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  • @rockbutcher
    @rockbutcher Жыл бұрын

    "It's really goopy down there." For those of you wondering, I am a Chemist and I can assure you that "Goopy" is in fact the correct term for that material.🤣🤣🤣

  • @jakeeasterwood3204

    @jakeeasterwood3204

    Жыл бұрын

    Do you use technical terms like “thingy” and “whachamacallit” too?

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @rockbutcher

    @rockbutcher

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jakeeasterwood3204 My favorite term, and it's the one that drives the engineers crazy is "squiggly." As in, "We can't accurately model this vein because it is too squiggly." The reality is that I have it modeled in 3d to a gnat's ass, but I just like to watch the engineers reactions.

  • @jakeeasterwood3204

    @jakeeasterwood3204

    Жыл бұрын

    @@rockbutcher I can imagine. “Just a smidge” could certainly make them break out in a cold sweat too.

  • @scottmelville9936

    @scottmelville9936

    Жыл бұрын

    Can't wait to see this goopy material on my screen

  • @1911darkstar
    @1911darkstar Жыл бұрын

    Really enjoying all the silver stuff lately. Plus…anticipating a filter processing series! As always thanks for doing this stuff for everyone to enjoy. Endlessly fascinating and a lot of fun to watch. Enjoy your Memorial Day!

  • @gunnystew7404
    @gunnystew7404 Жыл бұрын

    So excited, I love the silver cell anode recovery videos. Looks like it’s gonna be a good one this year. Hoo Rah senior chief.

  • @firehorsewoman414
    @firehorsewoman414 Жыл бұрын

    Can you imagine this being your your middle school / high school chemistry classes. I always liked chemistry anyway but this would have taken it to a whole other level.

  • @Antonowskyfly
    @Antonowskyfly Жыл бұрын

    You’re welcome. I’d like to thank you for your clear concise instructional video library that covers all aspects of refining. It seems almost all of the questions you receive have been thoroughly covered in previous posts. Thank you Sir!👍👍🤟

  • @EmazingGuitar
    @EmazingGuitar Жыл бұрын

    You don’t have to pay for silver when you have an awesome wife that brings home silver all the time! Lucky man.

  • @JWnFlorida
    @JWnFlorida Жыл бұрын

    Very informative and wonderfully presented for anyone who wants to learn. Thank you.

  • @MrTexaninNC
    @MrTexaninNC Жыл бұрын

    Your amazing man! From one vet to another happy memorial day

  • @hannable3871

    @hannable3871

    Жыл бұрын

    As a vet, I can say it's not about us it about those who paid to Ultimate price and didn't come home. Not trying to be that guy but we get veteran's day. The fallin get memorial day. But thank you for your service.

  • @familyengineering5591

    @familyengineering5591

    Жыл бұрын

    Enjoy the long weekend! -kamala harris

  • @uwillnevahno6837

    @uwillnevahno6837

    Жыл бұрын

    @@familyengineering5591 why do you feel the need to be that guy and bring politics into the mix? .!. -.- .!.

  • @familyengineering5591

    @familyengineering5591

    Жыл бұрын

    Because kamala harris hates our fallen vets and everyone needs to know that

  • @jerbear7952

    @jerbear7952

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@uwillnevahno6837 its the only thing his type know how to do. All of his friends live on talk radio.

  • @lr3661
    @lr3661 Жыл бұрын

    Another great, educational video. Thanks for posting!

  • @kimberlynolz5725
    @kimberlynolz5725 Жыл бұрын

    Happy memorial day sir! Thank u for ur service!!!

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @StarshipFairing
    @StarshipFairing Жыл бұрын

    possible suggestion: use multiple ‘levels’ of cementation buckets to recover silver (transferring solutions from one cementation bucket to the next until it reaches the waste disposal). This method minimizes silver loss, while not taking too much time and effort 🤔

  • @mikeconnery4652
    @mikeconnery4652 Жыл бұрын

    Nice to keep up to date on the functionality of the silver cell. Excellent

  • @jonathannorthup5705
    @jonathannorthup5705 Жыл бұрын

    Hey sreetips you should just melt all the anode basket filters up into one big bar and hit it with an xrf gun so we can see what ends up leftover then granulate it and process it. At least that way you won't have to fight with all that carbon from the filters all the way threw the refining process!

  • @Uraeus_
    @Uraeus_ Жыл бұрын

    This makes me wonder about the natural formation of silver ore and electron flow within associated minerals and the natural telluric current of the earth.

