Silver Cell Build Step by Step From Scratch

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[@disgruntledtoons]

And then Mrs. Sreetips comes in. "Have you seen my new cutting board?"

[@ChrisHopkinsBass]

Nah she’s too busy finding scrap for Mr Sreetips to refine!

[@markboden2749]

And Mr.Sreetips says “yes, they’re in that cabinet over there with your 1200 Pyrex dishes”

[@larrykester8593]

I would love to build one, but I don’t have a safe enough area in my Condo.

[@patrickwynkoop9442]

😂😂😂

[@wadebert4458]

Yeah, that's a hazard I think all of us who are following as well as duplicating these activities run into. Cutting boards, Corningware, glass dishes.... It's much easier to ask for forgiveness, than for permission! All's forgiven, when you say, "Yeah. I took it. Here's 10 ounces,Troy of 99.9 Gold for your troubles"!

[@LryuzakiLN]

Finally found a full video on how to build this thing 😍 after binge watching most of his videos!

[@2212db]

Of all the chemistry you do, I think I love the silver cell more than anything. The colour in the cell is just beautiful

[@Hossak]

This is what youtube is all about. I work in mineral processing and gold recovery - this was just fantastic! Great work!!!

[@bradley7454]

Step by step is good instruction for those who are interested. I reckon you're doing better job than some science/chemistry schoolteachers. Maybe have chemistry students watching

[@vinnycordeiro]

Finally! That was really needed for your current production, given the amount of impure silver you have in stock waiting to be processed, and I wouldn't be surprised if you find out you need more cells. Great content as always.

[@deedoesa.i]

I'm not sure why you showed up on my feed but that was fascinating, thank you. I'm about to binge watch some more of your videos.

[@trexvalleygirl2770]

Totally worth it. Have fun. I've learned a lot from Sreetips. Better than anything I ever learned in school.

[@beebob1279]

They are so cool to watch. It's fascinating what can be done.

[@wadebert4458]

My daily routine now is "SREETIPS TUTORIALS"! I was never much for watching a "Series". SREETIPS; however, is an exception to this rule. I am addicted! Love everything he puts up! The Man is a True Saint! Wade

[@deedoesa.i]

@@wadebert4458 Yes I've had time to watch about 200 hours worth now. A true Gentleman and Scholar.

[@wadebert4458]

What I find truly exceptional, is that, I was never totally immersed in Chemistry, at University. Now, because of SREETIPS, Chemistry, or rather, Alchemy is on my mind 24/7. He literally, has changed my life. My wife, of 42 years, Linda, has joined me and is also having a BLAST! The "Hunt", for raw materials, at Estate Sales and the like, feels like finding buried treasures. The refining processes are a complete adventure! For once, in a very long time, I hate going to bed at night and wake up rearing to go! All because I stumbled across a SREETIPS video several months ago. I know that I sound completely hokey; but, it's true, I owe the man allot. To be enjoying myself now? That is the greatest treasure I've found! Wade

[@WarblyWark]

A demonstration of elegance in simplicity. Anyone who hates on this can bugger off. You have once again proven you don't need to get some over priced fancy pants contrivance just to do one job. It's perfect. Do not let anyone convince you otherwise.

[@annualgiftman9472]

Thank you for everything! I just finished putting my cell together and it is growing now! : )

[@papitas2843]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with us! 👊😉

[@riverboat28]

This guy's priceless if you're serious about doing this and recovering PM

[@linn1934]

Red handled sheet metal shears are for turning right, green left and yellow handled for cutting straight. Didn't know if you knew that. Great video by the way.

[@monkeydrains8285]

I use my reds for straight cuts lol. Plumber not a tin man thou!

[@linn1934]

@@monkeydrains8285 Not a tin man either, I learned that in 4-H when I was knee hi.

[@mortonyakimadetectingthepa9015]

Interesting. Just opposite of navigation lights on a boat which are red for port or left and green for starboard being right.

[@linn1934]

@@mortonyakimadetectingthepa9015 Heck, I might be wrong then. I do know yellow is straight though.

