Melting and Pouring SILVER Bullion for the First Time!

[@tWIST1up]

I have been melting and pouring Copper and Aluminum bars for decades now. When I reach 100lbs of either ones I take them to the scrapers and cash them in, then use the money to buy Silver ... :)

[@Jude_1-3-Project]

Does the scrap yard not question whether your copper aluminum bars are 100%?

[@TheQuickSilver101]

This was really cool! I've seen other KZbinrs pour silver but it's interesting to see a novice doing it. Thanks for sharing this!

[@JimEarns]

Soak the skulls in a 5% dilute sulfuric or hydrochloric acid solution with distilled water and bring to a boil for 10 mins on a hot plate, will remove most of the gunk on your pours. Nice job! 👍🏻.

[@SilverSeeker]

SWEET! Thanks for the tip! I'm sure I have a TON to learn still. :)

[@ghostprepper5859]

@@SilverSeeker I have to stick with you Seeker 🥈 I am buying 5-10 oz bar's for this very purpose

[@M4A2Master]

Sulfuric acid into water has a huge exothermic reaction that causes the water to get very hot or even boil over, I use 34% hydrochloric acid or straight sulfuric acid under a fume hood or outside with a fan pulling the fumes away. Safety First.

[@cmbtmdc2219]

@@SilverSeeker did you use borax?

[@andywurzer]

I was coming here to say the exact same thing. You can buy sulfuric acid at home depot as drain cleaner. Just check the ingredients.

[@M4A2Master]

Seeker I use a electric griddle to keep my molds hot and hit it with the touch just to make sure any additional oxygen is pushed out of the mold

[@ptfstacking]

For me it is AWESOME to see another person starting to melt. My son and I melt mostly non precious metals from cleaning up around the streets, but we both are looking forward to starting silver melts as well. There are a brazillion little tricks and things you learn melting and pouring. I would suggest a fire brick over a cinder block. Concrete holds water in the pores, fire bricks are a little more expensive but 100% worth it. Always inspect your crucible EVERY use, the last thing you want is to start pouring and it cracks. The orange lines will start showing and will show you depth of the crack.

[@SilverSeeker]

So if I see any signs of cracking scrap it I assume? Thanks for watching my friend!

[@trentstewart6703]

@@SilverSeeker I've been using a torch near cinder block and little explosions happened with the block. A fire brick is a great idea. I dont melt precious metals, so i just put a little sheet of steel over the block now.

[@TtheSilverStacker]

That’s awesome man! I just received my first ToAuto melting furnace. I can’t wait to try it out and show the world. Congrats on your successful pours!

[@ResinDragonStudios]

Congrats Seeker! What an awesome opportunity! You did a great job! Hope to get one of your pours someday!!

[@HeavyArrowArcher]

Nice change of pace! Loved it, especially that you are so honest about learning and figuring things out. Pours turned out great!

[@don951]

Awesome job on the pours! Definitely not a cheap hobby with everything needed and to maintain, but looks like fun. That seems to be a nice smaller unit. I haven't done it myself, but from what I've seen you got the hot pour into the mold down better than most at this stage. Looking forward to seeing more. Cheers!

[@silvara670]

I've never purchased an electric furnace, only because I'm worried how long it will last. I have a few Devil Forge furnaces. I use mine quite often. Really like those! You need to try one of those. My favorite alloy to melt is 95% copper mixed with 2.5% Brass and 2.5% Aluminum. Makes very beautiful Gold toned Bars.

[@THECRANKYONE]

Great video. From what i understand, if you keep the torch on the mold as you pour, once you pour into the mold, you will have more time to tap for more rippling. Well done!! The dark spots are probably carbon fiber. A quick hit, very gently, with a several thousand grit wet/dry sand paper and a spoonful of vinegar, will clean it easily.

[@GERBILLOGIC]

Hey, Seeker. I really enjoyed this video and appreciate that you are working on this new project, baring it all in the moment with us. Thank you!

[@ShirlBussman]

That was awesome and I was very surprised that you would be trying this. Some really great advice from your subs. Follow some of them until you get really going. Best wishes.

[@hillbillystacker]

I have actually been debating on purchasing a setup. What great timing of this video. Awesome!!

[@MetallyCorrupted]

This is awesome, I just got the same rig last week and am in the process of setting up for my first melts and pours as well.

[@theambiguoustruth8167]

Love hand poured personally pored silver! Have fun with your stacking!

[@RavenHawkCoins]

Good for you 👍

[@fhbbi]

Be like Silver Seeker, folks! It just takes "action". to do anything YOU want to do and not what someone else wants you to do. You'll thank yourself for the effort! "Fun-employed"!

