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Solid Silver Hosts Out There?
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Even guys like precious metals.
ROFLMAO!
I just pictured you holding a $1000 host saying "Moooi Pgheeesssshisss"
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Would sterling silver be adequate for a host. Before my grandmother died she gave me a crumbling old cardboard box that contained what was left of her silverware after their house burned down in the 50s. It was a service for at least 4, with serving fork and ladle.
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Sterling silver is what most "pure silver" hosts are made out of. Real, 99.9% silver is far too soft to machine. Sterling is any alloy that is 92.5% silver.
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It looks like I'll need to a way to refine it a bit and clean out the crap.
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925 is also called coin silver, gee I wonder why :thinking:
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well, Here is a couple images of a 14500 host that is close to completion.
Had this one mostly done for a while, and I decided to cast it up and get some feedback and opinions.
Had this one mostly done for a while, and I decided to cast it up and get some feedback and opinions.
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I like it o.o May be able to buy it by the end of the summer?
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*shrug* still changing and playing with the design on this one. Going to cast a new focusing ring. I don't like how it ended up looking. Debating on what else to change, if anything.
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Shiny! Looks great. :beer:
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I like it!
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That is gorgeous!!! How much silver does it take to cast one?
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It took 186 grams of silver to cast. (not counting around 40 grams of silver in whats called the sprue, excess silver that is there to add weight to help force the silver into place) Not certain how much silver was ground away, given this one had a lot of problem areas. I think it weighs around 170 or so now. 186 grams however is 5.98 troy ounces. So the cost of the silver alone is $168.36 (based off the current price of silver) The weight will go up as I cast a new focusing ring as the new one will weigh more then the old. probably around 6 grams or so difference. Of course there are other costs besides the silver in casting. (plaster mix, burnout cycle, acetylene, grinding abrasives with cleanup, etc)
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Woah, is that silver host heavy? Looks awesome
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But does it conduct heat and electricity well? 
You could probably run any diode unlimited duty in this!
You could probably run any diode unlimited duty in this!
