Electrolytic Gold Cell Part 1

[@GaryThompson-q1l]

I've left. Other comments before . What really impresses me is the military standard you set in your videos. Being military myself as a department of the navy in the fleet marines Usmc .the detail in your instruction is self evident. Top notch .outstanding. I've learned a great deal.

[@goldsilverjunkie]

I stopped wasting my hard earned money on gold filled scrap to refine . Now I'm strictly just buying solid gold to refine best decision I made. First best decision was to follow your channel

[@gloriabadon2694]

Y buy to get by?😊

[@AlexLifeson1985]

that must cost a small fortune

[@jlfa4720]

I don’t understand why you want to refine solid gold, can you give me a quick explanation? New to all this stuff.I understand why you’d do that to the unpure stuff. Thanks,

[@sreetips]

By solid gold he probably means karat gold. Gold filled is a thick coating of karat gold over brass.

[@leonardonetagamer]

@@sreetips but why refine karat gold, isn't it already pure?

[@William_Borgeson]

Every video gets better and better, I love what you do, and how you explain it in simple terms. It's very relaxing to watch and super exciting to see the end results, thank you!

[@garyking3459]

My wife and I love watching your videos before we go to bed. Very interesting and relaxing!

[@ednilsondovalleferreiraben2978]

Thank you very much I found the video that shows the calculation of gold for purification is extremely useful I already watched the video that shows the calculation and I can do the calculation without problem thank you the video that explains the calculation was posted on February 6, 2023

[@Uraeus_]

I love your videos, Sreetips! I can recite by memory all of the gold and silver refining steps using inquartation and aqua Regia. You really opened my eyes to other methods.

[@S0l1dZ3r0]

Bro turned gold into Gatorade. Legend.

[@fajile5109]

I never get tired of the shiney. Great stuff.

[@josephcormier5974]

This is going to be a very informative and interesting series of refining gold and I'm looking forward to it thank you for sharing this six stars

[@ants84]

Always both entertaining & informative. Love watching your videos and getting educated. 👍🏻

[@mrtank1967]

This is new for me I’m looking forward to your next adventure in science good sir. Always a fun watch.

[@101SassyJ]

Happy to see this video. I really enjoyed your past Gold electrolysis videos

[@nathanielb6160]

I'm very excited I just keep watching over and over and have started to collect and prepare for when I got a setup to refine

[@DavidDavis-OU814]

Gooood afternoon from central Florida! Hope everyone has a great afternoon! Looking forward to the electronic Gold cell... exciting stuff! 👍👍

[@sreetips]

Gooood evening!

[@arnedalbakk6315]

Hello David. Hope you having a nice day😊 Arne

[@Alondro77]

This is the series I was hoping for! I'd like to do electrolytic purification of my forthcoming gold, as it requires so much lower total volumes of reagents, and thus much less waste. Electricity is DIRT CHEAP where I live, so it'll be VASTLY more cost-effective too.

[@Transparencyproject]

Great vid! Got my first batch of cemented silver done, just waiting on my power source for a silver cell!

[@MAButh]

Always a joy to see sreetips clean and precise refining procedures!

[@PhilsHobbyRoom]

I never get tired of looking at the silver cell 😊 that's the most beautiful thing 😍 Streetips you are a very talented man!!

[@brena3582]

Can't wait to see the end results. Awesome work sir!

[@kevinstanley5339]

For starters I’m a big fan! It’s nice to have a channel that presents everything in an honest and intelligent fashion. Not a fan of the short clips. Thanks.

[@michaelgrey4399]

I love your videos and thank you for doing this process. I think the growing of silver crystals in the electrolytic cell is a beautiful process and was wondering if you could do the same for gold. I will be looking forward to the watch this process, seeing the growth over several days, the final yield and length of the metallic crystals. I have seen natural formations of gold crystals, which are beautiful, and eager to see the final results. Thank you for enquarting (sp?) chemistry with art!

