Awesome video man. I get my borax at Walmart. $4 a box same stuff. I glaze pretty liberally though. Because I use tongs with my crucibles. I also have more bricks set up to control the heat and airflow. Also allows the crucible to cool slower so I don’t have to worry about cracking. Just a bunch of advice from others in the community. Great video though. Thanks for sharing bro
So I know what the bricks are on the very bottom of your fireproof stand whatever but what is that marble looking material your crucible is actually sitting on? Is that just to make it extra power proof or is that something I can omit seeing as I have heat resistant tong things that I could use instead
Very interesting liking the extra info...before you zoomed in you could have gotten that ant 🐜 lol...just wondering couldn’t you just heat it up good and hot then use like a flour sifter above it to give it a nice coating of borax then a final heat to glaze it? This is all new to me just wondering
Richard Billin awesome idea. But have you ever done that with flour? Same happens with borax. Pinches are good. He just needs to control the heat a bit better so his crucible doesn’t crack is all. He’s doing really good though. 👍🏾👍🏾
The only problem is getting the coat up top! You can heat it in the wood stove and get it piping hot, if you can find a way to get it out of the stove and Manipulate The dish so you can cover it with the borax, then yep! 👍 But thank you for watching the video and leaving a comment, appreciate your support!
Another great video! I wish I would have been able to see this years ago when I first started smelting. Took me a few times to get it right. Now my crucibles are well seasoned. Are you going to do a smelting video? That would be fun to watch. Could always use some new tricks for this old dog....Thank you for all you do!
Jamminjeff Thank You for the great words of encouragement, I’ll for sure work off your suggestions! But no thank you for watching and adding your comment and input I greatly appreciate your support!
@@GoldenpaydirtReviews You are most welcome brother!!! I love your video's for sure! I find myself waiting for them. You do such a great job! As far as suggestions. I will always try to steer you in the right direction with suggestions. Whether it be about awesome pay dirt and gold product sellers down to what would be great to see. I am very involved with dudes like Dave from Goldbay or Mike from goldnuggetsales.com. Both are good friends and very fair and honest sellers. Either of those guys, just tell 'em Jeff sent ya. That goes for any mailbox miners that want great paydirt or gold products from two of the top contenders in the industry.THE two only top contenders in my book....Thanks again brother!
The gold gets suck and lost in the crucible, then you’ll have the biggest mess and hassle to deal with, crushing the crucible, trying to get the gold out of the crucible, almost impossible to recover all with out chemicals and treatment! You definitely need to use borax and treat it!
Well, thank you! I greatly appreciate your kind words, Your support! You’ve made my night! I try to explain as much as possible in simplified terms, as I learned from a fellow TH-camr myself!
Great video thanks! Is the borax glaze procedure you show in the video to be done ONLY once OR every time one needs to melt silver or gold etc? in summary - will the glaze come off after usage where we need to reglaze each time to start with a clean surface? or once it is glazed then no need to re glaze again in future for melting silver or gold etc? Thank you
@@GoldenpaydirtReviews ok wow.that is good to hear. I was thinking maybe the crucible would get dirty after each use and need to reglaze as a clean-up task..thanks.
Have you ever noticed once you have seasoned the crucible the borax sticks to the melted silver and sets to the top of the silver once cooled? I’ve never had this problem before but it’s started happening with a new crucible.
So when you do melt gold or silver it doesn’t stick to the melt dish! If you skip this process you’ll ruin the dish and you’ll lose your gold and silver either or to soaking into the melt dish! And you don’t want that, and you’ll waste the dish, it’s a must to step!
Awesome video man. I get my borax at Walmart. $4 a box same stuff. I glaze pretty liberally though. Because I use tongs with my crucibles. I also have more bricks set up to control the heat and airflow. Also allows the crucible to cool slower so I don’t have to worry about cracking. Just a bunch of advice from others in the community. Great video though. Thanks for sharing bro
Great educational video! Thanks!
So I know what the bricks are on the very bottom of your fireproof stand whatever but what is that marble looking material your crucible is actually sitting on? Is that just to make it extra power proof or is that something I can omit seeing as I have heat resistant tong things that I could use instead
I use Borax in tie diying and laundry
I purchase mine at Walmart and food 4 less
great info fam. GOLD SQUAD OUT!!!
