Silver refining

[Ozonthebounce]

Hello All,

 

I hope this topic is allowed and of interest to people. A simple question to start, is anyone refining silver themselves?

Yes there is a wealth of information out there on youtube and other less friendly forums, HOWEVER, the little old UK gets very overlooked. I know this is all to do with the acid you 'need' being nitric. Getting the home licence is the obvious route and may be worth a separate conversion ( I have some insight in that). But to roll round to my previous point is there anyone doing it and anyone doing it in a way without nitric at all? 

Yes nitric can be made, again so much out there on that, but this is also illegal.

So just wondered if there any artisan refiners here?

[bluffer]

@BackyardBullion  is your man

Edited May 17, 2023 by bluffer

[Bigmarc]

I think it's to difficult to is this country, need to go to the land of the free for that one. 

I did fancy making a silver cell once but only because it looks nice. Not sure there is any financial benefit from refining. 

[Ozonthebounce]

1 hour ago, bluffer said:

@BackyardBullion  is your man

I'm a YouTube follower of his, I know he produces but I didn't think he refined?

[HonestMoneyGoldSilver]

1 hour ago, Bigmarc said:

I think it's to difficult to is this country, need to go to the land of the free for that one. 

I did fancy making a silver cell once but only because it looks nice. Not sure there is any financial benefit from refining. 

Silver cells are cool but make zero economic sense. The silver nitrate costs MORE than 9999 silver 🤣

Silver Nitrate | Buy Silver Nitrate Solution | UK Suppliers (chemicals.co.uk)

250g = £344 inc VAT and £286 without VAT

I love the idea of a silver cell though, here's a YouTube channel that covers everything. This guy also sells the silver he makes on eBay:

 

[Bigmarc]

Just now, HonestMoneyGoldSilver said:

Silver cells are cool but make zero economic sense. The silver nitrate costs MORE than 9999 silver 🤣

Silver Nitrate | Buy Silver Nitrate Solution | UK Suppliers (chemicals.co.uk)

250g = £344 inc VAT and £286 without VAT

I love the idea of a silver cell though, here's a YouTube channel that covers everything. This guy also sells the silver he makes on eBay:

 

I'm not sure any refining makes economic sense and is just a hobby unless it's done on an industrial scale. Wanted to try a cell just for the art of it. 

 

[Ozonthebounce]

Steetips is the man, BUT cells need nitric and as mentioned above silver nitrate to buy (rather than make) is unfeasible expensive