Silver Refining With Gold Plated Scrap for sale

[@patrickaussieMilartry]

I could watch silver cementing all day long. I know everyone loves gold so do I. But Silver is really special it's beautiful in it's pure form. It's history is amazing. Plus's Silver has huge medical potential. Cheers as always 👍

[@RJ-zm3tr]

Although you mentioned that you have no financial interest in turning the blue copper liquid back into metallic copper, I'd still LOVE to see you do that. Would be extremely satisfying.

[@sreetips]

I may have to give it a shot

[@1911darkstar]

Lots of really excellent content recently. Very appreciative of all the work you put into these videos. I imagine there is quite a bit of effort involved with all the editing as well. All for our benefit. I know I speak for others when I say this is hands down great, great content. Also want to add that as a longtime viewer the presentation keeps getting better and better. All your videos are great watching and interesting but the finished product keeps improving over time. Thanks very much for producing this amazing stuff!

[@herrhaber9076]

You can say that in every video I will like every time. You just expressed what I think when I watch Mr Sreetips sharing his time with us. (I'm also very thankful to Ms Sreetips for sharing her husband with us!)

[@JamesSkellington-xj8nn]

I am so astonished how the silver started almost as soon you put in the copper and silver nitrate so amazing ! SreeTips 👏👏👏

[@TMK-22]

I'll never get over that deep dark blue the copper and other metals make from all of the refining. It looks amazing.

[@dogmeat7486]

forbidden gatoraid. i bet it tastes as good as it looks :P

[@marcofico1]

An efficient way of rinsing solids is to keep a layer of solvent on top of solids and replenish at the same rate that pours out. Works beautifully with peptide synthesis on resins, we use addition funnels to replenish the solvents

[@JacobCanote]

The silver jar blues. So zen. A joy to see.

[@kevinsanders7162]

I feel like it would be so much more time efficient for you to rinse the cement silver in wide container and pour off the supernatant through the Buchner funnel rather than meticulously and dangerously rinsing it with boiling water in a Buchner funnel and turning the thick paste with a glass rod. My thoughts as a professional chemist

[@kevinsanders7162]

You'll also be more efficient in removal of Cu2+ this way. Also a side note because I have to monitor safety in my lab - nitrile gloves aren't adequate PPE when handling hot solutions

[@sreetips]

Thank you, I’ll give it a try

[@kmarasin]

Yes, a thousand times yes! That full-to-the-brim buchner funnel makes me so nervous.

[@brianhbinesh]

Was thinking the same thing. Put it in a small bucket. Agitate with paint stirrer attached to a drill. Pour off liquid.. repeat

[@kmarasin]

I'd rinse the silver powder by stirring in one of those 10 gal buckets with plenty of water, then after waiting a few minutes to mostly settle, siphoning the liquid into the funnel setup. That should get the finer silver powder out without loading up the filter. At that point you could either return the filtered material to the wash bucket for further rinsing with the bulk, or rinse separately. The second option might speed up rinsing of the bulk as there will be fewer and fewer suspended grains.

[@chucknorri5]

I am simply addicted to your channel, always itching for the next one! Thanks and keep the content rolling out.

[@sreetips]

Thank you for your support.

[@RGCbaseace]

It truly never gets old does it sir awesome video

[@floydsonjohn]

I like to say that you mention about safety in the beginning of your video's, and by your actions throughout your video's. It helps me to remember that safety is a key to any workplace.

[@Antonowskyfly]

That was a great “outro” with the time-lapse, giving a moment to reflect while being drawn into the best snow globe ever. I can relate to the rinsing of the cement silver, looking at the 5gal. pails with…let’s say uneagerness, but knowing what the end result will be keeps ya coming back for more! Not to mention there’s a few of us folk who enjoy sharing the burden vicariously. Thank you Sir!👍👍🤟

[@sreetips]

Silver is so messy. It’s a by-product of my gold refining. It keeps piling up on me. But that’s not a bad problem to have.

[@arnedalbakk6315]

Silver is money😊

[@anthonywaite]

That time-lapse was amazing keep up the good work buddy thank u for sharing the knowledge

[@nicholasletts6933]

That time lapse of the silver being filtered twards the beginning was the coolest!