[@andrewharris3785]

when i get caught up with life i will start, but will be hard to back track over the period to find the steps that you proven was more effective, but can't wait excited to pass on to the next generation thanks for the videos watch soon as i see it , always on the top row of my views to see because i watch mutliple times when bored =)

[@patbluetree4636]

I'm glad you decided to use your super powers for good.

[@lukebowers536]

really been looking forward to seeing your take on doing this, ive wanted to do some gold cell chemistry for a while now

[@yabomillard1209]

So amazing. Looking forward to part 2!

[@T-rock_chr0n1c]

Just so fascinated in all of these vids.. great content 👌 thnx for the hard work and knowledge as usual

[@justsomeguy6474]

I can't believe how much I jumped when that steam explosion happened. Glad you're ok and didn't get any splatter on you.

[@firstnlast]

A little different but I enjoyed it all the same. Thanks for letting us watch your process!

[@carlosalmeida4415]

Like how you're always getting us ready for something to happen.

[@soni727]

You’re Chanel is Awesome! Explanation’s of the silver Cell from your other videos are great.! And this video as well great explanation.

[@Only1Orinthal]

I find Gold in solution beautiful. Maybe a cool item you could sell in a small glass vial?

[@lvstofly]

Maybe he could sell it by ppm and volume and weight?

[@SuperDavidEF]

@@lvstofly I would be interested in it too. But I think he'd probably have to seal it some way to prevent leakage during shipping. I think an amount containing exactly one gram of gold would be a good standard. And if it were concentrated to the deep orange color, it would be amazing!

[@mr.sparkles4417]

Hi Mr.Sreetips. Thank you for your content you make. I have been watching your channel for probably 4 years mabe even more it feels like and Im very glad I found your channel. I was wondering if you will ever make a video of all the equipment you use to film and how your setup works and looks??? I think it would make for a interesting video. I want to start a cooking channel😅 and it would be informative to see your setup.Hope you get time to make a video on this topic if you want to and when you have the time one day.Hope you have a great day and thank you.👍

[@hutchgamer87]

I can't wait for the next video to come up and thanks for all the advice

[@cheeserdane]

I don't know what it is but i enjoy seeing the casserole cook ware i grew up with in your videos

[@ArielleViking]

This sure was a fascinating process, I'm looking forward to seeing the gold cell in operation and the results. 👍

[@chiroptera6215]

That shirt..man.🤣 Those sleeves have seen some hard work. I've watched the threads come apart for a nice while now. Love your videos, sir. I learn a lot from you. Thank you.

[@sreetips]

I may wash it and offer it for sale on my eBay site.

[@RollingRoadEFI]

24k cornflakes look SOOO GOOOD! Mesmerizing, dare I say better than pour lines on a loaf.

[@badguy2194]

Intelligent quote of the day the more metal polished more conductive is

[@PaulBrown-uj5le]

Was looking forward to this video but now we have to wait till part 2, another great video as usual Kevin.

[@dougbish5533]

A new process part 1. Great, now i have to check my phone every hour while I wait for part 2 lol.

[@silverbrass6711]

Another great video as always two very big 👍👍

[@CarlosTobar-b1w]

Great video! I was hoping that someday you will make the electrolytic gold cell, but no so soon! Also, I'm a little worried that the titanium cathode will not work as expected, that's because titanium is way higher in the electrochemical series of metals, meaning you would need to supply additional voltage to force the gold in solution to precipitate in the titanium cathode, besides that, that electrolyte looks pretty good! I can't wait to see your next video, I'm sure you will get some shinny gold crystals for sure!

[@SuperDavidEF]

I'm trying to figure out why sreetips is using a titanium cathode anyway. I thought from his other electrolytic gold refining that the gold precipitate is permanently bonded to the cathode. Why would a titanium cathode be used for precipitating gold?

