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jimmyhackers

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i have a gti6 catalytic honeycomb and i wondered if anyone had some advice on platinum removal, or if there any in there to begin with.

my general idea was smash it up into powder, pan this powder so the heavy metal sinks to the bottom. collect it, then heat the s**t out of the platinum dust with my hho welder. and hopefully ill have a blob of platinum.

thoughts comments ideas????

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Posted 17th Aug 2013 at 09:57
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STOP SMOKING THE REEFER!

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Posted 17th Aug 2013 at 10:17
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welshpug! wrote:
STOP SMOKING THE REEFER!



LOL
+1


Although I've smoked many a reefer before and never thought up any of this s**t jimmy does.
PUT THE CRACK PIPE DOWN

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Posted 17th Aug 2013 at 10:27
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Post #4
mate you'll get about 2.5g of platinum bearing in mind that a penny weighs over 1gram you're going through a lot of effort for fck all!

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Posted 17th Aug 2013 at 10:44
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Post #5
Sell it to a scrap yard for about £80 if it's a genuine one. Yes

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Posted 17th Aug 2013 at 10:30
gti6girl

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There's between 3-7 grams in a cat dependant on size ect. Platinum is wort about £30 per gram. I agree its not worth the hassle, just run the whole cat in as scrap
Posted 17th Aug 2013 at 10:36
buzzbrightyear

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gti6girl wrote:
There's between 3-7 grams in a cat dependant on size ect. Platinum is wort about £30 per gram. I agree its not worth the hassle, just run the whole cat in as scrap


I thought it was worth more than that, not much price difference between that and gold then is they?

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Posted 17th Aug 2013 at 11:14
jimmyhackers

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30 a grams still worth it. even if i only get 1gram.

what i find annoying is if i had put a post up here called "im throwing away money"

youd all call me mad and likewise tell me to lay off the reefer

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Posted 17th Aug 2013 at 11:23
beez_neez_gt

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Lol words spoken from those that have never smoked it, most of the greatest record hits written by those smoking the reefer lol.

Surely there are hazardous chemicals inside a cat that are dangerous ?

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Posted 17th Aug 2013 at 11:38
phillipm

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There's more than just platinum in a cat, better off just flogging it to a scrapyard. If it's not a genuine one ther'll be f**k all in it anyway

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Posted 17th Aug 2013 at 12:10
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stan_306gti6 wrote:
Sell it to a scrap yard for about £80 if it's a genuine one. Yes


jimmyhackers wrote:
30 a grams still worth it. even if i only get 1gram.

what i find annoying is if i had put a post up here called "im throwing away money"

youd all call me mad and likewise tell me to lay off the reefer

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Posted 17th Aug 2013 at 12:53
beez_neez_gt

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I got the impression you actually just wanted to own some platinum, like a medallion lol ?

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Posted 17th Aug 2013 at 13:07
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^^^ Likewise.

Id rather have a random lump of platinum that I worked hard to burn out of a cat than the £80 from a scrappy. LOL

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Posted 17th Aug 2013 at 16:34
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jimmyhackers wrote:
30 a grams still worth it. even if i only get 1gram.

what i find annoying is if i had put a post up here called "im throwing away money"

youd all call me mad and likewise tell me to lay off the reefer


The reason for that is because you are posting topics which no-one here will be interested in really. I mean who apart from you wants to cut a CAT open and then somehow melt the platinum out of it? Haven't you got better things to be doing?

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Posted 17th Aug 2013 at 18:58
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don't waste your time. trust me i'm a nitro technologist. I do in depth work with platinium and other heavy metals all day, on the same site we also make and develop cats. there are many other metals in there and the pt is very low grade,and yes you are rite because of the catalyst reaction the chemicals are dangerous. also to melt pt you need 2600'c and other things like cholrine, you also can not sell a lump of pt as the metal has a make distinct as a barcode, hatton garden will not take it from you.
a small insight into what I do....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEwIovzQlaM
http://www.noble.matthey.com/index.asp

p.s please excuse my spelling ive just got in ffrom a 300mile drive,im shattered

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Posted 17th Aug 2013 at 19:29
anth

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How many hours is that going to take. Worth it if you don't have a job I suppose.

A paper round would be more cost effective mate.
Posted 18th Aug 2013 at 17:57
buzzbrightyear

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From what I'VE READ it's not as simple as smashing up a cat and panning the contents.
The precious metals aren't just loose in there, it takes a bit more than a gold pan to separate it
I do admire jimmys ambition though.

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Posted 18th Aug 2013 at 20:58
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His post seem to get stranger every time

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Posted 18th Aug 2013 at 20:55
phillipm

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I love to see how he's going to melt the platinum off the ceramic honeycomb...

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Posted 18th Aug 2013 at 21:19
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If there is any Rh in there he'll need an EBM (electron beam melter) about 1million each. Also an xrf/xrd gun to analyse to pea size piece to determine the% of each metal in the alloy for proof of sale. Let's face it who is going to buy a pea of gray metal from some old boy who says its precious with np proof

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Posted 18th Aug 2013 at 21:35
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This is probably the most interesting thread I've read on here in ages, good on you Jimmy.

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Posted 18th Aug 2013 at 21:36
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If you can get the platinum out with video proof of you obtaining it - I'll buy it.

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    beez_neez_gt

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    Post #23
    Yo dude look what I made from platinum inside my cat >



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    Posted 18th Aug 2013 at 23:21
    jimmyhackers

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    electron beam melter?

    thats just a fancy direct heat source. granted i dont have one. or a vacum generater to work in an oxygen free environment.

    but my hho welder does burn at around 3500 deg c.

    shame about the proof part, look like i will just have to have a lump of unrefined platinum lying about for the fun of it

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    Posted 19th Aug 2013 at 11:44
    dangti6

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    If you've not got a camera, make one.

    http://www.kodak.com/ek/US/en/Pinhole_Camera.htm

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