I have had a stockpile of old 90's computers sitting around for years and recently have taken interest in deplating the components for gold retrieval.  I've watched a few videos on the internet on doing it using various acids, which were very helpful, but I was curious if any of you were doing this and had any helpful methods for doing it.

 

-Rich

We just send the parts to the company that does the plating for us. They send us a check for the recovered value.

on u tube and other places there are many dangerous methods, best to go to a specialist forum for the correct ways and safety equipment, chemical disposal details

http://goldrefiningforum.com

start by reading the basics / safety

With the toxicity and acids involved, I would not ever go that route.  Better to find a company that will buy your stuff and take the money.

Now on another note, I have a friend who makes really interesting jewelery out of computer parts.

 I vote for the spirit of specialization. However you might want to know where the company recovering the gold is doing so, some countries just have peasants burning the plastic out and let them and the village absorb the toxins.

 

About the jewelry angle. Back when a 386 was a HOT machine I thought it'd be fun to collect a bunch of CPU Chips to make an abacus. That was long before the Y2K scare but it would've been perfect. I never knew how much before my time I was. Go figure.

 

Frosty The Lucky.