[@dougdennis3681]

Another excellent video. I'd love to be able to buy a 5ozt bar made from the cement silver, even knowing it's not 99.99% pure. Would be a cool keepsake, plus it still holds at least 98% of the silver spot value. Just a thought.

[@MikkellTheImmortal]

I had commented before in regards to using an ultrasonic cleaner, and logically you pointed out that the acidic solution would eat away the tray. So I looked into it and they make chemical resistant liners.

[@sreetips]

That sounds like it could work.

[@petezahman3914]

I wonder if a milk frother would work at agitating the cement silver instead of the glass rod? They’re cheap and perhaps easier on your filters? Great video as usual!!

[@gabrielribeiro3166]

I'm not sure if the copper nitrate would interact with the iron of the frother end cementing the copper and adding impurities, but since this is used to make impure shot I dont think that would be too big a problem.

[@petezahman3914]

@@gabrielribeiro3166 Good point.

[@dreamofwings]

Man you are on FIRE with the uploads lately, love it!

[@arnedalbakk6315]

Agree. Lovley to watch the master in his woork😊

[@THR33STEP]

That time lapse at the end was fantastic!!

[@daviddavis4005]

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

[@sreetips]

Goooood evening!

[@arnedalbakk6315]

Hello😊nice weekend too you

[@daviddavis4005]

@@arnedalbakk6315 🖐👍

[@arnedalbakk6315]

🎉🇳🇴🇺🇲😊

[@JimFinlayson]

I know that your selling of silver crystal on eBay is probably more effective, but I still hold out hope of you pouring a multi-kilo bar (brick) from your refined silver and furnace 😀

[@mikew8214]

Sreetips, as much distilled water you use, you should consider getting a water distiller

[@ArielleViking]

Fascinating, that cemented silver literally looked like wet cement. 22 Lb of gold plated material, I wonder what weight would be gold, infinitely small I guess. 👍

[@arnedalbakk6315]

Hello Mrs and Mr sreetips. Thank you both for this clip. I wish you a nice day. Take care, and god bless you. Arne

[@sreetips]

Thanks Arne

[@arnedalbakk6315]

@@sreetips self tanks sir🌹

[@Paul_Lane]

From what I understand the next metals rush will be in copper due to electrification of car and other items. Might be worth stockpiling copper and refining it for future value increases.

[@floydsallee2041]

That is cool to see that silver cement out

[@bfd1565]

I melted up 7lbs 2.3 ounces of well rinsed cement silver today. To my amazement. My cement silver bars look a lot more silvery then the 6lbs 4.6 ounces of pure silver crystals I melted up from my silver cell. Odd how that worked out. I'm going to have it tested for purity later on today. Fun stuff Sreetips.

[@sreetips]

Nice!

[@victorsykes5334]

Just a thought. You know that mega funnel? It looks like it would be easier to rinse your silver if you had more room to work with.

[@b.c.9358]

This is so peaceful to watch

[@arnedalbakk6315]

I good for my head😊. Have a nice weekend

[@anthonyrstrawbridge]

IMHO there sometimes can be karat gold found within the gold plated jewelry. I'm learning to pick it - the commonly missed karat pieces from the little bags of jewelry at the non profit reseller store. It takes keen attention to detail.

[@sreetips]

Pro tip!

[@anthonyrstrawbridge]

@@sreetips Approximately 90 years experience but still learning. I love sniping rare diamonds at carat values. ✌️♥️👍

[@VerdantImage]

I looked into it, using NaCl (much cheaper per lb than copper) and baking off is cheaper process than copper cementation

[@sreetips]

I could use salt to precipitate silver chloride then convert it to pure silver with lye and sugar. But the amount of waste created doubles. And the platinum group metals (if any) still have to be cemented on copper. I prefer cementing everything on copper. It gets all the precious metals for further refining.

