Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/07

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Silver Recovery
From: Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net>
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 1999 23:20:23 -0800

"Michael D. Turner" wrote:
> 
> George Huczek wrote:
> 
> > At what point does it become economically feasible to investigate silver
> > recovery techniques?  My total volume of used fixer for print and paper
> > developing only amounts to a few gallons a year.  With this small amount,
> > is silver recovery even worth considering?
> 
> No. Recovery efficiency drops to zero quickly. Even 50 gallons a month is
snip

Wasn't there a cheap thing you could put in your fixing tray that would
absorb enough silver to make it last longer as you are not replating
onto your film. If it was cheap enough it would be worth it even if you
weren't able to fill any fillings in your spare time!
Mark Rabiner