[@sreetips]

Same for aircraft

[@floydsallee2041]

Love it can't wait to see a double silver harvest....

[@craigstevenson9908]

Absolutely love your work, you remind me of professor Julius Sumner Miller, who I used to love watching when I was a young fellow

[@PatCarlson-xb4gm]

You have the best explanation for this unique process. Love your videos. Science and chemistry is so cool. I’m glad your posting videos that inspire young children to focus on why they need to pay attention in school. Thank you Sreetips!

[@brianmosher4053]

You are the ONLY channel I would ever "JOIN".

[@sreetips]

Thank you!

[@arnedalbakk6315]

Hello Mrs and Mr screetips. Thank you for this great clip. It seems to me that many..many going to grow silver crystal. God bless you,and all my friends on this canal😊

[@sreetips]

Thanks Arne

[@arnedalbakk6315]

You and your wife do the hard work.....your members enjoy this great canal Mr screetips 😊

[@arnedalbakk6315]

On more thing sir.....A big thanks to both of you🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@3zuli]

I was thinking of an auto-feed setup for your silver cell. You could find a copper pipe that fits into the filter basket. Then find a way to support it about 1/4"-1/2" above the top of the filter basket, so it doesn't come into contact with the electrolyte. The pipe would be filled with silver shot and it would serve as the positive connection, the current would travel down through the silver shot. As the silver dissolves, more of it would it slowly drop down from the pipe into the basket.

[@cwb4280]

Holy smokes Sreetips!! What an informative video for us. Thank for very much for sharing this with us.

[@annettehaley3338]

Awesome, thank you for sharing this with us ❤️

[@EL34XYZ]

TIP: Drill two holes in opposite corners for the filter basket hole. The jig saw blade goes into those holes and you can cut the outline easier.

[@ExtractingMetals]

Been waiting for this since your short video about having all the components!

[@looweeg4229]

I've done some experimental DIY in the past. Seeing how he does it, I bet Sreetips has been trough a lot of iteration, research and trial/error before finding his optimal solution. And he's giving it all up for us to use. Thanks for sharing :) Not everyone thinks about sharing their knowledge instead of keeping it for them and profiting from it. My only remark on this build is that you should consider using XHHW wire instead of solid copper. HXXW will have more flexibility while remaining quite rigid. Also AWG #10 is oversize for the 2.5A that goes through it. #14 will be plenty big enough (good for 15A), more common and less expensive. And no, the color doesn't matter :P

[@sreetips]

The 10 gauge copper wire cam from a yard sale. It was close to a full spool when I bought it for two bucks five years ago. It’s rigid. This rigidity help apply a down force on the anode bar and keeps the impure silver pushed down and in contact with the electrolyte. It’s the perfect wire (in my opinion, and experience) for my silver cell(s)

[@beebob1279]

@@sreetips Great explanation

[@gabrieleangelocalvillo3364]

You have made a very good decision to manage with all the impure silver you made from refining gold! Congrats!

[@Transparencyproject]

Doing work right now myself too, working on my silver video for my other channel. Thanks for your work

[@degened2990]

Hello all. Love this channel!

[@larrpenn]

That is the most beautiful color I've ever seen in my life it's beautiful on its own but it's magnificent with the silver growth I wouldn't be surprised if it's over a million different shades of blue if one got technical

[@larrpenn]

Just sent a text

[@MfourBhpQ]

Sree, I don’t often comment on videos but I gotta say that I’m probably your biggest fan. If my tv is powered on its playing your videos. I watch you so much that when I go to get myself a drink of water think “ I should be using distilled water because tap water contains chlorine and will precipitate silver chloride.” Also I’ve written SREETIPS in black permanent marker on pretty much everything I own 😂 like my guitar, laptop, dressers. My family thinks it’s weird that a lot of your videos I have memorized word for word. I’m honestly considering getting a tattoo of a gold ingot that reads SREETIPS on KZbin. And no I’m not a creep. Just a sreetips super fan that’s all 😅

[@DavidDavis-OU81TWO]

Gooood morning from central Florida! Hope everyone has a great day!

