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Small Nuggets Gold Melt
gavin  
Posted : Monday, 30 September 2013 9:56:54 AM(UTC)
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Met this chappy out on a WA trip. Kind of interesting video...
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Posted : Monday, 30 September 2013 10:09:00 AM(UTC)
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That seems like a simple way to make a button.
I've got a few crucibles from the old battery sites, but I guess it's only GPX5000 owners who have spare gold lying around who can try these things out.
How did it work for you?
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1864hatter  
Posted : Monday, 30 September 2013 10:51:30 AM(UTC)
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Haha SPARE gold.... Where do I go to find that? I made 2 small buttons years ago, 1 and 2 garms, just used an oxy acetylene torch and made a crucible thing from chalk.
And now....On sandy beaches and muddy soil, rings and coins await my coil!
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