SHORT INTRO:
Just getting into this for a hobby.
I wish to obtain some Tantalum, Halfnium, Platinum, Palladium, Gold, and Silver.
I'll be processing these myself - smelting/chemical extraction, mostly for the fun of it.
I've watched quite a few youtube videos and read a fair amount.
I've a strong understanding of chemistry, and smelting.
With an extreme focus on safety. I'll not be processing anything in the open air - fully closed and fumes scrubber.
My plan is to do this on a very tiny scale at first.
In the future I wish to process Gold ores from mining (others and my own). And so scrap recovery would just be a nice side complementary activity.
I know that there is a very small profit margin involved.
WHAT I'VE RECOVERED:
I found these vials of mercury just lying around in a box, now they are safely stored away for future play time. (I know how to handle mercury, I will not be shaking the vials).
Vials about 50mm x 10mm, probably 10 x 10mm of mercury in each.
Check out the video.
There are thin plates in the Rectifyer, silver?
That contact has what appear to be silver inside (I broke the glass that surrounded it), sorry for poor quality picture.
I've heard Elements contain Halfnium. This tiny one is from a Hair straightener (very old 1960's?).
A - old smoke detector, any of these plates of value, or should I just post that off for Americurium disposal (I don't want to play around with radioactive elements).
B - these anything?
That zenner worthy?
Suppose everything to left of Tantalum is just junk?
Just curious if that screwdriver bit from the potentiometer is graphite, appears to have graphite contacts inside also (just pink paint on top).
I've got lots of fun stuff to do while I await your replies, and I'll have more photo's of cool stuff when I return.
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