Getting the Most Out of Your Mercury Retort

If you've spent any time at all working with gold amalgam, you already know that using a mercury retort is the only way to go if you want to stay healthy and save a bit of money on supplies. It's one of those tools that seems a bit old-school, maybe even a little intimidating at first, but once you get the hang of it, you'll wonder why anyone would ever try to process gold without one. ...

February 13, 2026 · 6 min · Werner Dellar