[@VerdantImage]

@sreetips use salt to precipitate then roast outside (due to fumes) to convert agcl to ag then melt and run thru electrolytic cell. Drastically reduces waste and cost of refining

[@mattlevesque5927]

What's the most economical way to remove all the gold plating from that gold jewelry sreetips

[@sreetips]

Sulfuric acid stripping cell

[@TechneMoira]

I remember you were going to cast some silver chess pieces, mr Sreetips... how far are you with that project? I'm curious to see the result :)

[@sreetips]

I still want to try it. But I have to learn a whole new skill to pull it off

[@garyammerman2153]

If I read you correctly via comments on a previous vid, you were getting overwhelmed with your cemented silver backlog. Does it make sense to convert your cemented silver (or Ag shot), to cash via your Ebay account? Or, do you consider this material as a horde you're hold for Ag price escalation? Must be folks with silver cells that would be willing buyers I would think.

[@sreetips]

Gary, silver is grossly and artificially undervalued. So selling it is a bad idea.

[@arnedalbakk6315]

I also hold on my silver 🎉

[@Handle_number_7]

Would a rounded end stir stick have better luck with not tearing the filter paper? If you don't have one, perhaps create one with a glass tube and some heat. Just a thought. Hmm, your stick appears rounded.

[@sreetips]

Those filter papers are very weak once they get wet.

[@darrellsmith5395]

This is my kind of video.. yeah I like the gold for sure but I really like the silver one's

[@robwinter4173]

i love this guys channel,Rob

[@sreetips]

Thank you for your support!

[@wendigo6782]

If only you could sell abroad... I would have liked to acquire one of your creations! But hey, if you've chosen this path, there's a good reason

[@sreetips]

Shipping overseas is a nightmare, especially to Australia. Fees, Duties, import taxes, and if the buyer claims they didn’t receive it, then I would have to issue a refund. No way to track it outside the USA. I could end up with no metal and no payment.

[@wendigo6782]

@@sreetips I understand it would be annoying to lose thousands of dollars worth of metal somewhere in the world...

[@apveening]

@@sreetips You could insure it (and include labour costs in the insured value).

[@jpbonhomme5051]

Thank you so much for these cool videos. This is my preferred entertainment. Yes, I'm a nerd.

[@sreetips]

Me too.

[@arnedalbakk6315]

Me to😂

[@jamisontaylor878]

Love those time lapse clips

[@goldensilver793]

Really cool stuff...Thanks...

[@rhondajones1313]

I find all your videos grab me and I sit here and the day goes on with out me. I would like to try and do the gold reclaim but I am afraid I will screw up. Do you have a total beginners video on that? I am talking about gold plated computer pins or something like that. Thank you

[@sreetips]

I’ve done gold plated pins. But the yields are very low.

[@shaneyork300]

Very cool time lapse

[@hav1_k]

Another great video as always and I can’t wait to watch the next video!

[@Dpknox]

I'm just curious as to why you don't wash the cement silver in smaller batches? Could you not stir the cement silver better if the funnel was only half as full?

[@sreetips]

Yes

[@Halloween111]

This looks like a good job for your huge buchner funnel.

[@comptegoogle511]

Why not use electrolytic deposition to have a very pure deposition of the silver on one chunk.

[@sreetips]

Eventually, that’s what I’ll do.

[@zognaldblormpf5127]

According to the internet copper nitrate doesn't turn into metallic copper when heated with a flame, so how would it contaminate the silver shot?

[@sreetips]

How does copper contaminate the cement silver? Don’t know, it just does.

[@coconutgelato7459]

Is there a reason why you were treating the blue solution with the nitric acid in the beaker with the copper pipes instead of waiting until your silver jars with the sterling silver plates was empty and having that sterling silver react with the nitric acid instead of the copper pipes in the other container? Isn’t it precipitating metallic silver but also reacting with the metallic copper and putting copper into solution in the beaker with the pipes?

[@sreetips]

I added that by mistake. It should have been added to the silver, not to the beaker with the GF inquart liquid.

[@rad1930]

Whenever I watch this it always makes me feel like a blue Powerade or Gatorade drink, lol. 😂🤣😃

[@alexandermackilligan6037]

Question sir: Do you neutalize any remaining Nitric Acid in the solution prior to diluting and cementing out the Silver? If so do you use a base like sodium bicarbonate to do so?

[@sreetips]

I use heat and more sterling boil until all the fumes are gone.

