Any Scrappers Out There?

[tiramisu41]

Dumb question, but...   

Why do people buy old jewlelry/watches that are known to be or most likely are gold-filled or gold-plated for scrap?    If the items were real gold I could understand, but I'm having a hard time figuring out when they're not what's the value.  (?)

Can anyone enlighten me?   Thanks.

[dadsfloridatreasure]

There also used to be a time when the local scrap shop I would take my aluminum and brass metals to that would buy film negatives and reel film so they recover the silver content once used in them.

[jela_7588]

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@pburn wrote:
I can use virtually every part of a "junk" watch or piece of jewelry in my mixed-media art projects. Watches or clocks, or pieces thereof, are particularly trendy in steampunk-style pieces. I'm creating a steampunk dollhouse right now, for example, and I'm using those kinds of pieces in every room and throughout the exterior.

Just a thought.

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@pburn

Just Glue Some Gears On It https://g.co/kgs/uwhRv7

[dadsfloridatreasure]

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Just Glue Some Gears On It https://g.co/kgs/uwhRv7

That was fantastic!!  lol  Thanks for sharing!

[tiramisu41]

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@dadsfloridatreasure wrote:

There also used to be a time when the local scrap shop I would take my aluminum and brass metals to that would buy film negatives and reel film so they recover the silver content once used in them.

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Good point, @dadsfloridatreasure.  Years ago, I worked in a division that also operated a photo lab and they had a "system" that would filter the used developer to recover residual silver.  A service would come and pick up the residual/filtered silver on a regular schedule (and I assume) the photo lab got some money back for it.

[18704d]

I have a local scrapper friend who desires gold plated and gold filled jewelry.

He buys them for the gold scrap value.

Those pieces can be thrown in an electrolysis tank and the gold can easily be removed from the pieces and recovered.

It's like gold plating, but just in reverse.

Google:  Gold Recovery

and you'll see.  You can even make your own, DIY tanks.

fwiw,

Lynn

[tiramisu41]

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@18704d wrote:

I have a local scrapper friend who desires gold plated and gold filled jewelry.

He buys them for the gold scrap value.

Those pieces can be thrown in an electrolysis tank and the gold can easily be removed from the pieces and recovered.

It's like gold plating, but just in reverse.

Google:  Gold Recovery

and you'll see.  You can even make your own, DIY tanks.

fwiw,

Lynn

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Thanks @18704d.  Learned something new today.   😉

[yuzuha]

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@pburn wrote:
I can use virtually every part of a "junk" watch or piece of jewelry in my mixed-media art projects. Watches or clocks, or pieces thereof, are particularly trendy in steampunk-style pieces. I'm creating a steampunk dollhouse right now, for example, and I'm using those kinds of pieces in every room and throughout the exterior.

Just a thought.

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I was going to say, I have a friend who makes steampunk-themed jewelry and she loves taking apart old non-functional watches and clocks for the gears.