I got tired of trying to bash out a piece of gold or silver that was stuck in the ingot.
So I made this simple loose piece ingot from some old iron stock I had.
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I got tired of trying to bash out a piece of gold or silver that was stuck in the ingot. So I made this simple loose piece ingot from some old iron stock I had.
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The size is 200x 50mm and 10mm deep. The two short pieces allow me to vary the length and thickness as I wish. The long piece holds everything together. |
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The set up before pouring |
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This the ingot with a bar of silver that has been poured in. |
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To remove the silver bar all I have to do is remove the long piece and the silver is loose. |
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Sometimes I’ll use the one side of a plate ingot to stop the long piece from sliding sideways, but mostly this is not necessary. One could attach a handle but I have not needed one. I use an old long nose pliers to pick up the silver to be quenched. |