[TheForge] Vision damage and welding shields pt 2

Sun Jan 12 23:14:00 2003

You get an A+ Dave.
Chuck
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Brown" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 9:42 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Vision damage and welding shields pt 2


> 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" <[email protected]>
> > > 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
>
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