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any ever try to melt your gold

greatnortherncoingreatnortherncoin Posts: 412
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whats the best way to melt it
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  • jdimmickjdimmick Posts: 9,935 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I had a guy try it once, brought in a mess of mixed up 10-18kt gold in a big blob. Told him I buy it, but it was going to NTR metals first for an anylasis. actually came in around 15.4 karat as I recall. i figured he had more 18 in there than I could tell. He was actually happy, but had to wait a week longer than normal to get paid.

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  • CoulportCoulport Posts: 1,087 ✭✭✭
    I have a small acetylene tank and torch that I use for silversmithing. That and a fire clay ladle. I used it to melt small amounts of scrap gold to make nugget jewelry when it was in fashion. It works quite well.
    The most money I made are on coins I haven't sold.

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  • VikingDudeVikingDude Posts: 1,584 ✭✭✭
    My kitchen oven doesn't get quite hot enough image
  • greatnortherncoingreatnortherncoin Posts: 412
    vike maybe your head isnt all the way in try licken the rack
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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Why melt it?? Cheers, RickO
  • AUandAGAUandAG Posts: 25,027 ✭✭✭✭✭
    When you find a way, it won't stay liquid for long! It will revert right back to hard blobs!

    Takes a bunch of heat, that's for sure. Are you making little bars? What are you melting?
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  • halfhunterhalfhunter Posts: 2,770 ✭✭✭
    I once had a jeweler melt the bands from the first 3 ex-wives into a nice big nugget with an added bale. Wore it as neck bling for years . . .

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  • guitarwesguitarwes Posts: 9,308 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I once had a jeweler melt the bands from the first 3 ex-wives into a nice big nugget with an added bale. Wore it as neck bling for years . . .

    HH >>



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  • HankbertHankbert Posts: 19
    get a torch, get a crucible that'll handle the molten gold and get an ingot or something to pour it into. put the flame of the torch directly onto the gold until it's red hot and melted, pour.

    just did this one last week

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  • jmski52jmski52 Posts: 23,953 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hankbert, that's a very cool poured bar. When they assay a bar like that, do they take multiple samples or is it uniform composition throughout?
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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Still trying to understand why anyone would melt the gold.. the markings are then lost and anyone buying will want an assay report (more expense). I suppose if one intends to make their own jewelry, that would make sense. Cheers, RickO
  • guitarwesguitarwes Posts: 9,308 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Still trying to understand why anyone would melt the gold.. the markings are then lost and anyone buying will want an assay report (more expense). I suppose if one intends to make their own jewelry, that would make sense. Cheers, RickO >>



    I'm with RickO. It takes more time, more effort, more $$$ to melt down gold and try to sell it.

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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 32,022 ✭✭✭✭✭
    never tried it and never cared to either.
  • HankbertHankbert Posts: 19


    << <i>Hankbert, that's a very cool poured bar. When they assay a bar like that, do they take multiple samples or is it uniform composition throughout? >>



    the reason why I melt it is so the gold content is a bit more uniform throughout the whole bar as opposed to several pieces. also, it's easier for me to transport in bar form over a baggy of multiple pieces
  • 66Tbird66Tbird Posts: 2,858 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I have a small acetylene tank and torch that I use for silversmithing. That and a fire clay ladle. I used it to melt small amounts of scrap gold to make nugget jewelry when it was in fashion. It works quite well. >>



    I did the same. Made dozens of tiny dice ear rings as my bread and butter with custom stuff as the hobby. I still have most of the tools but the torch. Found a bag of that cleaning flux about a month ago. After twenty plus years it's bag wasn't in to good of shape so it was a real project. It wasn't the borax one, it was the other nastier stuff. image
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  • CoulportCoulport Posts: 1,087 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>I have a small acetylene tank and torch that I use for silversmithing. That and a fire clay ladle. I used it to melt small amounts of scrap gold to make nugget jewelry when it was in fashion. It works quite well. >>



    I did the same. Made dozens of tiny dice ear rings as my bread and butter with custom stuff as the hobby. I still have most of the tools but the torch. Found a bag of that cleaning flux about a month ago. After twenty plus years it's bag wasn't in to good of shape so it was a real project. It wasn't the borax one, it was the other nastier stuff. image >>



    Pickle chemical? That is sodium bisulfate.

    Note: You don't buy it from a jewlers supply store. You get it in the pool and spa area of Wally World or other store.
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  • kiyotekiyote Posts: 5,611 ✭✭✭✭✭
    One reason to melt it is for the physical properties-- aside from value, there's very few metals as non-reactive as gold is.
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  • tydyetydye Posts: 3,894 ✭✭✭
    The bar is cool and all but I think you are going to have problems when it comes time to sell
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