and the music I use comes from the storyblocks plug-in database. The name of this track is called a Deep Mind … N

[@lydia5232]

@@Nickscreativestuff Thank you!

[@Nickscreativestuff]

👍😎👍 … N

[@internetjunky4327]

what do you use to stop the silver from overflowing the mold? been trying to search for something similar but I don't know how to search for it

[@Nickscreativestuff]

High Internet junky, a lot of people use what’s called a Skillet or Ingot Mould for this process. In this video I used a length of angle iron and two small pieces of square steel bar placed at the ends to act as adjustable stop ends, containing the molten silver and preventing it flowing out. I used the same process when melting copper in this video … kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqXZdpqBrs-krZo … cheers … Nick

[@shaunhall960]

I need to get a rolling mill!

[@Nickscreativestuff]

well I hope you have a big fat piggy bank to break into Shaun … N

[@shaunhall960]

@@Nickscreativestuff Aye! I'm thinking of getting a used one if I can find one in good condition.

[@Nickscreativestuff]

Hi Shaun, I saw some advertised in classifieds on benchpeg.com recently … good luck with it … N

[@Celestial_Reach]

It that octogenarian wire? Awesome

[@Nickscreativestuff]

hi Allilujah, the wire comes out octagonal from the rolling mill but eventually turns round after being pulling through the drawer plate enough times … cheers … Nick

[@Celestial_Reach]

@Nickscreativestuff oh I was drooling over the wire lol. I have a square and half round options, but I love the idea of octagonal wire.

[@Nickscreativestuff]

endless shapes available with drawplates i’ve even seen hexagon plates for sale somewhere … N

[@Celestial_Reach]

@Nickscreativestuff someday I'll hopefully be able to afford some. Love the content man.

[@Nickscreativestuff]

Thanks Allilujah, know how you feel they are rather expensive … N

[@RapTapTap69]

So why was the silver melted into the water? Couldn't you just cut a chunk off to put in the crucible?

[@Nickscreativestuff]

hi one for one, by converting it into small particles it’s much easier to weigh out precise quantities needed for different projects … N

[@RapTapTap69]

@@Nickscreativestuff ahh that makes a lot of sense

[@peterorlov4544]

need to do bismuth wire

[@Nickscreativestuff]

rather soft, what for … N

[@amoghsoni5764]

Hi where are you from

[@Nickscreativestuff]

Hi Amoghsoni, I’m in the uk … N

[@Rayraymai]

Whats the music?

[@Nickscreativestuff]

I use storyblocks in the LumaFusion app for music and this track is called deep mind. Normally found by searching genres like Celtic folk chant … N

[@ReiMonCoH]

Now add 1% germanium. Now you’ve got Argentium silver. It’s always bright and shiny as new

[@Nickscreativestuff]

A lot of people talk about Argentium being a superior silver to use, i’ll have to give it a go sometime … N

[@ReiMonCoH]

@@Nickscreativestuff It works exactly the same as any silver. For jewelry I usually do 3% copper, 1% germanium. Definitely less of the off coloring of the copper… but still tough enough for everyday use jewelry. And never tarnishes. 👍🏻

[@Nickscreativestuff]

Great to hear you make your own variations of silver. i’ve only just started to dare make my own sterling. I did think I should buy some sort of alloy grain for making sterling instead of using copper from water piping … need to get this right before moving onto something like Argentium but thanks for the encouragement … cheers … Nick

[@gratefuldoge8598]

Do you have video of recovery from the lava rock?

[@Nickscreativestuff]

not sure what you mean … N

[@gratefuldoge8598]

@@Nickscreativestuff I guess that might not be a thing, my mistake, I noticed what I thought was silver drippings on the black lava rock in the video and figured as a micro scavenger I might try recovering every last bit by maybe melting it off the rock?

[@Nickscreativestuff]

I see what you mean. I very rarely spill any silver, sometimes when casting it can happen, so I generally use a catch pan full of sand just in case so it can easily be reclaimed … cheers … Nick

[@gratefuldoge8598]

@@Nickscreativestuff thanks for the interaction and insight! Keep it up!

[@Nickscreativestuff]

cheers Grateful Doge, not managed anything last month, need to get at it for August … N

[@massimilianoilardi3571]

Ciao quanti grammi di alluminio devo mettere e il copper devo mettere di per centuale

[@Nickscreativestuff]

Hi Massimiliano, this video was turning fine silver into sterling silver by adding 7.5% copper … N