  • @davidchapman2839
    @davidchapman2839 Жыл бұрын

    BTW, thanks again for all the inspiring videos. I have really learned a lot! Spent 6 hrs last night watching the platinum series. Wow! I can't imagine the work these videos must entail.

  • @KarrensMan69
    @KarrensMan69 Жыл бұрын

    Once I can retire I want to copy a lot of what I've seen you do. I hope your channel stays up forever so that this info is easy to find.

  • @Alsacien
    @Alsacien Жыл бұрын

    I can't wait to watch the recovery of the precious metals from your old filter baskets! That's going to be fascinating. I'm really curious to see how much gold you can actually find in them since so much impure silver goes through each filter.

  • @gordonburns8731

    @gordonburns8731

    Жыл бұрын

    It'll be a case of spending many dollars on recovering just a few cent's worth milligrams of precious metals. He is a fool!

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    The loudest one in the room is usually the fool.

  • @Alsacien

    @Alsacien

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@gordonburns8731 His channel wouldn't be growing the way it is if all he posted was the same vanilla video (turning scrap jewelry into a .999 ingot) again and again. Unpredictable yields, challenges and new techniques make for truly interesting content. Sreetips and most of his longtime viewers are fully aware that this recovery won't even net him minimum wage, but we aren't here to watch someone make money, we're here watch cool chemistry and learn. He'll end up with a bead of gold, a bead platinum-group metals, a few ounces of silver, liters of waste and thousands of happy viewers. This time, the journey is more important than the destination.

  • @1radarghost

    @1radarghost

    Жыл бұрын

    @@gordonburns8731 Abraham Lincoln - Quote - Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt

  • @JR-pj8pz

    @JR-pj8pz

    Жыл бұрын

    @@gordonburns8731 why would you say something like that? are you jealous or just a keyboard moron?? both i suspect.

  • @JacobsBrand
    @JacobsBrand Жыл бұрын

    So cool!!! Thanks for sharing!

  • @ICU2B4UDO
    @ICU2B4UDO Жыл бұрын

    Mstr. Ch., that should be your next video, recovering all those baskets...That'll be cool to watch...Shabbat Shalom and Happy Memorial Day...

  • @reesav11
    @reesav11 Жыл бұрын

    Hey.. I guess if you can fish out or simply wash out the undissolved impure silver shots before nitric treatment.. You will save a lot on the nitric consumption while recovering gold and other pgm's from those anode baskets.. Lots of love❤ from India🇮🇳

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    I tried that the last time I processed the silver cell slimes. But it was a weak effort. Seems like a good idea but turns out to be lots of work.

  • @jasong8377
    @jasong8377 Жыл бұрын

    the last time you did the filters, you had a hard time getting all the remaining silver bits to dissolve why not rinse out remaining gunk into a classifier to get the larger silver bits to just put back in impure bucket to be reloaded just a suggestion may be helpful

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    Good suggestion. Thank you.

  • @ArielleViking
    @ArielleViking Жыл бұрын

    Great silvercell update. Sure will be interesting to see you process those slimes in the filter papers. 👍

  • @ArielleViking

    @ArielleViking

    Жыл бұрын

    @Streetips looks like they're at it again 😭

  • @LU-D1GITAL
    @LU-D1GITAL Жыл бұрын

    My Man! You are loving the dream!

  • @JW52654
    @JW52654 Жыл бұрын

    I really enjoy watching your work... I only wish I had my own house instead of living in a apartment where I can undertake this venture.

  • @larrpenn
    @larrpenn Жыл бұрын

    I'm addicted to learning and I ALWAYS learn many new pieces of knowledge from every single video you produce I just can't get enough you could refine pot ash and make it knowledgeable and entertaining thank you for the countless terabytes of top shelf knowledge for all to learn from ... I can only imagine all the amazing job offers you've had and currently get

  • @eranmeir90
    @eranmeir90 Жыл бұрын

    I wonder if you could puncture like a few more filter holes in the same container lid while giving enough space for Silver Crystal growth & cranking up the current by the amount of filters you've got and just feed those from the main cable. For low amperage you wouldn't need to replace the main cable but if you end up adding many filters I'd use a thicker main cable for safety measures in case it gets hot by the current. If this works then it could speed up the recovery process immensely. Also, I love your videos man, great work ! The way you explain everything always leaves me in awe.