[@RobFindsTreasure]

Defintely some nice pours brother. You are becoming a Jedi rather quickly! PS - Wear long sleeves! :)

[@SilverOilman]

As a safety professional I can’t help but think you ought to also get a face shield and an FR shirt for this. Frankly FR pants and some work boots would be wise too. As a caveat, I don’t work with molten metals and never have (though I’d love to do my own pours…).

[@SilverSeeker]

Yea I've already ordered more safety gear since this video based on some of the other comments here. I definitely appreciate the advice!

[@mane3763]

Great job! Enjoyed this!

[@tedlov06]

Great job. Thanks for sharing👍

[@henrychleandro3784]

Nice sound of silver, never gets old

[@richardhutchison3123]

So cool. Best video of its kind from you!

[@cyclonicsilver2773]

Good Luck with the furnace that you used. I had mine for a month or so and 2 pours into it the heating element went 3 times. The company refunded me and now I went to a tabletop furnace which seems to work fine so far. The heating element went in this one also but PMC Supplies is good with taking care of their products. As for the brown Smutz on the back that happens when the crucible gets low on silver and it is also part of the graphite crucible wearing. It happens a lot and comes off rather easily. The pours having the pitting in the head is caused by a couple different reasons, either the mold has cooled down to much between pours or the mold needs to be cleaned before it’s used. Once again it’s mostly from wear and tear as they are not made to last forever. Nice Job on pouring though and if you have any questions feel free to ask me and I can help out and if not I can get you to someone who can.

[@SilverSeeker]

Will do thank you!!!

[@jimtalbott2095]

I’ve been in the foundry business all my life and it’s easy peasy.

[@staciesmiscellany8189]

I LOVE it and I know AG would too...He would want to buy the FIRST pour...no matter if it was perfect or not....he would just want the 1st pour of @Silver Seeker.....you're AWESOME, I can't wait to watch more.

[@johnyaniuk1254]

Pre-heating the mould with a propane torch to make it hot before the pour might prevent/minimize imperfections on the silver surface after the pour and metal cool off. The hot metal to a cold surface temperature extreme is probably what is causing it. After a few pours the imperfections go away as the mould is hot from the previous pour .... just a thought.

[@SilverSeeker]

I did preheat it, even showed myself doing it in the vid. :)

[@martydalgliesh]

Awesome!...I'm thinking about buying my first electric furnace and melting my first ever silvet

[@thesarge4457]

I'm someday going to do that. Thank You Sir.

[@abelucas3037]

AWESOME!!!!!!!

[@stvnbiz]

Gotta snag of of these on an auction!

[@coreybikes]

Sand casting heck yeah!

[@timsmith9645]

Awesome job congratulations very nice silver skulls thanks for sharing silver seeker

[@sam805236]

Hey man, nice first work! I don't like being "that guy" in the comments but as someone who's worked in the manufacturing/warehousing trades for many years including on forge presses dealing with fire and hot metals, PLEASE PLEASE get a fire extinguisher if you don't have one already! One wrong bump or accidental kick to that table leg could be all it takes for a bad accident.

[@SilverSeeker]

There was an ABC fire extinguisher near me. We always have one in the house. :)

[@davidtaylor6072]

Nice I even Iike the 3 your going to redo. Go with it your a natural.

[@noicue8078]

Great pieces, very informative. Just let us know when the store is open. Lol👍

[@davidk7324]

Thanks, Seeker. Fun stuff. I have no experience with this but from a safety standpoint I'd pay attention to your footwear (thick leather boots?) and maybe leather chaps for your legs/thighs if you plan to use the table going forward. I'd add a face shield to wear over the "safety" glasses. Open ventilation is wise. Especially if there's any chance of lead contamination of future metals. A rated mask/respirator should be considered. Although a table is convenient to work from, most videos I've seen have the setup on the ground. There's probably a reason for this. To get an idea of where the molten silver (et al) might end up during a "slip-up," get a plastic cup of similar size to your crucible, fill with 4-5 oz of cold water and drop it on its side from about 6-12" over your cinder block. Might be a sobering exercise. Yeah, I'm a retired medical type who has seen more moderate and serious burns than I'd like to admit. A mishap with molten metals would be 100 times worse. Oh, I'm sure you had one nearby, but an ABC fire extinguisher should be within reach.

[@SilverSeeker]

Thanks for the advice my friend, I will definitely look into that. Yes of course, I have an ABC Fire Extinguisher nearby :) I've seen alot do it on a bench myself, but I'll look into just doing it on the ground. My thought was that if there was an accident it would be easier to quickly get away if I was already standing. I may put less metal in the crucible going forward per pour until I have more experience and more safety equipment! Thanks for the advice!!!

