what do you tell them?

**drozenski** · 10-15-2012, 07:47 AM

Originally Posted by shendog

KZ and parrot are right. It has been generally agreed by most people on here that refining gold is not for amateurs. People that try it are risking their health and lives. If you feel qualified and have access to the right permits and tools, give it a try. Let us know how you do and you may discover a new business for yourself. good luck...be safe.

Also not just theirs, Also their neighbors. A gold refiner can easily contaminate the ground with chemicals. Poisoning well water, causing air born health problems. Dont even get me started on people that do it in an apartment building and think opening a window will work.

**buckatabon** · 10-15-2012, 10:20 AM

Originally Posted by shendog

KZ and parrot are right. It has been generally agreed by most people on here that refining gold is not for amateurs. People that try it are risking their health and lives. If you feel qualified and have access to the right permits and tools, give it a try. Let us know how you do and you may discover a new business for yourself. good luck...be safe.

Thanks Shendog, KZ and Parrot for your respones back.
I will leave the gold refining to the professionals that is not my cup of tea. The main reason I asked is that you got me thinking about if I was violating my life insurance policy in anyway. In case something did happen to me that, the insurance company may come back and not pay out the benefit to my wife if they got wind of me having this type of hobby / side gig.

Buckatabon

**volvoscrapper** · 10-15-2012, 10:51 AM

As some of the above have said, tell the truth so you don't have to memorize your lies.

I say the following, or some variation on it:

Yes, there is a small amount of gold and other precious metals, but getting it is like trying to get the eggs out of a cake after you baked it. So I ship those parts off, and they get re-sold to refiners. Mostly I recycle the wires, the metal case, the little fan motor, the heat sinks, and the power supply. I even recycle the little tiny screws. I do it because I enjoy taking stuff apart, and I get a couple bucks as a bonus. It's a lot of fun...I'll be happy to show you if you want to see...

now the turd is on their plate, and they are trying to figure out how to nicely say "no"

**eesakiwi** · 10-19-2012, 02:40 AM

Originally Posted by drozenski

I say 2 things.

1. I collect CPU's ( Which is true )
2. I make art project out of them. ( Which is not true ) - Unless you count the stacks of cash as art.