Sterling Silver Melt Failure

[@rbrown2895]

Move your furnace to the left side of the table and your molds to the right so you don’t have to worry about hitting the furnace when you are putting. 👍😎👍

[@panthercityoutdoors]

@DetectorKev does some smelting and casting. He's made several cannons using old pewter. Also, I would look at at D&D/Warhammer gaming figures. They're fairly small, so won't use as much silver. They are extremely popular and I believe would sell well. Good luck, love the smelting/casting.

[@lindapelullo452]

Gig, A suggestion to keep the silver from running out of the mold... You need a berm. Put another mold frame on top or build up some sand around your impression. Goid luck! 😊

[@Gigmaster]

Yes!

[@goldringhunter2431]

Well, we try, and failure is a great learning curve. Always another day. 6 degrees tomorrow so I will be waiting for the next show!

[@jimmymalone3494]

Thank you for sharing your video on silver melt failure' I really enjoyed it.

[@susansmith6680]

The smaller items would probably be better because of the short pour time. Thanks for sharing the process.

[@Tipofdeice]

For that little amount of silver I suggest just using a oxygen/acetylene torch with a high temp ceramic cup and heat the sand with propane torch you will get a flatter pour 🤙🏼

[@barbaraverdoorn9076]

Never a failure when you learn from it! I think smaller crosses you could wear would be awesome, and even Gigmaster logo jewelry, key rings, would be cool!

[@charlieschemmel122]

Cool thanks

[@menotume]

Never a failure when you can remelt it ;)

[@brettellis1837]

No way if that hit the skin pain would be off the chart pass but top video 😂 . Wild as that.

[@swamper4448]

Try using some copper I think they look pretty cool. They should polish up pretty good too.

[@gemrough]

I have been eyeing a furnace as I have been wanting to get into making jewelry… unfortunately I just don’t have enough time.

[@mandybrown7758]

👊🏽 atleast your trying again after making mistakes, i hope to try this one day

[@aubreyansell1019]

Wrong technique are my thoughts. Buy sheet silver like 1/64” thick, then make a die, then press the buckle. Add resin or zinc or pot metal in back as filler. Then the process speeds up and the weight of silver becomes more economical. They even make a so called German silver, a copper nickel mixture that takes a polish and is much stronger, as you know silver is soft and will scratch and dent easily. Another technique would be to plate the brass with heavy silver plating. The easiest but also most toxic method, to do indoors you need a fume hood to suck the air away from you. Plating may involve cyanide which we all know is extremely poisonous. Great idea a silver remake of old buckles is a great idea. Even shoe buckles could make a comeback!

[@WILE-E-DETECTING]

What about letters of the alphabet and make keyrings . They would be smaller and might sell easier.

[@Ufopirate17Q-so5pb]

You simply aren't right with your molds.

[@carolinadigger8151]

How about civil war buttons?

[@gregorygibson5455]

Hello Gigmaster

[@jimmysnyder9614]

maybe try aluminum

[@Gigmaster]

Next time!!

[@markbeatty5786]

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