Recycling/Reusing your Precious Metals by Nancy Gardner
Published: 13.06.2025
Mendocino Art Center
- Website Mendocino Art Center
- Instagram Mendocino Art Center
- Instagram Jewelry Department at Mendocino Art Cent
- Mail:
- jewelrystudio
mendocinoartcenter.org
- Management:
- Dav Bell
DEADLINE: 05/08/2025

With the price of precious metals these days, every little piece counts! That’s why recycling and reusing your scrap is more important than ever.
In this workshop, you will start by discussing the alloying process – how to and the whys of. Every different alloy has different characteristics, each of which has been formulated for specific purposes and uses.
You will start by discussing the alloying process and the various “recipes” for different alloys with silver, gold and copper. Then you will get to work preparing your scrap and/or purchased metal for casting into ingots. These ingots are then processed into sheet or wire stock of various shapes and gauges. Not only can this save you money on materials, the skills learned can be invaluable when, for example, you need that 2” piece of 20 gauge round wire to finish the piece now and you only have 8 gauge square!
Casting grains of fine silver and 24 gold will be available for purchase.
Optional “kit” contains: 2 crucibles, metal pouring handle, and carbon stick $40.
This workshop will be limited to 6 participants each day.
You can sign up for one or both days.
Dates: Friday and Saturday August 8th and 9th 10:30 – 4:30
Price: $200.00 for each day
Optional $40 kit
$10 a day studio fee paid to Mendocino Art Center
You will start by discussing the alloying process and the various “recipes” for different alloys with silver, gold and copper. Then you will get to work preparing your scrap and/or purchased metal for casting into ingots. These ingots are then processed into sheet or wire stock of various shapes and gauges. Not only can this save you money on materials, the skills learned can be invaluable when, for example, you need that 2” piece of 20 gauge round wire to finish the piece now and you only have 8 gauge square!
Casting grains of fine silver and 24 gold will be available for purchase.
Optional “kit” contains: 2 crucibles, metal pouring handle, and carbon stick $40.
This workshop will be limited to 6 participants each day.
You can sign up for one or both days.
Dates: Friday and Saturday August 8th and 9th 10:30 – 4:30
Price: $200.00 for each day
Optional $40 kit
$10 a day studio fee paid to Mendocino Art Center
Mendocino Art Center
- Website Mendocino Art Center
- Instagram Mendocino Art Center
- Instagram Jewelry Department at Mendocino Art Cent
- Mail:
- jewelrystudio
mendocinoartcenter.org
- Management:
- Dav Bell
DEADLINE: 05/08/2025
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