Will this melt gold/silver?
781541
No. Max temp of this furnace is around 900 degrees F. Gold melts at 1974 degrees F. Silver melt 1761 degrees F. And the bad news... if you have lead around 1974, it would be reaching a deadly boiling and vapor stage. The furnace is made for lead... not gold, not silver. More info at... http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/melting-temperature-metals-d_860.html
781542
No, it won't: its maximum temp is around 800 degrees F while gold melts around 1950 degrees F and silver around 1760 degrees F
781543
NO, it won't get that hot, you need a forge for that. Lead has a much lower melting point.
781544
No it will not melt gold or silver. It is designed to melt lead which has a Much lower melting point than both gold or silver. You need a crucible to do that.
408387
No. For silver, I'd recommend Weiman Silver Cream...it's great & easy to use.
510030
This furnace does not get hot enough to melt gold and silver. It is designed for lead which melts at a much lower temperature.
169789
I'm no expert, but I think it would melt if it were close to the heat source, such as on a wall heater. It is made of very thin plastic. I wouldn't risk it.
154301
No, I doesn't get hot enough for Gold or Silver. It is intended for lead and that is what it works well with.
95479
Yes it can. The gold plates to only a select set of metals but does not plate gems.
2094500
Lauren. It would work well on silver and gold. I am not sure on the other three metals but people polish rocks with them so I don't see why not.
1575179
I don't know why not, I use mine for melting Al (1200-1500 deg F), but did have to buy different thermocouple (~$20).
1819017
Yes this unit can melt precious metals. The Programmable is geared more towards enameling, glass fusing and PMC art needing different temperatures and hold times in a single firing but not limited to just that use. The Quikmelt Pro models (top loader) are designed specifically for melting precious metals and come with a crucible and tongs. I would suggest looking into these for melting, but if you like the front loader design the RapidFire Pro non programmable would suite your needs for single high temperature firing.
475647
hello Steven, I am not sure if the Gold factor will make a significant impact on deflecting heat. I am sure it will make a good heat deflector as long as there is great insulating material beneat the surface. i once saw a youtube vid test of the gold tape and it worked great. i do not know what material the Gold one is made of you are considering. this one has fiberglass type of material which works good for me. if the gold is the look you are going for, I would say that will make you happyer than a few degrees difference in insulating heat, but personally if you are a nerd like me, go for aluminum like this one as aluminum is one of the brightest most reflective metals known to mankind, so it will definitely go good at reflecting light and other types of radiation... =)
1272924
Are you asking about aluminum? If so, it melts at around 1200 degrees much to hot for most electric pots. You will have to search for a gas forge for any quantity of aluminum. The do make small electric furnaces for jewelry making for silver and gold, but they only melt a few ounces, maybe up to 10 ounces for so.
1933536
Never tested that property but being a fine powder, it probably doesn't conduct very well. If it did, perhaps it would actually convert into non-monaromic, seems to me. Interesting question. Gold filaments are used in circuit boards so conductivity is a characteristic of normal gold.
1375612
You should be able to but gold does not get green if it is real gold. If it is an alloy the cleaner should work. T
1735939
Probably would from my experience, but you have to worry about heat. It melts easily.
19928
Yes, both gold and silver but sometimes it detects aluminum and tin as silver. Not a bad detector for beginers.
510029
gold has a melting point of 1,064 degrees Celsius. this furnace is designed to operate around 450 degrees Celsius max. silver has a lower melting point but still not in the temperature range this unit is designed for.
169791
Yes. I don't recommend buying this. I melted 2 of them with just normal operation of my heat.