  • @josephcormier5974
    @josephcormier5974 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent you are going to be really busy with the harvest thank you for sharing this six stars sir

  • @goldsilverjunkie
    @goldsilverjunkie Жыл бұрын

    Glad to see you stepped up your game Kev. More silver never hurt anyone

  • @rayBARInvest
    @rayBARInvest Жыл бұрын

    What a skill to have!! Great video Sreetips!

  • @kmikl
    @kmikl Жыл бұрын

    Love these videos - Thanks for making them! How long does it take for a filter to become loaded with slimes?

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    About a week

  • @TheRealGrinch313
    @TheRealGrinch31311 ай бұрын

    I got a large glass lemonade pitcher, with glass stir stick from the thrift stores for 25% off $7. Planning to use it for refining my gold filled material...someday.

  • @ctvxl
    @ctvxl Жыл бұрын

    the silver crystal sitting down in the blue liquid inside the cathode bowl reminds me of the inside of a geode for some reason.

  • @bradleyhowes848
    @bradleyhowes848 Жыл бұрын

    Sreetips, thanks for these awesome videos, I just stumbled upon your channel recently. My question is, where are you getting the material that has all this gold, platinum etc, and silver? My interest is in getting my hands on silver, but the other metals would be a nice perk. Thank you and enjoy your weekend!

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    We buy sterling silver at estate sales. Silver is a carrier of platinum group metals and gold.

  • @thomasackerman3995
    @thomasackerman3995 Жыл бұрын

    Very Interesting. I havent looked through your videos yet but am interested in the detection and removal of platinum group metals

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    Silver (and some white gold) are carriers of platinum group metals. But it’s usually trace amounts. They will tend to follow the silver. Ultimately they usually end up in my gold refining stock pot, or as “slimes” in my silver cell anode filters. Then I recover the platinum and palladium and refine them. Rhodium, iridium, ruthenium and Osmium are enigmas to me.

  • @NOFX0890
    @NOFX0890 Жыл бұрын

    Close to a quarter mill subs Sreetips! Great vid, thanks for sharing...

  • @JWnFlorida
    @JWnFlorida Жыл бұрын

    The dual set up.. the numbers being inconsistent drives me crazy 😂 but I'm learning. I am truly grateful you are educating myself and so many others. Great science being shared.

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    There are many variables that determine the numbers.

  • @petezahman3914
    @petezahman3914 Жыл бұрын

    Mr. Sreetips needs a soup ladle for that impure silver shot! 😂

  • @sammtv1
    @sammtv110 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for sharing your vast knowledge I have a question regarding the anode , How much silver shot do you use per run of a bowl till harvesting a bowl of grown silver Thanks in advance Kind regards Sam

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    10 ай бұрын

    For every 100g of impure silver I put in, I’ll get about 98g of high purity silver out, roughly.

  • @looweeg4229
    @looweeg4229 Жыл бұрын

    What Sreetips uses here to kick the silver out of solution with copper is called the reactivity serie. PMGs (Platinum) is less reactive than gold which is less reactive than silver which is less reactive than copper. So in his silver cell, the gold and PMGs aren't "interested" to disolve because the silver in the silver nitrate is more stable in there. They stay in the basket. But the copper will disolve and kick what it can of the silver out of solution. Basicly he starts with pure silver nitrate that will allow silver ions to disolve and flow to the cathode and form cristals. The copper will remain in solution. If too much copper is present, then the flow of silver would slow down because it can't go less and less into solution anymore and reach the cathode since the copper is more stable in there. When the flow of silver ions becomes too poor, he changes the nitrate solution for a fresh one. When it happens, there's still plenty of silver in solution (but not enough for a good ion flow) and kicks it out with copper. He could the kick copper out with lead or nickel to recover it and make copper ingots, but that's another story (is copper more expensive than lead? yes. about 4 times)

  • @anthonyrstrawbridge

    @anthonyrstrawbridge

    Жыл бұрын

    So then would reversing the anode and cathode move the copper out of the solution and back up into the filter basket? ( Assume that the pure Silver Crystals are removed and a fresh filter with impure silver is installed)

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    I don’t think that would work.

  • @anthonyrstrawbridge

    @anthonyrstrawbridge

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sreetips I was just thinking out loud again. My only thought was, " Removing the copper accumulated". It wouldn't be significant anyway. My bad.

  • @looweeg4229

    @looweeg4229

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sreetips It would not indeed.