[@sreetips]

Goooood morning!

[@arnedalbakk6315]

Goooood morning David and Mr screetips 😊 Have a nice day both of you.

[@lockunknown5719]

Man! That clip board has some, Sirius lockjaw going on there, hummmm.. fine work, but you all ready know that.

[@sreetips]

My wife laughed and laughed at the clip board rust and the thrift store sticker on the cutting board.

[@canonicaltom]

A simpler way to find the center is to take the chord that you drew (the first line) and mark the center of that line, between the two points of intersection with the circle. Then use your square to draw the perpendicular line from that (flip the square and do it again just in case the square isn't perfectly square). The center of that perpendicular line is exactly the center of the circle. No need to eyeball it or guess.

[@Camelguy069]

This is the video I've been waiting for

[@beebob1279]

Me too. I won't get into this knowing the dangers of the chemicals that he uses, but it sure is cool

[@ArielleViking]

Brilliant to watch you building a new silver cell. It will be nice to have 2 of these running. 👍

[@bobbyjoe7073]

This is some great educational work here my friend. I love what I am seeing and makes me want to make one myself.

[@kritterpher]

thank you for your willingness to share your knowledge.

[@SaltyMeatHook]

I want to talk about better ways of cutting through the cutting board. Irrelevant! You made an accurate enough hole! More entertaining than other silver cell videos due to the anode bar pour. This is an excellent how-to. I need to start storing some value.

[@josephcormier5974]

Thank you sir now we have a great list so when we set one up for are selves this was a very informative video thank you for sharing this six stars

[@NatalieHill-m6t]

Cool Beans! What about adding a glass rod to your list?

[@firstnlast]

Haha good catch!

[@mowery66gaming]

Thanks for explaining this setup in detail! Cutting the copper would be much easier using a coping saw with a metal blade!

[@weasel6three597]

Nicely done Chief! Keep the videos coming!

[@tanksgarage5821]

Would love to see the slimes processed out of the old anode bags

[@infernalchaos1066]

Sreetips actually did a video (or a series- I don't remember which) where he processed his used anode bags. Go to search and type "Sreetips anode". It should pop up.

[@sreetips]

It’s coming soon

[@isaacclark9825]

I see that steady hand that used to fill out shipboard logs. You cannot take the Navy out of the man...

[@bfd1565]

Awesome step by step video Sreetips.

[@vze2fz2c]

Sreetips, I love watching your videos. I really like the chemical reactions and your detailed explanations. Lately there's been a lot of silver cell videos, which I like, but when will you be doing more Gold refining videos?

[@sreetips]

Soon!

[@سامرحسنهاديأحمد]

​@@sreetipssir have you tried to convert silver to gold?

[@sreetips]

@@سامرحسنهاديأحمد no, I’ve never tried converting silver to gold. As far as I know, it can’t be done.

[@garymyers6638]

You can scribe/ score and then bend copper and it will break off after a few back and forth. Also, your jigsaw will cut copper. Third, Wiss makes a straight cutter that works better than the Wiss red handle you were using. Yes that one is for straight but it wanders. The one you really want cuts a channel. It’s great, especially on thicker sheets

[@sreetips]

Like a nibbles. I need to get one.

[@robg.8604]

Your videos are great!

[@Konglomerant]

Also idk if you already do, but you should sell some impure silver shot by weight as well.

[@MikeNOtie]

You could use the handle opening for the sight “window” also.

[@arnedalbakk6315]

238k members🎉Spread the good news.....😊

[@joegoedhart1259]

Streetip. I see so many people do what you do with the torch on the mold. What a pain in the arse. I put a piece of 6mm concrete sheeting ("Hardi flex" or "Villa board" in Australia ) on my electric hot plate and set it at 1with the mold on it. I can leave it there and pour all day with perfect results. Try it, it makes life so much easier.

