T Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Hi, I have read, that "I prefer ez-weld" and " it is much better than borax", but actually what is ez-weld... or ez-welding? Is it a kind of flux or a welding method? I am also curious that is it better than forge weld with borax or not. Thanks in advance, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWooldridge Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 EZ-Weld is a proprietary flux compound sold by Anti-Borax. It has iron filings and some other chemicals - none of which are very exotic. However, for the price of a can, I find it better to buy than try to make my own as it works well for the intended purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T Posted June 16, 2008 Author Share Posted June 16, 2008 I see. Thank you. And if EZ-weld isn't available, can I use borax or should I buy flux from a welding shop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Borax IS a standard flux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T Posted June 16, 2008 Author Share Posted June 16, 2008 Ok. I have used borax a few times, and I think it worked, but this made me unsure for a minute. At the bottom of the page somebody chide borax, so I asked what is the situation. Now everything is clear.(I hope:)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWooldridge Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Borax based fluxes will occasionally leach out at a later date as a whitish residue on the work but other than that, it works fine for welding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ten Hammers Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Easy Weld will work nicely for welding. So will 20 mule team borax. Experiment with both do decide. There are also other commercially available welding fluxes. By the way your grammer is fine. Much better than my Hungarian ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T Posted June 17, 2008 Author Share Posted June 17, 2008 Thanks a lot.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnr Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 I've been using 20 mule with a bit of boric acid added (Roach Prufe ) Seems to work a bit better than plain borax. Finnr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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