  • @Hyper_Go_Stunts
    @Hyper_Go_Stunts Жыл бұрын

    Truly amazing !! I'm learning a lot by watching every video that you have. One question I have. If I don't have in pure silver like you have. What can I use instead? I'm trying to build silver cell setup like you to pay for my son school. Please let me know. Thank you

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    I’ve used pure silver coins or bars to make the electrolyte. I by sterling silver at local sales. I use it to refine gold. Then I recover the silver from that and run it through my silver cell. Then I add it to my savings and forget about it.

  • @bosslady6758
    @bosslady6758 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing

  • @alanpecherer5705
    @alanpecherer5705 Жыл бұрын

    I think the process of purifying the slimes/slimebags is the only operational phase we haven't seen you perform. Of course, I am happy to be able to properly use the word "slimebag". You have a fair number of hundreds of $$ in silver tied up in those anode baskets until the day they are liberated.

  • @LISTINGTOSTARBOARD
    @LISTINGTOSTARBOARD7 ай бұрын

    One day I will own all the turquoise on this wretched planet.😊

  • @korpse6rinder
    @korpse6rinder Жыл бұрын

    Have you ever thought about adding a cupelling step in your process? Removing the copper first, saving on filters and fluid changes. A little more gas and some bags of Portland cement.

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    None of the professional refiners that I learned from used cupel.

  • @korpse6rinder

    @korpse6rinder

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sreetips I noticed that you said that you don't save the copper, so I figured why not remove it first. Less buckets lol.

  • @antilitarded4142
    @antilitarded4142 Жыл бұрын

    Very interesting......thnx!!

  • @hutchgamer87
    @hutchgamer87 Жыл бұрын

    I'm wondering when you will do another silver cell filter bag refining

  • @DonariaRegia
    @DonariaRegia Жыл бұрын

    Idea for storage of bulk silver: Cast or forge it into furniture like end tables then oxidize so it just looks like old furniture. 🤔

  • @iceman2184
    @iceman2184 Жыл бұрын

    Can't wait for the slimes video. Been waiting literal years for you to finally refine all those damn filters

  • @larrpenn
    @larrpenn Жыл бұрын

    And most importantly THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE my friend the Pendleton household highly apperciates you and ALL service members sacrifice

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @kb2ehj
    @kb2ehj Жыл бұрын

    Second question, when you are doing the refinings, what is your rough expense cost? (Gold and Silver). I am not trying to get into your personal finances just curious how much it costs.

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    I really don’t know. I use sterling silver to refine gold. Then I recover the silver, melt into granules, then run it through the silver cell.

  • @Hyper_Go_Stunts
    @Hyper_Go_Stunts Жыл бұрын

    Hi. What can i use instead of inpure silver. Can i use silver shots?

  • @cristianrfs
    @cristianrfs Жыл бұрын

    @sreetips: Would it be helpfull to reduce the PGM slimes to include in the process the extra steps which are a) to use pure silver with the silver nitrate solution to precipitate those PGMs, b) then to filter the PGMs precipitates, and then you to the copper to precipitate the silver as usual? I am guessing i could have almost pure silver when melting the silver shots and then much less slime on the silver cell. I other words i am hoping it would work to apply the reactivity series of metals twice on the solution: first to use pure silver to separate PGMs, and then copper to get pure silver. could this work?

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    I don’t think that will work very well

  • @jasonlowery1369
    @jasonlowery1369 Жыл бұрын

    I like watching how you refine these precious metals. I know that the copper causes the silver to drop out because it is more reactive than silver and displaces it in the solution. Silver is more reactive than gold and platinum so would it be possible/worthwhile to first put a chunk of pure silver into the solution to displace the gold and platinum group metals? Is it possible to separate the metals by first dissolving everything in aqua regia then stepping through pure metal sheets (i.e. first gold to concrete out the platinum, then silver to concrete out the gold and finally copper to concrete out the silver)?

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    No, that’s probably not going to work.

  • @jasonlowery1369

    @jasonlowery1369

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sreetips Yep it's dawned on me that it wouldn't work because the Hydrochloric acid would react with the silver which would mess up the process.

  • @jeepin4on4
    @jeepin4on4 Жыл бұрын

    Love it, thanks.

  • @davidchapman2839
    @davidchapman2839 Жыл бұрын

    Have you had any luck washing out the dacron filters and reusing them?

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    No, they are custom fit in the anode basket.

  • @bfd1565
    @bfd1565 Жыл бұрын

    I'm surprised you didn't get a complete 14 day run on that $10.00 anode basket. Looks like an extra hot distilled water boil wash or two should clean up that impure silver shot a little bit. Alleviating the filter slimes from occurring so fast. Fun stuff Sreetips...

