[Jewelry making - Article 00251] - Re: [Orchid] Melting silver?

[Wintermte1]

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    Dear Lori To quote one of my instructors " the only stupid ? is the
    one you don't ask" ...the answer is of course you can melt your
    scrape down and reuse it ...now how you do it if you have a lot of
    scrape it might be worthwhile to invest in an ingot mold any
    supplier carries them ..if you only have a small amount you can use
    a cast iron frying pan and a charcoal block or ( please do this
    outside since it generates a lot of smoke ) a plain piece of scrap
    wood ...PAM the pan! so your ingot won't stick keep the scrap as
    together as possible and heat till COMPLETELY melted it should glow
    a reddish white and the surface of the metal should look like it's
    roiling ...you will know it when you see it ! pour into mold and let
    cool thats it. HTH Ron 


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