[Jewelry making - Article 00039] - Re: [Orchid] Retrieving silver from a nitric acid bath

[kerri parker]

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David, 

>     Finally I would ask myself if it is worth the effort. How many
>     milligrams of silver are in solution? Let's imagine that is
>     1000mg, and let's say for the sake of argument that silver is
>     costing around $7.00 for 31 grams. All your effort would yield
>     about $0.23. I suspect that you will spend more than that to
>     neutralize the pickle.

    Good point. I will have to see how long my first bath lasts and how
    much silver is lost in there. I am losing a lot of metal though. My
    etching process is taking the place of my piercing, where the acid
    is biting through my whole plate to cut out my shapes. And yes I use
    a respirator, gloves and eye protection when needed because my bath
    is a strong 2:1 mixture. 

Thanks
Kerri

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