[@davidk7324]

@@SilverSeeker Got it, you're probably a lot faster than me!

[@SilverSeeker]

@@davidk7324 Dunno, maybe LOL! But you did give me a LOT to think about for sure and I can't tell you HOW MUCH I appreciate that! Thank You SO MUCH!

[@ORTABULLIONINC]

I'm glad your a pour artist now 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@sur-real3416]

Way to go seeker. With something like that though, you have to remember always safety first. I'd wear long sleeves, natural fabric only.

[@WicketSouljha717]

I’ve been wanting to try this

[@marcycollinshtd4life]

Those skulls are freaking awesome

[@joeszabo4237]

Yeah Seeker, I like the content!! The quality of the vid was fine. Looking forward to seeing more!

[@DavidG6243]

Awesome Job! 👌

[@jasonalred6012]

I have been pouring for years, but I cannot bring myself to do it with todays premiums.

[@ErrorAcquired]

Great job!

[@Tholopotami]

Awesome! Very informative 🚀

[@ghostprepper5859]

I have been thinking of pouring metals I can buy at spot and melt them down to make jewelry

[@MrRidenhi82]

Good video...I have been wanting to dabble in pouring as well.

[@jasonalred6012]

A good pickle solution and a tumbler with stainless shot will clean them right up.

[@MyTube4Utoo]

Cool. That looks like fun.

[@pccoinstar5911]

Hello my friend I'm from Morocco I love rare coins American, thank you for the information. Nice video

[@DontDoDaylight]

Great, sir! I appreciate your content. Glad to see support of the channel!

[@michaeldyer6723]

Awesome video. A neat thing to do.

[@tomtharos4440]

Sweet. I’ve kinda wanted to pour.

[@willstreasures7986]

good job on pouring for the first time. Keep at it. You will learn the more you do

[@ronaldhall9701]

Enjoyed watching. Now you just will get better take your time

[@albie7326]

Very interesting. Thanks

[@mcscheel7]

I thought you did a an awesome job! Enjoyed watching you make the molds. I look forward to seeing rounds that you've made. 👍

[@chadwolfeschledgelsteinhau9697]

I use a propane burner have 2 of them made a monster one really need two people got a big salamander crucivil can pour a couple hundred lb pours just dont have any ideas yet

[@robertholmes3631]

Great info. Thanks

[@coloradokid8321]

@Silver Seeker - Hi Seeker, a couple suggestions on safety… 1. you should have a big tub of cold water near you in case you get burned. The faster you dunk your skin into cold water, the quicker and faster the burn will stop! 2. Get an ABC fire extinguisher. 3. when dealing with molten metal, the last thing you want is a wobbly table! Get a solid table that doesn’t move. 4. I saw you kept crossing over the just poured molten form when putting the crucible back (and your elbow looked like it was getting very close to the molten metal). I would say just moving your furnace to the right hand side of the table, so that you’re not crossing over the molten metal when putting the crucible back. 5. also, I’ve seen other video pours, and they keep the map gas constantly on the form that’s being filled. So I would suggest getting something to hold your map gas tank above your mold so you continually keep the mold hot. Check out Backyard Bullion’s KZbin channel. His earlier videos he did a lot of pours. 6. I would also suggest getting a pair of leather bib overhauls to protect you. And lastly… What’s with the skulls? Are you a Grateful Deadhead? :-) good luck with your pouring!

[@SilverSeeker]

Heya! 1) Good Idea 2) I already do, trust me. I think I mentioned it in the video but alot of footage was cut because of issues recording with phone 3) The table BARELY moves, it's not like it's loose or anything. That said, I can attach it to the garage door with a bracket. 4) It wasn't as close as the camera made it look, I couldn't even feel the heat, but I'll keep a better eye out next time, thank you. 5) Yea, I'm looking into that. The mold stayed scalding hot though (I'm stupid and grabbed it with the gloves and they burned immediately upon just touching it and I could feel the heat through the gloves. It was hot lol 6) Yea, someone else suggested that and I agree, I'm looking into it. Lastly) Dunno, I like Silver Skulls! But I ordered another mold and I plan on trying some 3d Sand Casting using 3d Printed molds. Thank you SOOOOOO much for the comments my friend and the suggestions! --Seeker

[@coloradokid8321]

@@SilverSeeker - You’re so welcome Seeker! I hope I didn’t sound like a “Karen”! Lol. I just would hate to see you get injured with something so new as pouring molten metal. I’ve given this a lot of thought in the past, because I was planning on building my own smelter. Also, I’ve seen that you can get silver shot for a pretty decent price (rather than melting down existing rounds). They might melt a little faster too being that they’re so small.

