I swear my neighbors must think that. 2 are police officers. When talking to them I sometimes drop hints that I recover and refine PM's. Worse is that I do it at night with my backyard lit up. They have to think Im tweeking. LOL
Yes it’s better to have the lid. The fumes will condense on the lid and drip nitric acid back into the container. Prolonging the reaction as William also stated
Hey Bub don’t do it next to your car fumes will rust it and second magnetic stirrer won’t be affected by the acid because it’s acid proof plastic coated
Some advice might help get some bakeing soda and keep it on hand if you spill acid on anything it will neutralize it rinse with water and bakeing soda its saved my clothing tools and skin.
a few improvements; You can submerg your silver buy just cutting it up and bending it, silver is pretty soft so its easy - also a hacksaw is cheap - Instant cold packs (ammonia nitrate) and draincleaner (sulphric acid) will make Nitric Acid, and this is cheaper than buying it. (If you cant get cold packs or fertilizer use potash - but this will be a very slow reaction and your electricity bill will cost more. - You can just add some copper and it will kick out the silver but not the copper. This only works for sterling silver and silver which is purely copper and silver. -also to clean up your nitric acid drops and stuff you can use lime juice. ON TO PART TWO>
I would first treat with hydrochloric acid to dissolve the zinc wash it down a few times with ditilled water then if you want it higher purity dissolve it in nitric .
I refined 40-50g silver in my kitchen. Not recommended. Do outside. The fumes are more abundant and way worse than you might think. I did the precipitation with cheap copper though, and even recovered the copper. Displacements are easy and cheap.
It's a common mistake guys believe. Can be a covid mask, or gas mask, they will protect you the same. Or rather... 🤔 niether mask will filter out these noxious fumes, they just won't. I wear a medical mask outside just to avoid smb smell at gold drops, and to make my wife feel better. I realize it won't save anyone. People gotta be smart and learn, don't be a monkey that can just copy others process. Learn the science of it before you start doing it. 🙏
200 ml of 70% hno3 all at once is not good idea... also cut your material into smaller pieces next time to prevent those pieces dropping in and splashing or breaking container... also u said u rinsed clean? Heat over propane torch or grill or something like that to remove oils and dirt and polishes and other chemicals/combustibles
Why don’t you do that in the back yard so you don’t freak out the neighbors. You should pour your Nitric acid slower, it gets violent when added too fast, I know it was only water but a bad habit might get a foam over if you forget to go slow.
Dude your mom's going to be pissed when she catches you dissolving her silverware. Gotta cut it up first so its unrecognizable by the time she gets home.
23:45 prime directive: always add *acid* to *water*
Love the vid!
Thank you for making this simple, straightforward, presentation.
HAAAAA I bet your neighbors think you are Breaking Bad🤣🤣🤣
I swear my neighbors must think that. 2 are police officers. When talking to them I sometimes drop hints that I recover and refine PM's. Worse is that I do it at night with my backyard lit up. They have to think Im tweeking. LOL
Where can I order some nitric the best place . Thanks
I use 70% nitric acid from laballey.com
That was cool! New sub!!
Is there a way to fix things if it crystalizes?
At what point?
You need to get a pyrex catch pan. You don't want silver to go everywhere when a beaker cracks or boils over
Do you have to put a lid on the beaker after you drop in silver?
You don’t have to but it helps ensure that there aren’t any contaminants getting into the solution.
leaving the lid on also makes the acid work longer, losing potency to off-gassing less rapidly.
Yes it’s better to have the lid. The fumes will condense on the lid and drip nitric acid back into the container. Prolonging the reaction as William also stated
If u worry much about nitric cost, just distill the fumes and bubble it though water. Dont know if it is even worth it but ive seen it done
I saw someone figured out how to reuse it, but I haven’t gotten all the equipment yet to do it.
@@ChildersCastingandRefining if *IF* you start blowing glass pipes to make equipment, please share!
Hey Bub don’t do it next to your car fumes will rust it and second magnetic stirrer won’t be affected by the acid because it’s acid proof plastic coated
Found that out later on the stirrer. Thanks for the anti rust tip. My cars are rusty already, but I don’t need to help the rust get worse.
Some advice might help get some bakeing soda and keep it on hand if you spill acid on anything it will neutralize it rinse with water and bakeing soda its saved my clothing tools and skin.
Cool tip.
a few improvements;
You can submerg your silver buy just cutting it up and bending it, silver is pretty soft so its easy - also a hacksaw is cheap
- Instant cold packs (ammonia nitrate) and draincleaner (sulphric acid) will make Nitric Acid, and this is cheaper than buying it. (If you cant get cold packs or fertilizer use potash - but this will be a very slow reaction and your electricity bill will cost more.
- You can just add some copper and it will kick out the silver but not the copper. This only works for sterling silver and silver which is purely copper and silver.
-also to clean up your nitric acid drops and stuff you can use lime juice.
ON TO PART TWO>
Nice check out the bumper rusting lol
240k miles. Still running good, but the body is rusty.
LOL I have a few rusted tools that have been exposed..
Did you ever drop "Part 2?", new sub
Yes, it’s in the nitric acid silver refining playlist.
Can nitric acid will help in separating silver from zinc?
That should work.
I would first treat with hydrochloric acid to dissolve the zinc wash it down a few times with ditilled water then if you want it higher purity dissolve it in nitric .
@@burnroe6611 thanks
Hi. Where did you order that nitric acid from?
Lab alley
@@ChildersCastingandRefining Thanks
I refined 40-50g silver in my kitchen. Not recommended. Do outside. The fumes are more abundant and way worse than you might think. I did the precipitation with cheap copper though, and even recovered the copper. Displacements are easy and cheap.
THERE IS NO MASK THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM THE NO2 FUMES!! yes I was screaming that
😬
It's a common mistake guys believe. Can be a covid mask, or gas mask, they will protect you the same. Or rather... 🤔 niether mask will filter out these noxious fumes, they just won't. I wear a medical mask outside just to avoid smb smell at gold drops, and to make my wife feel better. I realize it won't save anyone. People gotta be smart and learn, don't be a monkey that can just copy others process. Learn the science of it before you start doing it. 🙏
Scuba mask
Also sodium bicarbonate or baking soda is the only thing that would neutralize that acid if an accident were to happen
200 ml of 70% hno3 all at once is not good idea... also cut your material into smaller pieces next time to prevent those pieces dropping in and splashing or breaking container... also u said u rinsed clean? Heat over propane torch or grill or something like that to remove oils and dirt and polishes and other chemicals/combustibles
Hard to hear with the mask on, Will probably narrate after the fact in future videos.
Not bending the silverware so it is fully in the acid was surely a mistake.
Probably 😅
What part is poor mans.if you have nitric acid,where does the poor mans part start?
I guess I don't understand why you would not just smelt sterling. Are you trying to get .999 fine?
For fun.
as long as brown gas is being produced there is still activity in the acid!!!
Correct
Where did you get you Nitric Acid from?
Lab alley
www.laballey.com/products/nitric-acid-solution-70-acs
Why don’t you do that in the back yard so you don’t freak out the neighbors. You should pour your Nitric acid slower, it gets violent when added too fast, I know it was only water but a bad habit might get a foam over if you forget to go slow.
I do it behind my fence now for that reason.
Haaaaa I got same hot plate lol
Dude your mom's going to be pissed when she catches you dissolving her silverware. Gotta cut it up first so its unrecognizable by the time she gets home.