Fluxes used in blacksmithing

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1. Forge weld flux 1 2 3 4 25

   By tecnovist, December 13, 2007
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   • Steve Sells
   • December 10, 2020

3. The Absolute Last Final Word on Anhydrous Borax Flux

   By JHCC, July 28, 2020
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   • JHCC
   • July 28, 2020

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

   By John Elliott, December 21, 2020
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   • John Elliott
   • December 21, 2020

5. Using ashes and clay for forge welding 1 2

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

6. Where do you buy fluorspar?

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

7. Making my own flux 1 2 3 4

   By Benona blacksmith, April 23, 2019
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   • SLAG
   • October 3, 2020

8. Sand used as a flux? 1 2 3

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

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

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

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

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

11. Reuse flux?

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

12. Oyster shell used as a flux?

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

13. Old school flux

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

14. Z Weld

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

15. Welding Flux video (Hydrous to anhydrous)

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

16. Borax being removed from stores, any input?

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

17. Fluxes

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

18. Borax Fluxing Multi Layers

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

19. Fluxing with molten borax

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

20. 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
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    • ThomasPowers
    • September 6, 2017

21. straw ash flux 1 2

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

22. Sand Flux? Found a bag.

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

23. Will this be better than 20 Mule Borax

    By MarvinB, October 23, 2016   

    • flux
    • forgewelding
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    • SLAG
    • November 15, 2016

24. Baking borax

    By JHCC, August 25, 2016   

    • flux
    • borax
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    • straycat_74
    • October 2, 2016

25. Flux buildup in forge

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

26. non-corrosive flux ?

    By potatoeman, August 12, 2015   

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