[@coloradokid8321]

@@SilverSeeker - oh, and the skull joke was because I used to be a Grateful Dead head when I was in my 20s! 😁

[@SilverSeeker]

@@coloradokid8321Yea I have a 100oz Bag of Silver Shot on Order along with a new mold, plus I'm gonna try my hand at 3d sandcasting soon :)

[@coloradokid8321]

@@SilverSeeker - Excellent! 👍

[@megaxecutioner2613]

I tried pouring at 961C (1761F) and it was solidifying before I poured it out. I left the silver in for 2 minutes after everything melted and I saw a mirror like reflection. The metal casting guides say to pour at this temp but I like the way your pour looks. I have the same furnace so either I will leave my metal in for longer at 960C or I will melt it to 1100C. Looks like you didn't even get to 1100 when you poured so I will try to replicate that and comment back here on my results.

[@americanpatriot6918]

OUTSTANDING!!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅

[@bobafitness1244]

Love it!

[@Prospector-tr6cj]

Cool video of first time pouring

[@robertcoffey1636]

Great job ! Are you going to put a skull in the give away box? Definitely interesting video pretty cool to see thanks!

[@SilverSeeker]

Shhhh... yes! LOL :)

[@eltimelti3706]

that is awesome! Love your videos and i'm learning a lot. Thank you so much!

[@jimthompson9992]

Not too bad at all!

[@donnywolf9250]

Great video

[@AdiposePhin]

Very cool!!

[@coynehunter]

POOUUURR IT UP SEEKER!!!

[@dgraddy1359]

You might consider getting an IR thermometer so you can check temps of your molds and make sure they get hot enough

[@robertscagnelli1011]

Great job Seeker!!

[@handduggraverdronline]

I remember pour aluminum bars in a homemade furnace. I had no molds kind just made the furnace and started melting. Well my dumb ass took a 2by4 and push it in the ground and used that as a mold. Luckily I didn't get anything popping in my face.

[@shawn1744]

I think great job for first few times.

[@robertcasanova6904]

You did a Great job and made it look Easy. Unlike Salivate Metal.

[@thesparewheel]

this is great cant wait to see more of this

[@bobstiger435]

That looks like a fun thing to do something you could learn and get better at with as time goes nice vidio seeker!

[@paulakers143]

I don't know for sure but i think once you melt it down the impurities float to top in crucible then you spoon stick it out of crucible ie: it will float on top and you can see it.

[@MySilverRomanceMSR]

This was an awesome video! I really enjoyed watching.

[@kirkmorrison6131]

I found it very interesting, am I would like to see more and hear more about it. Thank, you,Sir

[@justinleo5593]

Yo they look so good

[@jeromeygrove9483]

Woooooooooot. Nice. Love it. I want to learn. Rob help. Lol

[@PigsDream]

Really cool I love the cracked skull! 💀

[@lisad7114]

Nice job

[@BC3607]

Gotta buy one of your first pours , if it’s possible!! Great job brother!!

[@nebula3471]

This was really cool to watch. Also something I would never do because I would burn my house down or spill silver on the floor of my garage. I think it would be really cool for one if those skulls ended up in the 100K GAW. Imagine owning an original Silver Seeker first pour skull. 😃

[@chaicharin]

Nice job Seeker and that melt looks like it did a nice job for you. It would be interesting to see what you end up designing for your own molds considering you are pretty good at tech. I would hire an artist to make something for me and then make the mold with a 3d printer. U can get silver shot from Monument metals for $1.99 over spot unless you have a local place to get your silver scrap.

[@RoganBits]

Is it possible to use some sort of sand mold? Or would it not work well for designs?

[@sfkimrush]

Looks like something I will never do. I didn't realize hoe much stuff you need.

[@David_Quinn_Photography]

I like art pours the imperfections give them that little bit of character. should get some low-premium world silver from your LCS and melt them down for some interesting purity.

[@salohcin0083]

Heck yah ! Skill acquired , now its time to...refine it 😁

[@Self.reliant]

To get ripples all you need to do is make a stand that holds your touch on the mold as it pours and cools

[@GlennShook]

So cool! I’m to lazy and cheap to do it but so cool lol

[@richardlamon3014]

Rock tumbler make em shiny

[@Jerry-Parker]

That was Awesome ! 💀👍

[@23Keith23]

Very cool

[@SourBogBubble]

Love seeing sponsored content no matter the channel size 👌

[@dojahmastah7156]

Good times