Fluxes used in blacksmithing

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1. The Absolute Last Final Word on Anhydrous Borax Flux

   By JHCC, July 28, 2020
   • 16 replies
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   • JHCC
   • February 18

3. Forge weld flux 1 2 3 4 25

   By tecnovist, December 13, 2007
   • 621 replies
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   • anvil
   • February 9

4. Cheese shakers for borax?

   By Blackcloud, February 7
   • 2 replies
   • 190 views
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   • Blackcloud
   • February 11

5. Is Iron Mountain Flux out of business???

   By John Elliott, December 21, 2020
   • 1 reply
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   • Mr Moose
   • February 10

6. Making my own flux 1 2 3 4

   By Benona blacksmith, April 23, 2019
   • 87 replies
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   • SLAG
   • February 1

7. Stainless steel ball bearings

   By Baker77, January 26
   • 3 replies
   • 250 views
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   • ThomasPowers
   • January 26

8. Using ashes and clay for forge welding 1 2

   By gatewood, November 4, 2020
   • 32 replies
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   • JHCC
   • November 9, 2020

9. Where do you buy fluorspar?

   By Nick1996, September 20, 2020
   • 7 replies
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   • Nick1996
   • October 7, 2020

10. Sand used as a flux? 1 2 3

    By kogatana, March 5, 2007
    • 61 replies
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    • Chris Williams
    • August 27, 2020

11. Unexpected result (Borax in an oven) 1 2

    By BHGiant, July 27, 2020
    • 28 replies
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    • jwms
    • August 23, 2020

12. What does flux do exactly and can you weld without?

    By 0Dustin0, February 2, 2020
    • 24 replies
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    • JHCC
    • March 15, 2020

13. Reuse flux?

    By MilwaukeeJon, December 9, 2019
    • 9 replies
    • 745 views
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    • MilwaukeeJon
    • December 10, 2019

14. Oyster shell used as a flux?

    By donny wright, June 9, 2019
    • 5 replies
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    • Frosty
    • June 9, 2019

15. Old school flux

    By Lou L, April 9, 2018
    • 10 replies
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    • Dave Budd
    • April 10, 2018

16. Z Weld

    By bigb, February 9, 2018
    • 5 replies
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    • Frosty
    • February 11, 2018

17. Welding Flux video (Hydrous to anhydrous)

    By jlpservicesinc, December 12, 2017
    • 14 replies
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    • jlpservicesinc
    • January 23, 2018

18. Borax being removed from stores, any input?

    By BIGGUNDOCTOR, November 25, 2017
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    • Desmond Redmon
    • November 26, 2017

19. Fluxes

    By Jack S, October 5, 2017
    • 5 replies
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    • Charles R. Stevens
    • October 6, 2017

20. Borax Fluxing Multi Layers

    By John R, September 28, 2017
    • 11 replies
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    • Kevin Olson
    • September 28, 2017

21. Fluxing with molten borax

    By lyuv, September 6, 2017
    • 13 replies
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    • Frosty
    • September 7, 2017

22. Borax like substance that can get rid of the gunk?

    By Work With Nature, August 25, 2017   

    • borax
    • wd40
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      • borax
      • wd40
      • alternative
      • decarb
      • delamination
      • flux
      • cable
    • 14 replies
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    • ThomasPowers
    • September 6, 2017

23. straw ash flux 1 2

    By jason0012, February 6, 2010
    • 28 replies
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    • Work With Nature
    • September 6, 2017

24. Sand Flux? Found a bag.

    By SReynolds, May 2, 2016
    • 15 replies
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    • Frosty
    • March 24, 2017

25. Will this be better than 20 Mule Borax

    By MarvinB, October 23, 2016   

    • flux
    • forgewelding
    • 12 replies
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    • SLAG
    • November 15, 2016

26. Baking borax

    By JHCC, August 25, 2016   

    • flux
    • borax
    • 23 replies
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    • straycat_74
    • October 2, 2016