Fluxes used in blacksmithing

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1. The Absolute Last Final Word on Anhydrous Borax Flux

   By JHCC, July 28
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   • JHCC
   • July 28

3. Forge weld flux 1 2 3 4 25

   By tecnovist, December 13, 2007
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   • anvil
   • November 12, 2019

4. Where do you buy fluorspar?

   By Nick1996, September 20
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   • Nick1996
   • October 7

5. Making my own flux 1 2 3 4

   By Benona blacksmith, April 23, 2019
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   • SLAG
   • October 3

6. Sand used as a flux? 1 2 3

   By kogatana, March 5, 2007
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   • Chris Williams
   • August 27

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

   By BHGiant, July 27
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   • jwms
   • August 23

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

   By 0Dustin0, February 2
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   • JHCC
   • March 15

9. Reuse flux?

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

10. Oyster shell used as a flux?

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

11. Old school flux

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

12. Z Weld

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

13. Welding Flux video (Hydrous to anhydrous)

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

14. Borax being removed from stores, any input?

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

15. Fluxes

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

16. Borax Fluxing Multi Layers

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

17. Fluxing with molten borax

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

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

    By Work With Nature, August 25, 2017   

    • borax
    • wd40
    • (and 5 more)

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

19. straw ash flux 1 2

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

20. Sand Flux? Found a bag.

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

21. 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

22. Baking borax

    By JHCC, August 25, 2016   

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

23. Flux buildup in forge

    By Pancho07, September 17, 2015
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    • ThomasPowers
    • September 17, 2015

24. non-corrosive flux ?

    By potatoeman, August 12, 2015   

    • flux forge inswool fiber
    • caustic
    • 18 replies
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    • gote
    • September 6, 2015

25. A Better Flux.........AntiBorax EZ

    By SReynolds, July 19, 2015
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    • Michael Cochran
    • July 20, 2015

26. Lin Looking for Flux Recipe

    By Linda Bucklew, February 28, 2015   

    • a little lost here is
    • 13 replies
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    • ThomasPowers
    • April 15, 2015