After I don’t know how many years (more than four; less than ten???) it was time to change the water in the tumbler. I knew the stainless steel shot was fine. Each time I reached into the tumbler my hand came out all sparkle-y silver. The pieces came out of the tumbler fine unless I left them in too long – when they’d start turning black. OK, fine. In order to avoid adding unnecessary work I’ll change the water.
The setup consisted of a fine mesh strainer, unbleached coffee filters made from 100% recycled paper, and an empty distilled water jug that I cut in half.
So much silver was in the water that I used many many coffee filters to strain the water. I set aside the silver impregnated filters to dry and send for reclamation.
Once the water evaporates from the jug bottom and the reused plastic containers, I’ll wipe out the silver particles and send those along to the refiner as well.