I think your under the impression that I was accusing you of not knowing your shit. Never meant to imply that. I've read my post a couple of times and still don't know how you came up with that idea. You mentioned not getting a volcanic reaction. I too got no such reaction. However, you didn't really specify which method you were using, so I simply told you which one I was using. I know the difference between the methods in the BS write-up and those set forth in the MM write-up. That wasn't my point. I was merely concurring, to a point.
To the point. Unless I read it wrong, I did the amalgamation correctly. In the BS write-up I had (possibly out-dated) you start with water and do wash before MeNH2/Ketone in IPA are added. Pretty sure the copy I had stated just that (I've read it a hundred times). I now realize, through trial, error and advise recieved on the Hive, that it's supposed to go down like you said. Thanks for the advice, I really do appreciate it, I don't take myself too seriously and never meant to imply you don't know what your talking about.
By the way. Didn't this discussion start out on the topic of Acidic Amalgamations? There are certain problems presented if your doing this with MeNH2.HCl and having the mixture acidic, but my textbook understanding of the process would tend to point me in the direction of an acidic solution.