Make Your Own Precious Metal Graphite Ingot Molds.
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great video, thanks for the tips!
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@IdigHistoryVideo hey just a question for ya,do yo think refractory cement with a smooth enough finish would do the trick for both a melting dish and a mold?i smith as a hobby and have built my own forge and lined it with homemade kitty litter refractory clay,and it stands up to about 1500+* on a daily basis.you think a sheet metal dish with a good layer of this stuff spread all over it nice and smooth would stand up to melting some silver scrap?
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I'm having to learn on my own BC I don't have the money for school, I wanna know if u can help me out plz If u can, I wanna make a mold from an old button that my Mom has had for many years, but I don't want to damage the button, do u know if there's a mold kit that I could buy then melt sterling silver and pour into the mold? Thanks
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@MrMaypole14 Yes. Its much better for silver and gold. And in all my experience does not stick like it would to a silica mold, or a plaster mold you have to break. In truth, it really comes down to personal preference. The idea behind this video. Is that you can make your own molds for a cost far less than those commercially offered. And they work extremely well. And are very easy to make into different types of molds.
Awesome video. I have been wanting to do this for some time. I hope to melt down some of my fine gold. Thanks.
YankeeGoldProspect 2 hours ago
@YankeeGoldProspect Do you sell any of your fine gold? I would love to buy a gram or a couple of fines. I love panning that hard to get fine gold. Its winter up here. So not much for outdoor panning. Where do you find it ;) Kidding... Anyway. These motor brushes are great for making molds. And cheap to get. You could set up a little refining station at home for little cost. If you carve a little cup out of these brushes, it works great on gold. Especially fines.
IdigHistoryVideo 1 hour ago
looks a lot bigger than a 1 gram mold. maybe meant to say 1 ounce? It looks like its at least a full ounce ingot mold.
lowrider144 1 week ago
in all seriousness, if that mold is what you consider a "1 gram gold ingot mold", i will gladly buy all of your "1 gram" gold pieces for well over market value, im sure you meant to say ounce.
--Good video. Just getting into metal casting, and this was informative and helpful.
lowrider144 1 week ago
@lowrider144 Yes I did.
IdigHistoryVideo 1 week ago
@lowrider144 I did mean to say one oz, there should be a text caption that pops up when I say that. But I guess people are not noticing it.
IdigHistoryVideo 1 week ago