  • @williamfoote2888

    @williamfoote2888

    Жыл бұрын

    He wants as much ‘slimes’ as he can generate. Things like Pd and Pt, plus some Au, are in those slimes and are worth 40x to 80x the value of Ag.

  • @bfd1565

    @bfd1565

    Жыл бұрын

    @@williamfoote2888 If you paid attention to what Sreetips said. His impure silver shot is contaminated with mostly copper. At $10.00 a filter. You'll still get the precious metal without clogging the filter full of copper well before a simple 10 to 14 day run.

  • @MrGrumpyToast
    @MrGrumpyToast Жыл бұрын

    i have a quick question, could you put the cement silver powder in the silver cell without melting it into granules?

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    No, clogs the filter.

  • @davidchapman2839
    @davidchapman2839 Жыл бұрын

    I am having a heck of a time finding nitric acid and don't know what its really worth.. What do you think is a decent price for 67% Nitric (not including shipping)?? BTW have you arrived at a preferred ratio for the electrolyte for the silver cell since the early days? I am trying to make up a batch of electrolyte and kick off a silver cell of my own. Saw your original video back in the day and it really inspired me but have not had the time for a new hobby until recently (got old, LOL). Regards, Dach.

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    Try dudadiesel.com for nitric.

  • @davidchapman2839

    @davidchapman2839

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sreetips Thanks, just looked. Whew. Not cheap with the shipping but looks decent and definitely reliable quality. BTW, they have an affiliate program that looks real quick and easy to sign up for. Maybe you could generate a few extra biscuits to help with the overhead? Thanks Again, Dach.

  • @user-mh2tt1su9o
    @user-mh2tt1su9o Жыл бұрын

    Maybe it would be better to place a dextron filter outside the the rubber basket and leave some room for the slimes.

  • @markmatt9174
    @markmatt9174 Жыл бұрын

    Her Streetips, been watching & lurking commenting some too. Wo dering how much $ the electric bill went up running a few amps thru the cells 24/7 from the powersupplies? I have a few lbs of old silicon fast acting high amp fuse clips/ends. Industrial electrician and saved them from hoppers over the years. New ones are plated copper but old ones appear solid silver (industrial grade) that i would like to try this out on. I also have some tear out Type R thermocouples (platinum & platinum/rhodium) would like to refine back to a small ingot/bead. Also have salvaged a bunch of old Electrical Contactor "buttons" that can be refined some way.?

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    The feed stock going into the anode must be relatively high purity to begin with.

  • @MysticMCWizard
    @MysticMCWizard Жыл бұрын

    Hi Sreetips, I've been watching your video's for a very long time now, great content as always. I was thinking of getting into refining precious metals myself, but I know many dangerous fumes are given off with the processes. I was wondering about your fume hood and extraction system. The gasses that are sent outside are these treated .. I.e. with carbon filters, etc? I was just wondering about your setup and how it works... On another note, with your silver cells, I am curious and it has been making me ponder for a while now... I've noticed that your silver shot is quite large, would reducing the size of the shot make the process more efficient? Or instead of melting the silver into shot would it be more efficient to just use the cemented out material, if not what are the reasons behind this? One other thing , sorry for all the questions today, what do you do with all your silver refining liquids to make them safe for disposal.? I know the process upto cementing out the copper using iron to get ferrous nitrate, what is done after this? Thank you so much for all the great info 😀 👍 keep up the great work.

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    The fume hood doesn’t have a filter. Shot must be used, powder clogs the filter. I use a waste treatment process on the waste solutions.

  • @MysticMCWizard

    @MysticMCWizard

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sreetips thanks 👍

  • @MysticMCWizard

    @MysticMCWizard

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi @Sreetips The contact me message in this post is not from you is it? If not, I'll report it as a potential scammer link. You don't need scammers in you chat feed! Regards MysticMCWizard

  • @tbonepat2882
    @tbonepat2882 Жыл бұрын

    Please forgive me as I'm not sure if someone has already asked this question. However I am wondering if it is possible to clean the filters by washing etc. then be able to reuse them?

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    I can clean and rescue them but they are custom fit and it would be nearly impossible to re-fit them into the anode basket.

  • @otilium7503
    @otilium7503 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Mr Sreetips. How did you get that thick glass rod ?

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    Bought it on eBay

  • @otilium7503

    @otilium7503

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sreetips thank you sir, we love you!

