[TheForge] Re:Sal Ammoniac for flux

Fri Sep 20 00:07:02 2002

Brian, I had someone (who was researching EZ Weld) tell me that the current
company bought the business from another company and one of the things that
went with the sale was a few train carloads of "wrought" iron filings.  I
checked with Centaur, when I couldn't tell the difference between EZ Weld
and Crescent which both looked like they had iron filings.  I was told that
Crescent doesn't have the wrought iron filings that EZ Weld does.  Crescent
cleans up better, but doesn't weld quite as well.  They both look like they
have iron filings but what you see is iron slag, according to Centaur.

Dick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Gilbert" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 8:44 PM
Subject: [TheForge] Re:Sal Ammoniac for flux

> I've heard that sal ammoniac is the primary ingredient in EZ weld... sal
> ammoniac, powdered soapstone, and iron filings. I just wanted to try some
as
> a mix with the borates to see how it works, curious mainly. Doesn't look
> like it'll happen, though... the only chemical supplier I could find that
> has it has a $250 minimum... that'll buy A LOT of EZ weld.
>
> I'll probably stick with Bill's 4:1 borax/roach proof, if it's good enough
> for Bill, it's good enough for me. Still, I don't like borax's tendency to
> bloom and/or leach out of the weld joint after the fact.
>
> Thanks
> BG
>
> --
> Brian Gilbert
> Editor, The Hammer's Blow
>
> > From: [email protected]
> > Reply-To: [email protected]
> > Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 21:28:01 -0400 (EDT)
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: TheForge digest, Vol 1 #610 - 18 msgs
> >
> > Call me stupid (you won't be the first)...why do you want to use sal
ammoniac
> > in flux?  What's the supposed advantage, how does it help, etc?
Honestly
> > don't know...I'm happy with the borax/boric acid mix.
> >
> > Jerry V
> > Williamsburg, VA
>
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