[Jewelry making - Article 00372] - Re: [Orchid] Reclaimed silver

[James Binnion]

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    No matter how you get the silver out of solution you have a large
    quantity of nitric acid and metal salt solution to dispose of. The
    cost of getting rid of this legally is much greater than the cost of
    paying someone to refine it. Not to mention the safety hazards of
    handling these chemicals in the volume you will need to do this. You
    will be amazed at cost of the amount of acid required to put even 1
    oz of silver into solution. This is just not a reasonable way to
    spend your time or money. Given the costs of the time, chemicals,
    equipment and disposal service required there is no way you can save
    enough money to make DIY refining pay. It is fun to do it once to see
    it work but... 

James Binnion
jbin AT mokume-gane.com
James Binnion Metal Arts
http://www.mokume-gane.com
360-756-6550
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