  • @adamabele785
    @adamabele785 Жыл бұрын

    I think the low current after the exchange of the filter is caused by thin oxide layers on the impure silver shot.

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    A clean new filter will cause the current flow to increase dramatically.

  • @greywolf1
    @greywolf1 Жыл бұрын

    What I want to know is how much does it cost for this setup and where do you get the materiel and chemicals. Also, what is the cost per ounce of pure silver?

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    The power supply is most costly item.

  • @kleetus92
    @kleetus92 Жыл бұрын

    What are the baskets themselves made from? Fiberglass or nylon cloth? I imagine cotton or another natural fiber would disintegrate in the nitrate solution? Wonder if you could do an electrode out of very fine stainless mesh or stainless steel wool. and use that to press the impure shot into solution?

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    Tupperware.

  • @kleetus92

    @kleetus92

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sreetips No no... not the tanks, I got that... I mean the filter material? Automotive fiberglass cloth?

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    Dacron vacuum filter bags from the hardware store.

  • @kleetus92

    @kleetus92

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sreetips I didn't see that coming. Very nicely done.

  • @richardchayer6597
    @richardchayer6597 Жыл бұрын

    So does the new SS bowl work better then the one that is a few years old?

  • @ethanwilson1001
    @ethanwilson1001 Жыл бұрын

    Very informative video! Is it feasible to clean or rinse out those dacron filter bags when they get filled with the slimes?

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    No, they’re custom fit.

  • @williamfoote2888

    @williamfoote2888

    Жыл бұрын

    The slimes are where the money is.

  • @ethanwilson1001

    @ethanwilson1001

    Жыл бұрын

    @@williamfoote2888 Are those dacron bags reusable?

  • @williamfoote2888

    @williamfoote2888

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ethanwilson1001 They, theoretically, could be. However, the slimes are rich in platinum group metals, gold and more silver. Recovering them requires the Dacron to be ashed in a furnaces and the metals extracted from the ash. The metal value far exceeds the cost of the filters. The same principle is in play when he ashes all his filter paper that he creates when he filters his raw gold solutions before he gets to the SMB step. The residue on that paper is going to be rich in PGM and maybe some bits of leftover gold and silver. That media is valueless compared to winning more valuable metal product.

  • @Miketz
    @Miketz Жыл бұрын

    I would make the assumption that the dirty filter just inhibits fluid flow. You could possibly increase efficiency by adding a small pump to draw electrolyte from the larger part of the cell to pour over the granules.

  • @nickoblack11
    @nickoblack11 Жыл бұрын

    Could you reduce the copper content by using a copper electrolysis cell therefore prolonging the silver nitrate life span?

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    They have very similar characteristics and would be difficult to separate.

  • @arnedalbakk6315
    @arnedalbakk6315 Жыл бұрын

    Hello Mrs and Mr screetips. Happy memorial day,to you and all my famely on the best canal🎉. Thanks for sharing sir. A good day to you😊 Arne

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    Same to you, thanks Arne.

  • @arnedalbakk6315

    @arnedalbakk6315

    Жыл бұрын

    You welcome Sir😊 Have a great day both of you

  • @mapes282
    @mapes282 Жыл бұрын

    I have a question, you that you get your impure silver from processing gold. How much gold did it take to accumulate that much and where did do find your gold?

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    It takes about twice as much silver. We buy it at local sales.

  • @Youtoobonly
    @Youtoobonly Жыл бұрын

    What is the purpose of the glass rod left in the silver cell?

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    To stir the electrolyte

  • @thomaseidst3170
    @thomaseidst3170 Жыл бұрын

    Is it possible to recover the acid and re use it because in norway its har to get and if i can re use the nitric acid i hope you have or can make a video how to do this safe Safety is nr 1 priority 😊 Much love from norway

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    The acid can’t be reused once it’s been allowed to react. I suppose that there’s a way to recover acid, but it’s costly and inefficient. Be the same as trying to recover the copper. It costs more to recover the used copper than its worth.

  • @Dloweification
    @Dloweification Жыл бұрын

    Unless you're running on solar, you should be able to automate the process while also expanding the surface area of the reaction (bigger bowl, bigger basket), and If you run the power supply at about 80% of it's maximum output (strict maximum at any point in the reaction) then automate the operation within off-peak hours of your electrical company, you would get maximum yield in the shortest and cheapest amount of time.

