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Old 10-14-2007, 08:50 PM
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Wink recasting scrap nickel silver

I have scrap nickel siver from leftover cut outs and thing like valves I cut up , is there any way it can be repoured into bars or mold to be used or is it truely scrap now?
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Old 10-14-2007, 09:31 PM
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Nickel silver can be re-melted and cast. It has alot of zinc in it so you have to make sure you have very good ventilation since the fumes are very irritating and possibly dangerous if you have any lung conditions.

I have cast it before but it had alot of cavities in it.
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