[@sreetips]

I prefer the reducing flame to keep the air off as it freezes.

[@joegoedhart1259]

Thanks for the tip.

[@josephpecoul6532]

It wouldn't be a thing but Sreetips I just really get your language and style of teaching. No other refiner has the way you do your videos . If I could I would try it myself but as you have clearly concaved to us you're faithful viewers not a good idea I do watch prospector Trip PT for short and it worries me to see his refining videos... I digress what can I do as a viewer to encourage you to Teach us and make videos again my friend.

[@sreetips]

I’m taking a break and working on my taxes. I’ll resume video production soon.

[@mattcluk7092]

This is incredible. Thank you. Not sure how you learned and figured this out. But I need to know, How do you make the 600gs of diluted silver? How much does that cost? How much does the acid and beakers and other equipment cost? Where can I find impure silver and how much is that? Does the electrolyte turn blue on its own? Thank you again Sreetips.

[@sreetips]

I reserve some of the crystal from the harvest to make electrolyte. I bought all my glassware on eBay. We buy sterling silver at estate sales. Dudadiesel.com for nitric acid.

[@mattcluk7092]

@@sreetips dude you're awesome. I didn't expect a thorough response. Much appreciated. Thank you for being an awesome person

[@Antonowskyfly]

Twoo-hoo! Double it up! Very good info to share for those who are serious about the game. Thank you Sir!👍👍🤟👍👍🤙

[@Boatswain1985]

Very cool,, those crystals are amazing

[@jamesligon5732]

just a thought, would it be better to "tin" the copper wire with silver and flux before pouring the pure silver bar? It looks like a thin layer of copper oxidizes before the molten silver is poured. That oxide layer could limit electrical flow that gets worse over time

[@sreetips]

Good suggestion, thank you

[@prestontucker6171]

I just realized...Sreetips is basically the Walter White of pure silver "crystal". 😂

[@Lancelot.666]

Great stuff as usual my friend.. How much cement silver is it going to take to feed both of them with snotlet's?

[@sreetips]

It should go through fairly quickly. I’ll have to melt some more shot very soon.

[@naughtiusmaximus830]

Sreetips is helping me kick my “news” addiction.

[@davesmith9684]

thats exactly how I ended up here Maximus.. You got a 9 month drop on me you, did you give this a try?

[@naughtiusmaximus830]

@@davesmith9684 I’m playing the Eco-gold at the moment. I eventually would like to use ion exchange resins but I do want to build one of these cells

[@miniatureshipyard]

Another great creation by sreetips 👍 kudos 👏

[@krsulock]

one of your best videos to date!

[@Sanzus2]

Excellent video! Only thing I've ever really wondered about is using pure silver for your anode bar? Would it make a difference, other than the ease of working with it, if you used cement silver for the bar?

[@williamfoote2888]

Good point. There’s an experiment. Use a cement Ag anode to process your cement Ag shot. It can’t perform any different than using pure Ag. Same thing goes for using cement Ag to make up the electrolyte. Every gram of won pure Ag gets added to the finished Ag stack.

[@Sanzus2]

@@williamfoote2888 that would pollute the ectrolyte from the start and throw off the volt/amps right out of the gate. 150 grams per litter of pure silver for the electrolyte I understand, pollution is why it has to be replaced. Running current through copper, then pure silver, to cement silver, to electrolyte is what is throwing me.

[@williamfoote2888]

@@Sanzus2 No it wouldn't. The pure Ag anode, now, is directly connected to a Cu wire. As pure as the anode might be, if it dissolves over time, which that anode is designed to do, and its letting Cu into the electrolyte. It may or may not be purer than the shot cement Ag that he's pouring into the anode basket to be processed. It'll work the same way, with no difference. The electrolyte doesn't 'need' to be pure, as we see it turn blue and we know S uses the Cu contaminated electrolyte twice anyway. The electrolyte draws the amps and volts that the solution can bear. There is no 'optimal value' for either. With regard to the several metals being used for the connection, it doesn't matter. All are highly conductive. There is no point where the connection will get hot, or otherwise indicate resistance .