[@CarlosTobar-b1w]

​@@SuperDavidEF I was wondering the same, in his silver cell he uses a stainless steel cathode, maybe gold doesn't bind to titanium because of the titanium oxide layer that forms on its surface in such aggressive solution that prevents metal to metal contact? If that's the case, that possibly applies in the stainless steel cathode too, where the oxide layer is formed by the Chromium and prevents the silver from strongly binding to the cathode.

[@ميسونعبدلامير]

رحب مرحبا يضهر معي راسب اصفر بطريقة الزنك ارسب لكن. عندما اصهر. يكون معدن اسود أين الذهب وما هذا المعدن هل ممكن يكون روديوم

[@zachcarney3910]

We're gonna get to see you grow gold similarly to the silver cell? Awesome! Looking forward to it.

[@MrThorp1]

he has an older video where he does it. While cool, it doesnt seem to offer the huge crazy crystals that the silver cell does.

[@maib1089]

@@MrThorp1 can you send me a link to the old video?

[@MrThorp1]

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[@zachcarney3910]

@@MrThorp1 Cool I'll have to try to find it if I get impatient lol. Yea I imagine they don't get as big and spikey but still looking forward to the "growing gold" bit of it.

[@MrThorp1]

@@zachcarney3910 I linked the vid to the other guys reply. Enjoy.

[@NOFX0890]

Awesome work Sreetips.

[@andrewmcintyre8636]

Seeing the state of the sleeves and cuffs of your shirt reminds me of when I used to work in the electroplating industry, mine looked exactly the same 😆

[@demps6919]

So skilled. A pleasure to watch. Such a soothing voice also. Keep em coming sree.....

[@georgedobrovsky3800]

Hello Sreetips I think You could reduce amount of copper on the sterling silver by sulphuric acid pickle before loading the anode basket, thus reducing copper contamination of the nitrate, regards George

[@sreetips]

Good idea, thanks.

[@robwinter4173]

very good mr sreetips,very good,rob

[@tammybyrd9973]

hi, always injoy your videos and your contact plz keep up your great work 😀👍

[@arnedalbakk6315]

Hello Mrs and Mr sreetips. A big thanks to Mrs sreetips who provide Mr sreetips whit muth gold, so whe can enjoy this canal 🌹. Whis everybody a nice day. Arne

[@DonnyHooterHoot]

When we said, "Get the Le(a)d out" back in the 1970's we weren't using acid, or were we? LOL Great video!

[@andrewelston8989]

I agree with those above that are excited to see this in action! I would love to see a video about your melting set up, where do you use propane vs. aceteline. Would be very interesting. Let me know if you've already covered this!

[@sreetips]

I use MAP gas (yellow cylinder) and oxy/acetylene. I use propane for my gas furnace.

[@saiyajin8523]

Thank you, teacher of chemistry and refining

[@dtc4201]

sreetips u should do a bloopers video like boil overs jus messing up in general i think that would be awesome you make this look sooo easy😊

[@ricois3]

Can't wait to see those gold crystals 😍

[@bringer-of-change]

Mindblowm 🤯 I wanna take gold from scrap circuits n stuff too 🙂 I don't know how, and I don't want to die trying to figure it out the hard way, so I've been watching videos like yours.

[@larryhaynes7298]

Id love to see a slow mo of a time laps of the 1st spoon of Meadow Silva bicarbonate got to love talk text

[@rcgusto2427]

Outstanding as always sir! Looking forward to seeing this method

[@vision3690]

Ahh thanks so much its just amazing watching you and learning

[@chickenhawknwc]

Can you talk about you equipment and consumables? Thank you for all of your videos.

[@sreetips]

I bought all equipment and glassware on eBay accumulated as I needed it. Consumables mostly HCl, nitric, a little sulfuric, and some SMB. That’s about it.

[@RushCampAndPrep]

It's crazy to me that you can instantly see a change in the metal and the color of the nitric acid when you pour the used nitric onto the metal the first time.