Thank you for sharing!
Very interesting liking the extra info...before you zoomed in you could have gotten that ant 🐜 lol...just wondering couldn’t you just heat it up good and hot then use like a flour sifter above it to give it a nice coating of borax then a final heat to glaze it? This is all new to me just wondering
Richard Billin awesome idea. But have you ever done that with flour? Same happens with borax. Pinches are good. He just needs to control the heat a bit better so his crucible doesn’t crack is all. He’s doing really good though. 👍🏾👍🏾
can i heat it in my wood stove
The only problem is getting the coat up top! You can heat it in the wood stove and get it piping hot, if you can find a way to get it out of the stove and
Manipulate The dish so you can cover it with the borax, then yep! 👍
But thank you for watching the video and leaving a comment, appreciate your support!
AU-some video m8! 😎 Look forward to the smelter and the smelting to come. You going to make jewelry? Cheers! 🍻 Heidi n Conan
Another great video! I wish I would have been able to see this years ago when I first started smelting. Took me a few times to get it right. Now my crucibles are well seasoned. Are you going to do a smelting video? That would be fun to watch. Could always use some new tricks for this old dog....Thank you for all you do!
Jamminjeff Thank You for the great words of encouragement, I’ll for sure work off your suggestions! But no thank you for watching and adding your comment and input I greatly appreciate your support!
@@GoldenpaydirtReviews You are most welcome brother!!! I love your video's for sure! I find myself waiting for them. You do such a great job! As far as suggestions. I will always try to steer you in the right direction with suggestions. Whether it be about awesome pay dirt and gold product sellers down to what would be great to see. I am very involved with dudes like Dave from Goldbay or Mike from goldnuggetsales.com. Both are good friends and very fair and honest sellers. Either of those guys, just tell 'em Jeff sent ya. That goes for any mailbox miners that want great paydirt or gold products from two of the top contenders in the industry.THE two only top contenders in my book....Thanks again brother!
Awesome my fiance just bought me a small crucible set up to start learning.. im glad I watched :-)
Sick! Thanks
thank you man, i kinda broke the other dish i had and i didnt know what went wrong.
Are the borax fumes toxic
No, that process is fairly easy & harmless!
What happens to gold when ur buddy don't treat the crucible..on purpose..??pls
The gold gets suck and lost in the crucible, then you’ll have the biggest mess and hassle to deal with, crushing the crucible, trying to get the gold out of the crucible, almost impossible to recover all with out chemicals and treatment! You definitely need to use borax and treat it!
Great vid brother keep up the great work
Hey great video easy to follow you had great instructions and no problems. One of the best I've seen I'll share it...🤔👍🇺🇲
Well, thank you! I greatly appreciate your kind words, Your support! You’ve made my night! I try to explain as much as possible in simplified terms, as I learned from a fellow TH-camr myself!
Great video thanks!
Is the borax glaze procedure you show in the video to be done ONLY once OR every time one needs to melt silver or gold etc?
in summary - will the glaze come off after usage where we need to reglaze each time to start with a clean surface?
or
once it is glazed then no need to re glaze again in future for melting silver or gold etc? Thank you
Only once!
@@GoldenpaydirtReviews ok wow.that is good to hear. I was thinking maybe the crucible would get dirty after each use and need to reglaze as a clean-up task..thanks.
Have you ever noticed once you have seasoned the crucible the borax sticks to the melted silver and sets to the top of the silver once cooled?
I’ve never had this problem before but it’s started happening with a new crucible.
Going to show off a foundry I built soon! They are so fun. 👍
Awesome video I hope to do some pour in the future 👍
What's use of this process?
So when you do melt gold or silver it doesn’t stick to the melt dish! If you skip this process you’ll ruin the dish and you’ll lose your gold and silver either or to soaking into the melt dish! And you don’t want that, and you’ll waste the dish, it’s a must to step!
@@GoldenpaydirtReviews sure wish I wasn’t in such a rush and actually looked this up before ruining a couple dishes lol. Woops
Nice video straight and to the point. Thank you for sharing. You earned my subscription!
Thank you! Greatly appreciate your support
Love the accent. Was half expecting you to say "BADDA BING" at some point in the video lmao
But also, very informative. Thanks for uploading!
Well thank you, greatly appreciate your support and feedback!