Hephaestus Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 i just started working with a masonary company last week and i noticed they go through alot of silica sand. anyone know if this stuff makes decent flux? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dablacksmith Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 I heard the old timers used to use it to forge weld wrought iron... haveing said that i dont think it would work as good with modern steels... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 I guess you could always give it a try and give a ten page report with photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 clean quartz sand was a common flux for wrought iron as was powdered glass. However it doesn't melt at as low a temp as borax and it's not aggressive like hot borax and so does not make a very good flux for modern steels. Of course if you get interested in green sand casting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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