[@kmarasin]

Re: the anode bar, you need some sort of plastic clip or band to hold the anode bar firmly to the basket of shot, so that as the level drops firm contact is made. That should then require less observation and adjustment.

[@Eddavids2]

Have you ever watched how Lithic does it? Seems like he gets bigger silver crystals

[@RinoSan]

oh man, I've been waiting for this one

[@ichigokurasaki8426]

Nice stuff man! Can’t wait for the next video.

[@lr3661]

Enjoyed the video, thanks!

[@rcgusto2427]

Question from someone with no experience, just thinking about a step in terms of physics. After SMB precipitation, you allow the solids to settle at room temp (depending on exothermic effect on temp). Would instead boiling the precipitant gold settle the solids better owing to decreased density of the liquid? Could this reduce waste from pouring off? I almost hate to ask this question, because I find the waste container refining vids incredibly satisfying.😂

[@sreetips]

The answer is yes.

[@jameswest685]

Sreestack?

[@MrTexaninNC]

Awesome and amazing content

[@jessepippin9698]

Can't wait to see the gold cell in operation.

[@christopherleubner6633]

If you stir the water well with a mag stirrer it makes much smaller chunks of your inquirted gold so it disolves quicker 🤓❤ your videos.

[@donnakawana]

Your truly amazing an bring so much joy!!

[@CatboyChemicalSociety]

Is that titanium grade 1 or 2 because any other grade will contain impurities and maybe unusable or needs pre treatment in hot 20% HCl just to destroy any other metals on the surface that will be a problem later. Overall the only worry is aluminum which is ampotheric and will be put into solution as gold plates onto it and maybe silicon in very trace amounts.

[@sreetips]

I’m not sure

[@dtc4201]

love your work sreetips u make me wanna get into this

[@johannesdesloper8434]

ow awesome awesome awesome, I've been thinking about the Gold cell lately. I do notice you pass one of the parameters. Current density. 125 Amps per square foot. I'd converse that to metric to do math with that.

[@brianevans1851]

I can't wait to see the good cell in action this is going to be awesome

[@michaellapalice3068]

Great video , I guess if you have a lot of money and time , but for me , bust ,crush , smelt ,then remove ,gold from silver , this will help for that part , and for purifying , my family members have perfected this in the old days you might of heard of Englehardt gold .

[@sreetips]

Yes

[@the-helpful-stranger1154]

How do you decide what watches are worth buying to refine for gold; to try an maintain a profit? Been loving your videos and am just about setup with a fumehood. Then I can start to refine. Thank you for making these videos.

[@sreetips]

We go to yard sales and estate sales. We find junk jewelry and often there are karat gold and gold filled watches for a few bucks. So we buy them. But you must get up early and be there first or the hood stuff will be long gone.

[@the-helpful-stranger1154]

@sreetips Thank you! What time would you say is a good time to show up and how do you find the different garage and estate sells? Figure I could just drive around but I figure there's gotta be a more efficient way.

[@myvmix]

Now that's what I call Alchemy!!!! Our own Gold and Silver Wizard!!!😀😀😀

[@shanepowers7566]

Watching one Sreetips video always turns into a video watching binge.

[@odinmorningstar3716]

You must have some next level ventilation setup in that little space you boil in right? Fumes from all that must be intense

[@sreetips]

I’m working in a fume hood.

[@stevemoore445]

I have no idea what the heck your doin but it’s cool and I’m payin attention !!!!

[@darkhorsegarage9623]

I am curious if pouring the molten gold from a greater height would make smaller particles of shot.

[@sreetips]

Possibly

[@robertallison9653]

Looking forward to the 500 ppm gold spray solution!

[@davidtwining4059]

I thought it was weird that there were only two commercials in the 33 or so minute video/ great we have another mini series to look forward to

[@ReclaimYourMind]

barring all the tools and solutions needed, how much was made from the conversion/refining of the gold jewelry to the end product of pure gold?

