[TheForge] Forge Welding Chainsaw Chain

[Ralph Douglass]

Schade wrote:
> 
> On Jan 4, 2005, at 11:11 AM, gblacksmith wrote:
> 
> >  For flux, you need anhydrous borax (which is water-free).  Borax with
> > any water in it will puff up to a cottony consistency when heated,
> > tend to fall away from the joint and fail as an insulator.
> 
> This would be a good time to be able to search the archives.
> I know we have been around this block many times re:
> anhydrous v. 20 Mule Team. My own not that well informed
> opinion is that any water in 20 Mule will be soon enuf gone
> when put in the fire. Sure it foams up a little but if your material
> is hot enuf the 20 Mule covers it like glass.
> 
> The way it seems to me.
> 
> Bob

I agree. I did buy some anhydrous as well as the 20 Mule team.After the
anhydrous was opened it became in fairly short order hydrous as it does
tend to suck water from the air.

Only difference in use was 20 Mule team foamed a a slight bit more.

Just my 2 cents worth

Ralph
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