The Making of A Hand Poured Silver Star For Daniel!

@BackyardBullion out of curiosity, what is the mould / crucible for the star made of? Is this a custom made graphite mould?

On 10/12/2023 at 19:05, DavePa said:

That is a thing of beauty. Thanks for sharing. I could watch silver being rippled for hours. Love the highlighted text detail too. 

One (maybe stupid) question. In the stamping process do you lose any weight of silver or is it negligible if you do ? I suppose the weight is all put in place after hallmark and (most of the stamping) ? Am intrigued hugely by the process so apologies for the many questions. 

Dave 

Sorry, somehow I completely missed this comment!

Yes, there is a very small weight loss of silver during the process but it is negligible.

There is no weight loss once poured though unless you end up doing heavy sanding work.

Stamping doesn't change the weight.

4 hours ago, Napo said:

@BackyardBullion out of curiosity, what is the mould / crucible for the star made of? Is this a custom made graphite mould?

The mould and crucible are made of graphite and the mould was indeed a custom design I had made.

5 hours ago, BackyardBullion said:

Sorry, somehow I completely missed this comment!

Yes, there is a very small weight loss of silver during the process but it is negligible.

There is no weight loss once poured though unless you end up doing heavy sanding work.

Stamping doesn't change the weight.

The mould and crucible are made of graphite and the mould was indeed a custom design I had made.

No need to apologise as I know you've been busy thanks for the reply. I did wonder at which point of the make you stamped the weight. 

Looking forward to the next reveal. 

Dave