draper84 Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 I have finally made my piece of cable from many small pieces into one large ingot so to speak, i was wondering if fluxing with borax could cause corrosion later on down the line. Should i soak it in a bath of some sort of cleaning agent or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Mayo Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Soak it in vinegar overnight and it will clean off the forge scale, clean well with soap and hot water then give it a coat of oil. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Anderson R Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 (edited) What do you mean by "ingot". Did you already forge weld it, or did you twist up many sections of cable into 1 big cable? When I forge weld cable, I soak it inmineral spirits for 3 days to a week prior to welding, then use anhydrous borax to flux,. When you weld and press the cable solid youll force all the flux out of the billet, then you grind it off the surface and its gone Edited December 13, 2008 by J Anderson R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draper84 Posted December 13, 2008 Author Share Posted December 13, 2008 sorry i meant billet when i said ingot. sometimes the words don't come out so easily. status: 1.5 inch cable successfully welded into 1 inch rod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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