Hi everyone,

So i was having trouble melting down my silver using my hand held butane/propane torch it would melt but not fully enough to pour. So i bought a Sievert Pro 86 torch kit, and attached it to my propane cylinder. I can already tell its a lot more powerful and hotter, but it still wont melt my silver completely!!!

Im starting to loose hope. I am wondering if the burner is too big to be precise enough with where the heat is on the silver? it seems when i hold the torch over the silver its only melting one side, and then when i move it to melt the other side the first side begins to solidify again....so maybe i need a needle burner (light line burner)?

Is there any type of method i could be doing wrong so its not melting properly? Iv made sure my crucibles are glazed properly, iv only been using tested and 925 or 999 silver and iv been adding borax during melting.

Could it be that its not melting because im doing it outside in the garden with no protection from wind?

Thank you