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Anyone have a metal smelter in chch
Oliver123  
Posted : Monday, 29 October 2012 7:30:14 PM(UTC)
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Hi all.
Does anyone know anywhere to smelt metals cheaply in chch thanks.
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oroplata  
Posted : Tuesday, 30 October 2012 2:11:22 AM(UTC)
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Are you sure you need a smelter? That's the process of extracting a metal from it's ore (aluminium from aluminium oxide, etc).

Or do you just need some metals melted and purified?

If it's gold or silver, manufacturing jewellers usually have a small furnace.
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