  • @nothanks1877

    @nothanks1877

    Жыл бұрын

    They are averaging less than 10 watts. At $0.17 a kwh these cost $14 a YEAR to run. The savings in electricity wouldn't be worth the loss in production speed. He's already made a second cell due to throughput limitations. It wouldn't be worth spending on a third power supply to keep production up just to save less than 5 dollars in electricity a year. You'd never recoup the costs of setting up a third cell. Not even close.

  • @theonewhowas7709
    @theonewhowas7709 Жыл бұрын

    can you explain what the liquid is that you're using .. like names an stuff an everthing... thanks

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    The liquid is silver nitrate.

  • @Lancelot.666
    @Lancelot.666 Жыл бұрын

    Looking forward to you processing the leftovers as I'm interested in the amount of accumulated gold you recover.

  • @pilsonandrew
    @pilsonandrew Жыл бұрын

    @streetips im curious to know, how LONG did it take you to accumulate all that material in the shot bucket? And how LONG will it take to refine that whole bucket into pure silver?

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    I have no idea, I couldn’t put a number on it. I buy sterling at local sales. I use it to refine gold. Then I recover the silver and run it through the silver cell. I melted that “shot” about a month and 1/2 ago. There was 22 pounds. I’ve got about half through my silver cells. So in another month or so I’ll need to melt up some more cement silver to use a feed stock for my silver cells.

  • @gfhrtshergheghegewgewgew1730
    @gfhrtshergheghegewgewgew1730 Жыл бұрын

    why did the 2nd silver cell filter get so bad so fast? do you think maybe it's because of whatever material that cutting board you used is made out of? i even see some what looks like some weird blue gel forming on the sides of the container on top of the board, the first silver cell doesn't exhibit such things and its cover seems to be made of a different material

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    It’s the impure silver going in that forms the slimes. The blue gel is some of the silver nitrate that gets wicked up and deposits on the cover.

  • @VerdantImage
    @VerdantImage Жыл бұрын

    How much do you accumulate before you process your used filters?

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    It’s hard to put a number on it.

  • @jimmyweber8793
    @jimmyweber8793 Жыл бұрын

    What type of power supplies are you using?

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    Inexpensive 30volt 10amp no-name

  • @billybillo9998
    @billybillo99988 ай бұрын

    I notice a lot of blue liquid. I would think mostly copper. What would be used to cement that back out of solution?

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    8 ай бұрын

    I cement the copper on iron

  • @MrHowzaa
    @MrHowzaa Жыл бұрын

    Perhaps Sreettips could build some sort of NOx reclaiming system by sucking the brown gas through water and getting nitric acid back

  • @brendanvogele2531
    @brendanvogele2531 Жыл бұрын

    Hey there, new to your channel, but I just wanted to let you know that I've really enjoyed your channel. Also thank you so much for your military service.

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you and welcome to my channel

  • @patrickaussieMilartry
    @patrickaussieMilartry Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful display and example.

  • @shownowt
    @shownowt Жыл бұрын

    could you use 2-3 more anodes in your silver cells to speed up the process?

  • @joshua.snyder

    @joshua.snyder

    Жыл бұрын

    The scalability does work that way, it has to be duplicated instead.

  • @thedudeabides1445
    @thedudeabides1445 Жыл бұрын

    Do you have to turn the cement silver into shot for this to work?

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @thedudeabides1445

    @thedudeabides1445

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks ¦-)

  • @_TheCraftylittleWitch
    @_TheCraftylittleWitch Жыл бұрын

    Will a bit of copper hurt your purity if you run it through your silver Cell? I just dried my cement silver and there's a sign that not all the copper was rinsed out so should I re rinse or just continue to stage 2 running it through my silver Cell

  • @apveening

    @apveening

    Жыл бұрын

    The silver cell is there to separate the copper and silver. As long as there is no more than about 1% copper, there is no real problem.

  • @_TheCraftylittleWitch

    @_TheCraftylittleWitch

    Жыл бұрын

    @@apveening how do you know if there's only 1% I saw green spots in my cement silver size of a quarter and a few smaller spots that indicates the presents of copper.

  • @apveening

    @apveening

    Жыл бұрын

    @@_TheCraftylittleWitch In that case I would rinse some more, better safe than sorry.

  • @jasonfredensborg7646
    @jasonfredensborg7646 Жыл бұрын

    Where do you get your silver nitrate solution?

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    I make it by dissolving pure silver in nitric acid.

