will it melt silver and gold?
933554
No. The HOT POT states that it's purpose is to melt alloys such as lead and pewter, with low melting temps in the 600-900 degree range. Silver, on the other hand, does not melt until nearly 1,700 degrees Fahrenheit if I remember correctly, and gold is almost 2,000 degrees. This pot will not come close to reaching that temperature (you'd be unable to hold it, if it did). You will need a furnace, or a kiln.
933555
No only Lead or pewter. Gets up to 825 degrees with my temp gauge. Silver and Gold are much higher.. over 1500 F..here is a melting guide. http://www.kitco.com/jewelry/meltingpoints.html
1809275
No, it does lead, lead melts at 400 to 900 degree s aluminium is like 2000 degrees
1661926
Pewter has a melting temperature of about 437 degrees which is less than lead. It should melt pewter but I havnt tried yet
1661927
I did not know the answer till I read others. So, from their response, yes it does melt pewter.
611556
No, you can use it. It will not melt,its pretty thick and with stand the heat. Hope this helps!
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.
964032
we do use about 1% 99.9% real gold in making this product. That comes out to about 900 ppm. Our actual calculation is that it is 850ppm (very high in actual gold). If you are a beginner, you don't want to take any product that is over 1000ppm until you have consumed for many years. And since "aetheric" elements no longer show up on spectroscopy tests, it must be calculated instead of measured. (see hudson's lecture, hour two, on youtube)
326135
I haven't actually tried melting metals with this torch but I would imagine thinner sections could possibly melt - particularly non ferrous metals. The torch will silver braze which means metal surfaces are getting hot enough to cause some melding of parent metal and the silver brazing alloy. It is such a useful torch and seems to get the work piece much hotter than any regular propane torch I've had in the past - cherry red is a great heat indicator when brazing and this torch will get exhaust studs up to cherry red very quickly. I would just buy one because it is such a useful tool for the workshop and very versatile! It is so handy to have at your disposal a heat source capable of undoing seized parts and general silver brazing. It is very well made too! I highly recomemend it..
541550
no it wont. it will be silver and will have a plastic pad instead of a rubber one.
843670
I think it will melt tin, as that is often part of solder (lead solder). Aluminum has a higher melting point this unit cannot reach.
1123996
Don't know have only done lead google melting temp of lead and of gold &silver; it gets plenty hot with lead
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
1854124
Basically the answer is no, it won't get hot enough. These were designed for melting lead for bullets and fishing weights. Pewter can be melted as well.
1576987
With my experience it just melts lead I think you need a special kind of pot to melt precious metals.
422849
No. Copper melts at 1980 f. Far above the heat range of this melting pot. It is designed for lead which melts in the high 600's to very low 700's..
1854123
No it does not. Gold requires close to 2000 degrees F to melt. This hot pot is mainly for lead, which melts at a much lower temperature of 620 degrees F. It melts lead great! I can liquify a 1lb lead ingot in just a few minutes from a cold start.
345358
Yes its safe for gold as well as silver, both are affected by the air and it will keep both in better shape. Again the only concern is the type of stone on the jewelry.