[TheForge] Re:Sal Ammoniac for flux

Thu Sep 19 08:52:01 2002

Brian,
Check with Richard Furrer.  He uses it for his flux.  I have had extreme
success using a combination of 1 part boric acid and 4 parts borax.  It is
less toxic than using Sal Ammoniac and works very well.
Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Gilbert" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 7:31 PM
Subject: [TheForge] Re:Sal Ammoniac for flux


> OK, folks, here's a puzzler...
>
> Does anyone know of a cheap source of or common use for sal ammoniac
> (ammonium chloride)? I want to use some to blend up my own flux, but
> everything that I've found so far is more expensive than commercial
welding
> flux.
>
> The only common use that I've found so far is for stained glass workers.
I'm
> sure it's probably some sort of cleaning powder, but I'm not sure.
>
> any ideas?
>
> Thanks
> BG
>
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> Brian Gilbert
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