[@simonenz3889]

Do you think you'll ever learn to make silver clay? I'll be your first customer 😉. And it'd be really interesting to watch. You just have so so much to work with.

[@michaelvazquez7533]

I was wondering if there was a reason y you didn’t do a few washes in the big bucket first and then do a final rinse with the filter. I guess if ur trying to minimize waste liquid

[@sreetips]

I use about a gallon of distilled water per funnel full of silver powder.

[@sreetips]

And I did do an initial rinse of the silver in the bucket with about 1/2 gallon of distilled water.

[@Fambamm-ib6pw]

Thanks for sharing this with us 🙏

[@josephnoonan82]

ALWAYS A GOOD VID!

[@arnedalbakk6315]

Agree. Have a nice weekend 🎉

[@platinumskies7968]

You can take that cement silver and boil it in hcl and rinse and you will get 999 fine silver without having to use the silver cell

[@sreetips]

Serious business? I didn’t know that.

[@platinumskies7968]

@sreetips it was in a backyard scrapping video he sent the stuff to get assayed he dissolved the impure silver in nitric then used copper to get the silver out and washed it and boiled it in hcl and after that washed it again also when precipitating gold with iron sulphate I think you can just add it to the gold solution without doing anything to it and it will work

[@danielberding7692]

Did I understand correctly some of the cement silver is for sale if so I would like to buy some

[@Elon_Trump]

Very interesting as always Sreetips. Thanks for sharing your knowledge

[@arnedalbakk6315]

Mr sreetips realy like us to learn, and get the passion hi have.

[@nicolebacon3230]

I love your videos, and chemistry really is over my head most times when it comes to metal refining, but I noticed a huge problem in your methodology. Don't load the cement silver into the filter, just filter off the blue liquid in the bucket, so all the cement silver is in the bottom, pour your filtered blue liquid into the copper bucket, then add the boiling water to the cement silver bucket, mix well and filter the water through the filter, still leaving the cement silver in the bucket, when it starts to run mostly clear and you've finished with your last water rinse, do one finial rinse pouring the cement silver water finial rinse in through the filter to catch the very little cement still in the water, hopefull its settled down to the bottom of the bucket and you didn't catch too much. You'll go easier on your filters, you won't have to stir at all, and you'll catch a lot more of the silver cement, cause man every time you dump into the copper bucket you are losing way to much of the silver cement, and the rinsing of whats in the filter doesn't do anything if 90% of the rest of the cement silver never went through any rinsing because its in the bottom of the bucket, so its just wasted time and resources the other way. You shouldn't have an issue with the bucket as the catch all for the silver cement when that's what it has been in the whole time so just rinse and stir in the bucket, much easier.

[@sreetips]

Sounds good, I’ll check into that. Thank you.

[@mfizzle36]

I can’t help but to wonder what you do with all your copper. You must have tons of it by now after all these years.

[@sreetips]

Toss it

[@mfizzle36]

@@sreetips yep, I just seen some of your older videos of you saying just that.

[@cjaccardo]

Is it possible to process the cement silver in the silver cell without turning it into shot?

[@sreetips]

No

[@timhull8664]

Cool timelapse

[@rickschramski548]

Good afternoon. I have thoroughly enjoyed your KZbin videos since 2016. Do you sell Lab supplies or kits? I have tried to look through older videos to see if you did or at least recommend a company that you buy your supplies from. Thank you for your time and keep up the good work!

[@sreetips]

I buy all my lab equipment on eBay.

[@rickschramski548]

@@sreetips Thank you sir! You are the best. I have been a subscriber since 2016.

[@sreetips]

Thank you!

[@herrhaber9076]

I'm pretty sure no matter how thorough you wash your cement you are always going to end up with some copper oxydes. I've seen some insolubles form on copper in dilute solutions. Making crusts can be fun ! Not on pipe, on bars though. I kept a few but they are still fragile. Still, very nice to look at even without a magnifying glass because of big crystal size from concentrate solution. The crust themselves are about 2-3 inches long. It's fun but pointless I'll admit :)

[@sreetips]

I know what you mean!

