silver solder...50 lbs of it

[catdriver]

I have 2-25 lb spools of silver solder I bought from a salvage freight auction I wanna sell. It is .064 dia. wire. I believe it was used to solder copper tubing together for a faucet manufacturer.

It was made by prince izant company in Cleveland, Ohio.

Nows comes the good part, this particular solder only has 2 materials in it. The stickers on the spools say

96.5 SN (tin) an 3.5 AG (silver) There is NO lead in this solder

This means that there is about 48 1/2 lbs pure of tin an 1 1/2 lb of pure silver in it.

The last time I looked a few days back tin was about $22,000.00 per ton, which makes in roughly $11 a lb. an $18 give or take a little for an oz of silver.

Only thing is though, it needs seperated to sell I guess.

Where can I go with it? If anybody here is interested I can send you a small piece to test if you would like. (serious inquires only) though.

Ron B.
Lake of The Ozarks.
Missouri

[mikeofaustin]

Being in the field (electronics that is), I wonder if it would be worth more if you were to sell it to an assembly house as actual solder, instead of trying to separate it for silver value. Google "PCB assembly" in your hometown, and give them a call. If they don't want it, ask if they know of any other assembly houses in your town that might.

[catdriver]

Thats a thought, I'll call around tomorrow an see what I can do.



Thanx,
Ron

[EDDE]

ebay it

[jewelerdave]

ID try to find a place that can use it, its worth far more as a finished product than to separate it out, no one is going to pay for tin value if they are a PM recycler. Solder can be expensive stuff, I think it would be worth the phone calls and research to find a buyer.

[catdriver]

ID try to find a place that can use it, its worth far more as a finished product than to separate it out, no one is going to pay for tin value if they are a PM recycler. Solder can be expensive stuff, I think it would be worth the phone calls and research to find a buyer.

Tell ya what Dave, if you want I can send you a sample of this silver solder. I'll make ya a deal..... You melt it, seperate it, send me the silver back an you can keep the 48 1/2 lbs of pure tin out of it. Thats about $533.00 worth of pure tin at todays prices.

If interested post me back


Ronnie

[Lasivian]

I would agree that it's worth more as solder than raw silver.

Put it on Ebay.

[rmptr]

I'd be interested in solder, but lack funds.

Depending upon price you paid, it might be worthwhile to parcel up in, say, 30ft rolls, or something like that.
Weigh it, of course...

Offer it on a jewelry forum, or craigslist.
I've heard the bay is becoming cost - prohibitive.

Either way, if you bought it right, it won't hurt for it to sit on a shelf in the garage.

Always good to keep your eyes open!
Best

[catdriver]

I'd be interested in solder, but lack funds.

Depending upon price you paid, it might be worthwhile to parcel up in, say, 30ft rolls, or something like that.
Weigh it, of course...

Offer it on a jewelry forum, or craigslist.
I've heard the bay is becoming cost - prohibitive.

Either way, if you bought it right, it won't hurt for it to sit on a shelf in the garage.

Always good to keep your eyes open!
Best

Heck, I'll probably just let it set, its been out in the garage for about 2-3 years now anyway.

I don't do ebay, not smart enough to mess with it, an don't trust the B****rds that run it anyway....LOL

Ronnie-The Toolman

[goldsilverpro]

It would cost way more for a refiner to refine it than the silver content. You would end up owing him money. What you basically have is contaminated tin.