[TheForge] Vision damage and welding shields pt 2

[Dave Brown]

At 01:08 01/12/02 -0600, you wrote:
>Hey Bob,
>I guess you and Philip must have mastered the fluxless forge weld.
>Congratulations!
>  The majority of us average Bladesmith / Blacksmiths tend to use large
>amounts of borax flux.
>You might want to look up the chemical formula for Borax.

Borax is hydrated sodium borate (aka sodium tetraborate).   Ah!!! SODIUM!!! 
is that what you wanted us to find?  (smile)

Dave Brown
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Bob Rackers" <rackersr@insightbb.com>
> > If you don't work with sodium glass, there's no need for didymium lenses.
>None.

Ah, so didymium lenses will help for those of us who weld in the forge and 
want to see past the sodium flare that rises as we reach welding temperatures.

Dave Brown
Heritage Smithing
Green Bay, WI
ABANA, UMBA, GoM, MODA, ARG