[@sreetips]

I use pure silver for the anode electrode bar because it’s so easy and clean to work with.

[@Sanzus2]

@@sreetips that was what you said in the video! :-)

[@easttxredneck]

You left 13 off, Spoon and paper towel to cover the opening. Gotta get the fine details.

[@scotthultin7769]

First 👍's up sreetips thank you for sharing

[@thezl7show955]

Thank you for putting this video together .

[@johnmccormick650]

Very well demonstrated and explained, great video as always.

[@seanb3516]

If you're cutting plastic with a circular saw, especially brittle plastic, and the cut looks rough you can try turning the saw blade around so the teeth are backwards. We use this trick in construction all the time. Don't forget to put the blade back in the proper orientation when done and remove the battery when changing a blade.

[@jarule275]

Wondering if the water temperature is relevant? Has it been tested? Amazing work brother. Thank you.

[@vaughanellis7866]

A tip If your copper sheet is too hard to bend to the shape of the bowl, heat the copper with a gas/blow torch to a red heat, then quench it in cold water this will anneal/soften the copper making it easier to bend.

[@wadebert4458]

Morning Gunny! Thought I'd share this with you. Seems to be noteworthy. Since I contaminated my Silver Cell with TIN, and, didn't have enough Silver shot to make it worthwhile to clean, right away, I started thinking, (usually dangerous). I salvaged some, heavy duty, Stainless Steel screen a while back. I've been "Bubbling" the Stock Pots, (fish tank pump as you suggested), and have gotten some plating on the Copper I placed in them. I saw that moving the Stock Pot solution with air, made a difference. I then was curious to see how moving electrons, through the solution, would affect the plating of precious metals. I used the Stainless Steel screen as a Cathode, cutting it to fit into the Stock Pot, fairly snug at the bottom of the bucket. I then used ¾ inch PVC, with holes drilled into it, to insert a 4 AWG, Copper wire into, as the Anode. I wired it in Parallel, to my DC Benchtop power converter. I pushed 13.5 volts with 4 amps of current. After a day, I was pleasantly surprised, by the plating of metals. Just thought I put it out there. It was an experiment. Thanks for all you do! Wade

[@sreetips]

Nice!

[@theminerstable4790]

Always informative. I appreciate you sharing the knowledge. I've used some of these techniques to process my mining cons and dore' bars separating the silver from the gold and PGMs.

[@scottindestin]

King of Cathodes.

[@abwoturab29]

‏‪27:03 you can paint it with nail polish to prevent it from corrosion

[@FirstLast-kx1gr]

Excellent. Save a some bucks; ditch the stainless clamp, and copper strap. Attach wire directly to the bowl rim at four points, evenly spaced points around the rim. 12 Gauge wire is more than adequate.

[@johnsilver977]

This is so cool 👏

[@ericthehalfmexican9187]

How about a piece of acrylic so you can see thru into the cell?

[@Slap4s]

thank you for making this :)

[@j.m.k.3406]

Thank you sir!

[@brucewright5061]

Great stuff Sreetips! A lot of your costs only partially consumed the amounts that you used (wire, copper sheet, etc.). On the other side, ~600g of silver is ~18 troy oz. ~ $450.00.

[@beebob1279]

But he already has it, so it's costing him nothing.

[@cesarealkemist5055]

Seems like the hardest part is making the electrolyte. And where do you get the junk silver? That's awesome man!

[@sreetips]

We buy sterling silver at local sales.

[@cesarealkemist5055]

@@sreetips i have plenty of that. just wondering if it's just left over from pouring or something?.talking about the stuff you put in the basket..

[@Steelythestacker]

A very informative and entertaining video sir! I have a question. Do you plug your DC power supply into a GFCI protected circuit? Since there is liquid and electricity in close proximity do you feel it is necessary?