[@dougbish5533]

Wish I had the extra cash to buy that box of scrap to begin refining. This seems to be a lucrative home business that I would really enjoy. But alas...now is not the time.

[@BlindDude]

Always so interesting. Thank you!

[@korpse6rinder]

Does the cement silver take a long time to settle out? Could you wash it in a beaker with a stir bar to get the bulk off then filter?

[@sreetips]

Possibly

[@robw505]

I'm curious why you usually leave some cement silver left in your bucket rather than harvesting it all and starting from scratch?

[@sreetips]

Laziness

[@robw505]

@@sreetips Fair enough. I have always wondered

[@arnedalbakk6315]

😂

[@slimpickins09er87]

My equipment has started to arrive this week. Perfect timing on this silver video, Sreetips. Where do you buy your nitric acid from, if you do not mind saying? Any advice to a beginner would be helpful.

[@sreetips]

Gfs chemicals.

[@jamesbeardsley9406]

when you're cementing the silver does the copper pipes dissolve?

[@sreetips]

Yes, the copper goes into solution as the silver comes out of solution. The two metals trade places.

[@garycarroll9447]

I won’t to a copper refinery and how much worth recovering.

[@1988Mauritz]

Have you found and new cheap single burners yet as yours was starting to act up? or is that low on the prio list?

[@sreetips]

I ordered two new burners online. We used to find them all the time at yard sales for a couple bucks. But now, can’t even get them at retail stores.

[@1988Mauritz]

@@sreetips yeah when I used to go thrifting they would almost throw them after you.

[@arielaguirre1364]

I’ve been trying to check your prices on silver but your eBay link doesn’t seem to exist. Is there a way to get in contact with you?

[@sreetips]

My eBay user name is sreetips. I changed it to match my KZbin channel. I’m not selling and silver right now. Except a few ounces of silver crystal.

[@JanetSiegel-py5ic]

What are the two pans you put on the burner made out of?

[@sreetips]

Corning Ware pyroceram

[@benjaminlangford688]

Sreetips, as always, love the videos. Quick question, how much silver in total do you have at any given point? I have seen multiple videos of yours some of which have 5 gallon buckets nearly half full... feel free to disregard this question if you don't feel comfortable answering. I was just curious. Thanks again for everything!

[@sreetips]

I’ve lost track. I really don’t know. I’m just buying and refining it regardless of cost. Cost doesn’t matter. I’m converting my paper to silver just as fast as I can. It’s not the trouble with banks. It’s the trouble with the money. That’s the real problem.

[@PBRJOHN684]

It says on your eBay may not sell to the UK. Would you if we cover the cost of postal and insurance?

[@sreetips]

eBay won’t cover precious metals shipped overseas. Sorry.

[@BronzeAgePuritan]

Why do you need to melt the cement silver into shot? Can you not just put the cement silver into the silver cell filter basket?

[@sreetips]

No, shit is the way to go. The silver powder clogs the filter and the current flow drops off rapidly

[@apveening]

@@sreetips Freudian slip of the fingers on the keyboard?

[@BronzeAgePuritan]

@@sreetips I had to think for a while about your reply until I realized you replaced the o in shot with an i. It gave me a laugh.

[@michaelhansen6977]

I have over 10lbs of this stuff, but it is hard 5o melt back down from powder.

[@sreetips]

I know what you mean!

[@welchianachi7707]

You should try to find a way to recover those gold from gold plated stuff. Maybe some cyanide chemistry would help, KCN+H2O2 >>>> activated carbon >>>> incinerate >>>> (aqua regia)/(smelting + inquarting).

[@sreetips]

Gold plated material is best processed in a sulfuric acid stripping cell.

[@brianhbinesh]

Nice video.

[@arnedalbakk6315]

The best on KZbin 🤗have a nice weekend

[@Wheelinhunter1776]

Would it be possible to make a gold cell so u get gold crystals forming? If so how? How pure would it be?

[@sreetips]

Please see “wohlwill process” on my channel.

[@Roger-bh2uc]

Out of curiosity, is there a process to recover the copper (if any is lost) from the cementing process?

[@sreetips]

Yes, I cement it out on iron in my waste treatment bucket.

