[TheForge] Forge Welding Chainsaw Chain

[Doug Ayen]

Even just heating it up to ~400F drives off a lot of the excess
moisture, and it's still powdery, no serious grinding required.

--doug

Thus Spake xlch58 at swbell.net (xlch58 at swbell.net):
> And it is easy to make the anhydrous from the twenty mule team by just 
> heating it up pouring it out and crushing it up.   I like the anhydrous 
> myself, a little less mess while using it ( get the mess while making it)
> 
> Charles
> 
> Ralph Douglass wrote:
> 
> >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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