[@sherlockxia3061]

Hi sreetips. I love your videos. I have been thinking, would you like to write a book on gold and silver refining? Such as how to identify what scrap parts contain gold. What are the processes, and how to get the tools?

[@sreetips]

Yes

[@joshmaltais5322]

2:56 just gunna point out an easier way to find centre would be to just draw 2-3 lines across the middle of the circle from different angles. Where they intersect is centre of the circle.

[@yoemdiazcastellanos1939]

Hello sreetips my name is Yoem Diaz and I tell you that I have learned a lot from you, I saw some of your videos that I would like to know how many grams of silver came out on that occasion with only 150 grams. here is the link of you tube Silver Cell Build Step by Step From Scratch thank you very much for what he does

[@sreetips]

For every 100g of impure silver that gets added into the anode basket, I’ll get about 99g of high purity silver.

[@candacedavison2986]

Thank you for your videos. I never knew until about 2 months ago you could grow silver🤯 Now I'm ready to begin my own. Question: how could someone aquire silver nitrate without a fume hood? The fume hood is an elusive creature in my budget😉

[@fajile5109]

Do it outside but in a garage or between two building where the wind direction doesn’t change then blow a fan on it so the fumes are always blowing away from you. So with the garage door open and a fan blowing the fumes away. If you do it just outside the wind could blow it into your face.

[@candacedavison2986]

@@fajile5109 thank you

[@arte9855]

Or build a fume hood complete with a filter before you poison your surroundings...Did that rust clipboard or tarnished hold down spoon start out that way or is that a residual effect of the chemically charged air??

[@sreetips]

No way to do these reactions safely without a fume hood.

[@candacedavison2986]

@@sreetips thank you

[@kurtbegaykb]

Thanks for sharing! Going to be my next future project! Turning 925 scrap to pure silver! One question, I use silver solder in my work would that extra metal burn off in the acid?

[@sreetips]

The acid won’t burn it off. The acid will dissolve the metals if they are soluble in nitric acid.

[@samMcintyre-p3j]

Love your channel and all the work you put into it , and thank you for sharing your knowledge with us, My question is can you run bigger size bowls? Also what is you increase your power setting higher then 3volts ? Will it still work or does it effect the silver purity ? Keep up the amazing stuff your doing and for sharing your knowledge Kind regards Sam

[@sreetips]

Critical distance between anodexbasket and cathode 4 to 4.5 inches. I run the cell at 3.5 volts, higher or lower could cause contamination,

[@samMcintyre-p3j]

Thank you for answering my question , hoping to build my first silver cell this weekend Take care

[@joegoedhart1259]

You need to watch a clip on how to use tin snips. The reds and greens are indicators of left and right cuts (dont ever buy yellows, there is no such thing as a straight cut. Throw them in the bin) It will make life so much easier.

[@sreetips]

I have red, green and yellow.

[@joegoedhart1259]

Bottom jaw is always the off-cut side. Ditch the yellows. You will never see a tradie with a pair of yellows in his toolbox. 👍

[@rayh.williamsiii]

You nailed it he forgot to put his name on it

[@mikeconnery4652]

Excellent video

[@danielberding7692]

Starting mine up tomorrow

[@joekyriakides9285]

What did you use for the impure silver?

[@danielberding7692]

Sterling silver melted in my crushable and silver rounds

[@danielberding7692]

Now I'm using cement silver

[@danielberding7692]

I have about 750 invested and got that back my first run yippie thank you so much Mr sreetips

[@danielberding7692]

How much space do you need for the fumes to be safe for people around

[@ethanwilson1001]

Drilling one of the corners of the anode basket hole may have been easier for that jig saw to line up with the edge of the hole instead of coming from the center?

[@sreetips]

Agree

[@ClaudetteCMBL]

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[@rockosgaminglogic]

19:22 an improved connection would be to hammer that down a little so you had a flat surface instead of the rounded surface. Easy way to skip the need for a crimp-on washer connector or similar. 21:42 a wee bit of sanding is required on the copper, then degrease with solvent, then a touch of flux for the best electrical connection. Keep in mind next time you make one of these. Also I would recommend a silicone insulation to take the heat better.