[@Roger-bh2uc]

@sreetips ahh, okay... this is all new to me, I'm definitely interested and watching all the videos you put out

[@codys5618]

If the copper does passivate is there a way to restart the reaction?

[@sreetips]

Yes

[@codys5618]

@@sreetipshow do you restart it? Is it possible to do a video if it’s a longer process?

[@sreetips]

Just remove the copper, add a few ml nitric, stir, put the copper back in. If it won’t get through the passive layer then put in a fresh piece of copper.

[@scotthultin7769]

48👍's up sreetips thank you for sharing this your pastime with us

[@johnsumner2987]

Is gold plated scrap really worth the trouble of getting that small amount of gold?

[@sreetips]

The yields are small but it is a way to get gold from junk jewelry.

[@rmannino]

Great vid! Do you capture the volume of silver you generate and then recover? Curious how much silver you go thru in a week or month.

[@sreetips]

Ross, I don’t keep track of numbers. I just keep on cranking it out.

[@patrickaussieMilartry]

@@sreetips Thankyou to Streetips I have over 4,500 ounces of Silver it's part of my retirement plan. But hugely greatfull for some SCIENCE 101.👍👍👍👍

[@sreetips]

That’s a good plan. Better than storing it in paper that’s losing value fast.

[@patrickaussieMilartry]

@@sreetips yeah absolutely times ahead are going to be very hard for alot of people. Definitely I'd advise to get a hold of as much physical silver/ or Gold .

[@john30039]

Awesome another Sreetips video!😊

[@arnedalbakk6315]

He woork hard because he love his hobby. Have a nice weekend 🤗

[@josabrock77]

Could u melt the cement silver into bars

[@sreetips]

Yes, but their purity would be questionable. Best to run it through the silver cell first.

[@reesav11]

Pls do another silver refining with NaOH lye and sugar

[@sreetips]

Will do.

[@Joe.Rogan.]

Every time I watch one of these silver videos I obsessively try to think of a better way you could use to rinse your cement silver.. it bothers me till I fall asleep and forget about it.

[@sreetips]

Silver is very messy. I actually dread working with it. But if I just keep going it will pay.

[@rickycollard9715]

My biggest question to you sir and I'm just curious is if the silver is plus .999 why do you further try to refine it With a silver cell If the pure Ness is not gonna be much more than what it was then when it was Silver cement no disrespect to you but .999 fine an .9999 are not much price deference

[@sreetips]

The only reason I do that sometimes; for the show.

[@rickycollard9715]

@@sreetips Thank you so kindly for the response I was just curious because you go the extra mile to get really pure metal We really do appreciate your videos just letting you know that

[@sreetips]

Thank you

[@mikeconnery4652]

Would the cement silver work for inquarting gold?

[@sreetips]

Yes, but it’s not recommended. The palladium follows the silver and will build up.

[@jewellerydesignerartists9353]

Gold Nice work 🙏

[@markroth9827]

Thank you for your video.

[@josephcormier5974]

Thank you sir this was a very informative and interesting video with great content can you do a video on reverse electric gold recovery?? Thank you for sharing this with us six stars

[@bmartin852070]

What’s up streetips

[@RollingRoadEFI]

Time to fire up the forge and get it melted!

[@sreetips]

I’m scared of that two thousand degree monster.

[@RollingRoadEFI]

@@sreetips Meh wear some good boots, long pants, maybe a face shield, and a welders apron you'll be MUCH safer

[@11THEFEZMAN11]

Once you get burned a few times it’s not a big deal anymore, I’m a glass blower, I get burned every day

[@arnedalbakk6315]

😂

[@macoppy6571]

I hope the CRIMEX never figures out how much Ag you are processing. 💎✋️🥈🦍🚀

[@MrPetrion]

is that your sacrificial lab workshirt?😄

[@sreetips]

Yes, my wife and daughter want me to auction it off. Thoroughly washed and cleaned.

[@MrPetrion]

@@sreetips 😂😂😂

[@computerlearingchannel4257]

Whats the purity of cement silver

[@RJ-zm3tr]

He mentioned it to be 98-99% pure

[@acburson4482]

98-99%