[@sreetips]

Not sure

[@TroubledOnePaydirt]

There’s a guy I was watching the other day, that rinses the gold sponge with ammonia after the aqua Regia stage. Swears it makes his gold super clean.

[@sreetips]

Silver chloride is soluble in hot ammonia.

[@TroubledOnePaydirt]

@@sreetips but wouldn’t all the silver already have been removed at that point?

[@osmia3561]

I think youve watched Lithic Metals, he boils in ammonia after the HCl wash. He could not really explain why, but more refiners do this..

[@TroubledOnePaydirt]

@@osmia3561 right, so the silver is all removed at that point right? After the aqua Regia stage, when rinsing the gold off…

[@yova3620]

Thank you for your instructive videos, a question please, where you buy the scraps gold?

[@sreetips]

Local sales

[@PoeticDeath]

Ive always wondered how much of a vacuum that your pump pulls while it pulls the solution though the filter i guess it just matters how efficient your pump is

[@sreetips]

It’s an HVAC vacuum pump from harbor freight. Been in service for nearly twelve years. I keep the oil changed.

[@sreetips]

It will pull 29 inches of vacuum (mercury).

[@TonyClarkGuitar]

How does one get started with gold/silver refining. Where do you get your supplies? Do you have a chemical degree of some kind? Thanks!

[@sreetips]

I learned on the goldrefiningforum.com I bought all my glass and supplies on eBay.

[@1911darkstar]

Looking forward to this upcoming series. Your previous video on Wholwill you used gold for cathode, this time you are using Ti. Curious as to why?

[@sreetips]

Just to see if it works.

[@JamesLee-lk4kx]

Great content

[@jonasgeez2140]

Do you just buy random lots of gold jewelry scrap on the internet or do you find it in person

[@sreetips]

In person at local sales.

[@hossamslime9354]

Very good video How can get this book

[@sreetips]

Free PDF download all over the internet.

[@ut000bs]

I found Hoke's book online free in .pdf form. Just do a search for "Refining Precious Metals Wastes by CM. Hoke" That is the name of the book and the author.

[@comdiver3178]

Hi Sreetips, love your videos. i would like to know what model Ohaus scales you use in your video's, what is the max weight capacity it can handle?. I am looking to buy some for my home refining.

[@sreetips]

I’m using a “Gold Series” Ohaus 2000 gram capacity with 0.1 gram scale. Think I paid about $500 for it ten years ago.

[@comdiver3178]

@@sreetips Thanks very much. Keep the great video's coming.

[@philliptimo3355]

kind of curious if you would do a video where you would use one of those scrap gold ebay bars. I know you did one where you refined with acids, and it turned up as barely nothing. just curious if this method would be more efficient?

[@sreetips]

No, this method only works when the anode material is fairly high purity to begin with. Those eBay bars are mostly base metals with just a trace of gold. So that would foul the electrolyte and ruin the process very quickly.

[@JoSeeFuss]

Sreetips, when you're pouring off the liquid after the SMB, why don't you run it through a filter in the waste container? Wouldn't you capture the gold that pours off in the filter? You could just burn the filter and have the gold, right?

[@sreetips]

Right. I like to accumulate gold in that container. Like an off-line savings account, only in gold, not paper.

[@elih255]

What is the cost of the process of refining gold/silver? Just wondering how much it adds to the investment cost. Also curious if you are picky with what you melt and what you keep as I would imagine some of the jewelry and chains would hold a higher value in their jewelry form.

[@sreetips]

I’ve never calculated the cost. But at the end of the year we always end up ahead so we’re doing something right.

[@SirCumferencelel]

One day I will be able to afford to do half of what you do lol.

[@DFPercush]

If your process can make a profit, all you need is the first batch. Otherwise you can keep it, and you're basically just putting money in the bank at interest rate = inflation.

[@mikehenrickson3898]

Thats awesome. Just please tell me you avtually look at the jewelry first to see what it is before cutting it up. 😦

[@sreetips]

I look at each piece as I sort it out.