In a message dated 98-01-09 20:48:36 EST, [email protected] writes:
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Why are you going to a smelter, when there are mail-order places
that'll sell .999 or better wire by the foot or the ounce for not
too much more than bullion cost?
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What are the addresses of some of these mail-order places, Mike?
Also, Mike, thanks for taking over the silver list.
May the Light continue to guide and protect you.
Harry Davis
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On 8 Jan 98 at 14:45, [email protected] wrote:
> I was talking with a nearby smelter, trying to get a price quote.
>
> They asked me what temper I wanted; I don't remember all the
> options, but soft, soft-hard and hard were some of them. Does the
> temper matter? IE. does a soft temper result in a shorter time
> required to get colloidal silver, or is temper irrelevant?
I'll bet you're getting into uncharted waters there, Fred! My guess
is that it isn't important, unless the tempering process manages to
contaminate things.
My biggest concerns are you knowing the purity of what they cast for
you, and spending way more than you have to.
Why are you going to a smelter, when there are mail-order places
that'll sell .999 or better wire by the foot or the ounce for not
too much more than bullion cost?
I hate to imagine you paying setup costs on a small batch run to
make wire.
> Also, I was asking for 14 gauge wire. I was asked what shape (round,
> square, etc). Does the shape matter? IE. does a square shape (larger
> surface area) result in a shorter time required to get colloidal
> silver, or is shape largely irrelevant?
People have used several different gauges of round wire, I've seen
flat strip electrodes, and others have taken a silver coin or ingot
and cut it in half and dangled the pieces in the water!
By far, most people are using round wire in the 12-14-18 gauge range.
I am sure the shape and surface area have some effect on rate, but I
doubt it matters a whole lot. Stick with the simple and try not to
spend money you don't *have* to. Save your money for testing your
final product for concentration (ppm) at a lab.
Can somebody re-post the addresses of mail order silver vendors and
ppm testing places for Fred?
Thanks,
Mike
[Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian]
[[email protected] ]
[Speaking only for myself... ]
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