[TheForge] Re: New Discoveries: Ersatz EZ Weld

[williamsiron at comcast.net]

I use a half and half mixture of boric acid and black iron oxide. Both of these items I get from Standard Ceramic Supply in Pittsburgh, PA. It works very well and only a little more costly than 20 mule team. Jonathan Nedbor gave me the recipe.

Mark Williams
Snow Hill, Maryland

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From: "David E. Smucker" <davesmucker at hotmail.com> 

> Some smiths around here use a flux that is a mixture of boric acid (roach 
> kill) and iron oxide. They get the iron oxide from the pottery suppliers. 
> I don't understand the chemistry of what is happening at the melt 
> temperatures. This flux seems to work very well for them. 
> 
> Dave 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Peter Hirst" 
> To: ; "Sponsored by ABANA" 
> Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 10:37 PM 
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Re: New Discoveries: Ersatz EZ Weld 
> 
> 
> > Except band saw bits are steel. Grinder bits are oxide. I'm not sure 
> > what good they do in flux. In fact, i am wondering if the spec sheet I 
> > saw on EZ weld could be correct. Silica slag, sure. But oxides? 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Mike Spencer" 
> > To: 
> > Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 10:10 PM 
> > Subject: [TheForge] Re: New Discoveries: Ersatz EZ Weld 
> > 
> > 
> >> 
> >>> So do I throw a bunch of scale or grinder dust in with the borax an 
> >>> steel shavings? 
> >> 
> >> If you collect the grinder dust (or band saw chips) with a magnet, you 
> >> can (mostly) exclude non-ferrous bits, glass- and abrasive-dust 
> >> from the wheel, underbody roadgrime and other unwanted detritus. 
> >> 
> >> Or maybe that doesn't matter. 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> - Mike 
> >> 
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