  • @davidchapman2839
    @davidchapman2839 Жыл бұрын

    Any idea what the mesh size (microns) is of the vacuum filters you have been using? Do you think 150 microns is fine enough?

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    I’ll have to check. It should be published somewhere.

  • @carlosalmeida4415
    @carlosalmeida4415 Жыл бұрын

    Can't wait to see the silver slimes video.

  • @_TheCraftylittleWitch
    @_TheCraftylittleWitch Жыл бұрын

    Question ❓ do you pay taxes on your recovered silver? I cement Sterling silver and I thought I would refine some gold filled scrap to start my gold journey off to a good start . I want to thank you for teaching this to people I love to learn and be a DIY person so it will be another added skill ..

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    I pay all my taxes, without exception.

  • @williamfoote2888

    @williamfoote2888

    Жыл бұрын

    Hobbies are not taxed, just as hobbies are not a deductible expenses from your income.

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    If I sell the metal then it gets counted as income so I report every cent.

  • @_TheCraftylittleWitch

    @_TheCraftylittleWitch

    Жыл бұрын

    I am able to cement the silver but having issues with draining the solution to just down to the powder any advice?

  • @apveening

    @apveening

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sreetips Make sure you also report (claim) every cent you spend on it (and that includes electricity).

  • @brandonha
    @brandonha Жыл бұрын

    Where are you getting large diameter copper pipe? Is the 3”?

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    I bought it off Craigslist.

  • @naturesoundsaustralia
    @naturesoundsaustralia Жыл бұрын

    Can i ask why you keep a glass rod in the solution?

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    To stir it

  • @mrzvaniga3851
    @mrzvaniga3851 Жыл бұрын

    is it possible to calculate the yield per hour using the current flow values?

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    Probably, but there are many variables.

  • @Hyper_Go_Stunts
    @Hyper_Go_Stunts Жыл бұрын

    Can I use silver shot instead of inpure silver. Please let me know. Much appreciated your help 🙏

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @Hyper_Go_Stunts

    @Hyper_Go_Stunts

    Жыл бұрын

    @sreetips Thank you sir.. Will you make more of the Silver Cell Anode Electrode Bar. I'll be interested to buy one. I know you had one but it sold today. I'm almost done with the setup. I need to buy a few more stuff. Thank you for your wisdom and knowledge.. I do appreciate you..

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    I’ll list some more, thank you.

  • @Hyper_Go_Stunts

    @Hyper_Go_Stunts

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi. Did you try to reach out to me by giving me your phone number. I just wanted to make sure it's you . Please reply back .thanks

  • @wesleysmith995
    @wesleysmith995 Жыл бұрын

    I have one question, why did you not use a thick plexiglass lid ,so you could see what's happening in your cell without having to move lid?

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    It’s been tried. Condensation forms and obscures the view.

  • @greeenjooe
    @greeenjooe Жыл бұрын

    Would it cause problems in production if one were to add some electrolyte solution directly into the filter basket to saturate the filter material and cover the shot in the bottom of the basket?

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    That will work

  • @charlesbradlau8877
    @charlesbradlau8877 Жыл бұрын

    Can you provide a link or brand and model number to your power supply please ?

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    It’s a cheap eBay 30 volt 10 amp power supply about $80. No model number on it.

  • @charlesbradlau8877

    @charlesbradlau8877

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sreetips looks like it is worth its weight in gold so far since you've already out weighed it in Silver recovery 👍

  • @abc-coleaks-info3180
    @abc-coleaks-info3180 Жыл бұрын

    What’s the possibility that a larger than normal slime contamination might be caused by lead that is passed down through all the other refining processes only to once again be recirculated through with the refining of the filter contents? Would sending a sample of the shot for assay help determine if it is a problem? While using lead in jewelry manufacturing is no longer allowed (I believe), it was a common enough practice that a person would have to be incredibly lucky to have never gotten an old piece or two with higher lead content then one would normally find. Just curious.

  • @sreetips

    @sreetips

    Жыл бұрын

    I use copper to cement the silver. Lead is higher up in the reactivity series of metals so it won’t cement out on the copper the lead will stay in solution.

  • @abc-coleaks-info3180

    @abc-coleaks-info3180

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sreetips Thank you!

  • @abc-coleaks-info3180

    @abc-coleaks-info3180

    Жыл бұрын

    @Streetips You will have to wait in line to steal my debt. I’m still waiting on a call from the Nigerian Prince. If you are gonna swipe his aviator and pretend to be him, work on your spelling. You got his name wrong you mental puff.

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