[TheForge] Pickling problem

[Jerry Frost]

Notelling just what the flux on the rod is without 
asking the manufacturer but unless it's something 
special it'll contain a large percentage of borax with 
a binder and stabilizer.

Borax "slag" (for want of a better word) can be removed 
by dropping the hot piece in water. You might want to 
heat the part back up and give it a try.

I've also had pretty good luck removing borax slag by 
just soaking in warmish water. This works well if the 
piece is weeping white from a joint but also removed 
the slag from regular forge welds.

On the other hand you may have discovered the "glass" 
alchemists use to contain their universal solvent.

Frosty
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From: "Bruce Freeman" <freemab222 at yahoo.com>



> Recently I made a test piece - a candle "socket" and
> drip cup for a chandelier.  To keep it "simple", I
> forge-brazed the socket (a piece of pipe) to the cup
> (a saucer-shape) with a copper-based flux-coated
> brazing rod with supplemental borax flux.
>

>
> Anyone have any similar experiences or know what's
> going on here?
>
> Bruce
> NJ
>
>