Retort processing

[cabarrusgold]

[cabarrusgold]

Retort DIY plans... Plenty of stuff on You-tube about all this.

Thanks. The retort is simple. Cut 1.5 inch pipe at about 10" with a 45 degree angle. Find some 10 Gage material and weld the cap on the 45. Next you cut two 1/4" notches in the pipe at the open end 180 degrees from each other. The notches are where the water should ride just above in the pan and allows the expanding air to bubble out of in a small space so that the Merc cools and drops out. Next for your tower you will need some round stock about 3/8" and you'll want to cut it at about 7". Then for the base you'll want some more 10 Gage material cut just large enough to fit in your pan. Weld the tower stem in the center of the 10 Gage. Next for the cup I used a 1/2" pipe coupling and I wish I had used 3/4" so I could fit more amalgam. Slide the coupling about halfway down the length of the coupling over the 3/8“ round stock and seal the bottom. Next plug weld the the inside of the coupling to the round stock. Make sure that you don't get a center pit (suck hole) in the weld. Now drill the coupling to remove the threads and penetrate the plug weld slightly to smooth it up on the inside and you have a retort.

[indyme2]

Interesting video. Some like to use mercury and other stay away from it. I do mercury spill clean ups on a regular basis. Really expensive and sensitive work but we make big $$ doing it. I mean, the boss makes big $$. Lol.

[ywevis]

Jun 12, 2014 18:18:59 GMT -5 indyme2 said:

Interesting video. Some like to use mercury and other stay away from it. I do mercury spill clean ups on a regular basis. Really expensive and sensitive work but we make big $$ doing it. I mean, the boss makes big $$. Lol.

so you have access to mercury?

[indyme2]

Yep. You want some?

[ywevis]

ya

[indyme2]

Got you covered. It sucks up invisible gold like a sponge. Be careful handling it.

[ywevis]

Ya, I will use caution