Just wondering how people store there alluvial. I gather most is in the small jars, but do you keep it with water or dried?
Is one way better?
Tom
Is one way better?
Tom
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Storing alluvial Wet or Dry
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Not sure whether one is better than the other.
Started keeping mine in water i.e. wet but now just store it dry, having it in water does magnify it to some extent but when you start to get a bit it looks nice sliding around dry in a glass vial. also allows weighing, just tare an empty and then weigh your collection.
Cheers T.
Started keeping mine in water i.e. wet but now just store it dry, having it in water does magnify it to some extent but when you start to get a bit it looks nice sliding around dry in a glass vial. also allows weighing, just tare an empty and then weigh your collection.
Cheers T.
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I tend to keep mine wet, for no particular reason!
WalnLiz
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I Keep It Dry....In a small vial full of water you can magnify it to look bigger, but inevitably a bubble will form in the Vial and then it has the reverse effect. Also easier to keep adding additional gold without making a mess.
Greglz86
Greg Anderson
Going through my old stuff at mum and dads I came across a old vile of mine with a wee bit of colour in it.
Well at least I knew it was there. Couldn't see it through the slime :8
So in the long run I'd probably keep it dry
Well at least I knew it was there. Couldn't see it through the slime :8
So in the long run I'd probably keep it dry
I keep mine wet - the magnify effect helps others to see it but doesn't impress them enough to tone down their cheeky remarks. Anyways recently I got my gold vial out to admire the wee bit that i have and again there were organic floaties ruining the view so i changed the water for metho - that'll fix them
casper
casper
Bit of a sadist heh???casper said:I keep mine wet - the magnify effect helps others to see it but doesn't impress them enough to tone down their cheeky remarks. Anyways recently I got my gold vial out to admire the wee bit that i have and again there were organic floaties ruining the view so i changed the water for metho - that'll fix them
casper
I haven't got enough to worry about that yet, but was told to use glycerine instead of water, apparently stops the above mentioned problems.
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Billy.
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Keep it dry that way on the scales you truelly know what you have
Danielkrupski said:
i know exactly what i have - just 21 specks and i know 'cos it's easier to count them when they're magnified in water their little faces shining back at me
casper
That sounds like 21 happy campers
Don't know if you've seen the vials of pure gold leaf you can buy. I know they used to sell them in the Adelaide Museum for something ridiculous like $15 each I think.. The gold is rolled out into really thin long strips and it is sold in vials full of oil, maybe baby oil, not sure, but it does look sensational, maybe an alternative to water, but not good if you ever want to cash it in
I was actually looking at them the other day when i took the mrs to see the gem exhibit. $9.95, crazy ridiculous! Specially seeming I got a bottle of vodka with 10 x as much gold in it for $40 lol.
Tom
Tom
I have a wet jar and the dry jar, theres no difference, but I couldnt decide so I went with both :lol:
MJB
matt
I like it dry...that way I can hear it rattle around better when I shake it
Yea i just dried mine out recently, loving that rattle lol.
Does anyone else get that weird static inside the vial? Little flakes stick to the side a lot, but I know it's not wet and a simple flick to the vial makes them all drop.
Tom
Does anyone else get that weird static inside the vial? Little flakes stick to the side a lot, but I know it's not wet and a simple flick to the vial makes them all drop.
Tom
I keep most of my really fine gold in jars full of water untill I think its worth cleaning it down. Majority thought gets cooked off straight out of the sucker bottle and weighed so I know how productive an area was. Dry also allows me to oull bits out and study them with the magnifying glass which is probably my most favorite part of having it.
G0lddigg@ said:
That's my fave part of the hobby too. I got a USB microscope on line for $21 delivered, but it is too good, 1000X, so even the smallest bit of my gold fills the entire screen and you lose the perspective. I'm going to get another one, maybe 200X.
which one did you get? ive been meaning to get a usb version never can commit thought