[@larrykester8593]

150 grams/Liter = 600 grams silver for 3.5L liquid is the ratio. With buying the Nitric Acid and the anode bar, from you, the all in cost to get the cell up and running is approx. $600 +\-. Would (2) 10 ounce .999 fs bars work for the electrolyte?

[@sreetips]

Ansolutely

[@edafade]

I am wondering why you don't just use a larger container instead of 2 setups. In the last silver cell video, I mentioned why not use something as large a drum barrel. Does that require a different approach? Is it too costly?

[@sreetips]

4 inch critical distance between the anode and the cathode. Too close and the silver will contact the anode filter and burn a hole through it. Too far away and the silver takes forever to deposit on the cathode. I could set up a thumb cell; alternating anode and cathode plates hung suspended in silver nitrate electrolyte. But that’s too big for my small hobby operation.

[@EchoJulez]

Superb as always! Are you planning on any shirts videos of the progress? Perhaps every few days?

[@LynPollock]

Sreetips, I love your videos. I'm just wondering how much silver shot is needed to start with. How much is used in a typical run.. much appreciated.

[@sreetips]

A small 1 liter glass cell can run as little as 1000 grams.

[@davesmith9684]

Hey Sreetips it all starts with the bowl yeah. You've provided some dimensions for it but dang they aren't sold that way and K-mart is long gone.. getting out to about the 32 minute mark you are putting 3.5 liters of solution in it, thats about 3.7 something quarts, 1/2" air gap at the top; the closest bowls in immediate reach seem to be the 5- quart winco or excelsteel bowls over on amazon. just throwing a dart at it or taking a SWAG at it does this type of bowl merit consideration? do you ever take a magnet to the value priced bowls and check them for carbon content or is that, meh, non nonsensical? it's a lmao non sequitar, that gallon jug of distilled water came from my home town, haven't thought of that place in years, I can only assume you are in the Carolina's.. Anyhoo, Thanks for the great video. I really appreciate how knowledgeable and direct and linear it is.

[@sreetips]

I found some of those bowls at Costco. They came in a set of four (I think). I bought them because there’s a larger bowl in the set. I may try a bigger bowl.

[@davesmith9684]

Aw man! you are on in real time!! Bigger bowl should mean more amps but when the conductivity is the same volts should be pretty static. I mean, worst case scenario is to cut down the cutting board to previous bowl dimensions and insert it down into the larger bowl? if that turned out to be the case it could open a ton of options regarding electrical connection. oh snap Sailor. you know what else they got at costco? RUM @@sreetips

[@sreetips]

I’ll need to increase the size and depth of the anode basket to maintain the critical (4 to 4.5 inch) distance between the anode and cathode. I don’t even know if it will work. The other option is to go moebius; alternating anode/cathode plates hung in a tank full of electrolyte. But that would exceed the limits of my small hobby operation.

[@davesmith9684]

alright alright alright... in a perfect world... if you wanted to get crazy about it. theoretically. now that youve got me thinking about it. And I do appreciate you for this. take the interior dimensions of the bowl and dial them down. and flip them over. and sand cast an anode that more or less mimics the inside of the bowl. An acorn, a turnip, an inverted bell curve who cares do yo have the amps. study the power consumption, if you wanted to get batsnot crazy, record the temperatures. not to bore you into oblivion, I am an industrial electrician, I've spent an unfortunate amount of time in copper mines among other things. So what you are doing personally, Its a tank house at an individual level. just neat AF. @@sreetips

[@karl6624]

Ok first time ive seen this. So is this the process? Pull "some how" low grade silver from copper pipes. Then make your contraption to refine the low grade silver into 999 or better silver.

[@sreetips]

No, I’m not pulling low grade silver from copper pipes. I’m using the copper pipes to reduce the silver out of the silver nitrate solutions.

[@gfhrtshergheghegewgewgew1730]

sreetips putting those tinsnips through their paces