Topic: [ANN] SaltySpitoon's Silver "Garlic" Bread Loaves DIY Wallets *In Stock* (Read 1320 times)

It seems like the garlic craze is laying down a bit, maybe its the amount of difficulty in buying Garlic in the first place 

I'm going to call it an end to the production of garlic loaves, and call it a set of 21 total produced. I'll be focusing on my next production now, stay tuned!

Sure, can do.


And yes it is.

is #19 still free?

I would like to reserve the shiny, stinky, bread with number #20

That is some really cool stuff you are working on!  I really dig that you are making custom alloys.  Thanks for sharing.

Ah, its just a chain I was playing around with. I traded a garlic loaf to ChiBit's for a silver bar, so I melted it, alloyed it, made an ingot, milled it into wire, and then wound and cut the wire into loops. Now its a chain/bracelet. Not really my forte, but I figured since I have a rolling mill, I might as well give it a shot.

Its ~97% silver, 1.5% Germanium, and 1.5% Copper, a custom uncommon silver alloy. I haven't polished it yet, but its way whiter than white gold, and has a nice deep platinum luster. In addition, it should be ~7-10x more tarnish resistant than sterling silver. Its classified as Argentium silver I'd guess, but thats typically 93.5% silver ~1% germanium, and 6.5% copper. When exposed to air, germanium oxides form on the surface creating a tarnish resistant layer, similar to how aluminum oxidizes.

Here are a few pictures as the wire got made:

https://i.imgur.com/qfdujNF.png
https://i.imgur.com/fJbNwNy.png
https://i.imgur.com/pUTeAw6.png

And a ring I threw together, again I didn't have the right tools so its no where near done right. It hasn't been polished, filed, or formed properly, so its pretty ugly, but. The one in the middle is the silver, the one above it is platinum, and the diamond ring below it is white gold. I did order the right tools (I think) so we'll see if I can't make something pretty in the future.

https://i.imgur.com/TfdTLmG.png
https://i.imgur.com/iBGwbe7.png

Damn, what you have SS making ChiBitcity?  That looks cool!

Haha glad we had no complications    That looks great!

I'm glad it arrived! I was just thinking that it'd be difficult to return your silver bar if there were complications with the postal service. (picture of part of your bar below)

Here is one of SaltySpitoon's loaves melting in a tray of buttery goodness:

Not sure how I'm going to load it, but look forward to doing so!

I've got a Soviet gas mask you can borrow not too worry!    I would love to see a pure ruthenium coin made. Looking forward to all your work going forward, enjoy watching all this stuff come to life!

I have not yet, I know it is used in platinum alloys, but I don't know much about it in pure form. It is an exotic I'd like to try working with, assuming there is nothing strange about it. For example, I can't cast titanium, because it catches fire when exposed to oxygen. Not sure where I'd source it, but I can look into it.

*edit* Looks like its doable, I'd just need a new hardcore respirator because some of the oxides are a little lethal, and its not too hard to source. At the current spot price of ~$205/oz, it still holds a bit of a hefty premium from what I've seen because its an exotic, but not nearly as bad as some other oddball metals I've tried to find at reasonable prices.

Just curious Salty, you ever done any work with ruthenium?  Love ruthenium and have a decent collection of ruthenium coated coins..just wish I had a pure one.

Glad you are happy with them 

I've been a little inactive on the production side for these last few weeks because I've been undergoing some major equipment setup to improve and expand what I can make. I got my rolling mill today, so I can produce metal wire or sheet stock. Wearable engraved private keys has been something I've wanted to do for a while. A gold chain with each link having 1 character of a private key would be really cool.

I've got a new torch setup arriving on Friday that will allow me to do more intricate work, and with every metal in existence. Tungsten and its melting point of 6200 degrees? Blah! Thats nothing! I've got a few bits together for my larger kiln, so I can produce more cast pieces like the death star. Just need some sensors and to do some minor home electrical work to support a ~ 8,000 Watt kiln. I've got a lot more design work to do with the Bitcoin Blockchain statues. Since I'm going to have to ruin each printed piece anyway, I may as well make them obscenely detailed. Maybe I'll look into silicone molding and wax injection, so I don't need to print the same thing 20 times.

I'll be moving out of just silver pretty soon as well. I've been playing around with more exotic metals, and with any luck will be producing a line of physical wallets or perhaps traditionally funded coins in the relatively short term. I can't say anything about the design yet, but I intend to have a video of a timelapsed 6 hour stay in a firepit that can nearly melt steel as my product test to make sure my coins can withstand a house fire anyway.

Not the best photograph, and for that I apologize, but if you want a silver loaf of tasty garlic bread or any custom item made beautifully in precious metals, do not hesitate to contact SaltySpitoon.  I am incredibly pleased with both my pieces.

Interesting. Keep up the good work! Watching...

Daily Bump

Bump

I really should have a thread just for those who want to follow my overall project development. I'm in the process of building a water splitter + hydrogen torch, so those pesky platinum group metals won't be out of reach anymore. The Kiln is also in progress, though with St Patrick's Day weekend coming up, I'm afraid I'll be in no condition to deal with pyrometer temperatures. I'm also in the process of procuring some flat stock and wire milling equipment, because wearable private keys are also on my todo list. 4 Fingered Charlie may not be the only one with their private key on their ring much longer.

I have kind of always wanted to turn a 25 BTC Cas coin into a necklace, but I'll probably do something of my own design instead.

In short, In Progress:

Larger kiln for larger or more casts
Hydrogen torch for working with platinum group metals
Wearable Private keys