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Boric Acid-Safe?
This is a discussion on Boric Acid-Safe? within the Safety First forums, part of the General Discussions category; I picked up a bottle of boric acid today after reading several posts where someone recomended it as a 'flux ...
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04-25-2008, 01:03 AM
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 Boric Acid-Safe? I picked up a bottle of boric acid today after reading several posts where someone recomended it as a 'flux booster. So I got to thinking....."Is this stuff safe to use in the forge?" I did a little net surfing and came up with this link; BORIC ACID So what do you guys think? Is it safe?
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04-25-2008, 04:46 AM
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| its a chemical, and as with all chemicals common sense and care while using is recommended. Its sold to sprinkle around for control of Cockroaches.
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04-25-2008, 07:47 AM
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| Boric Acid is an active ingredient in Forney brand brazing flux and labeled as such with its own dedicated warning area of the can.
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04-25-2008, 07:59 AM
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| Superior - Anti-Borax #2 also has Boric Acid as active ingredient. The MSDS for this product
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04-25-2008, 01:01 PM
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| Boric acid is also used as an eye-wash ingredient. As a anti-roach material is is commonly used in kitchens. Don't eat it, try not to breath it's fumes for long periods---just like you should not be breathing your forge fumes for long periods no matter what the fuel is, (save for an induction forge), and you should be fine. Remember what's in your slack tub (water) has killed millions of people and so is a highly dangereous substance!
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