[TheForge] A36 vs 1018

[Chuck Robinson]

Hey Bruce,
No idea, but I use anhydrous borax in my fluxes and it makes better welds 
for me, even after it reabsorbs moisture from the air in humid Mississippi.
Chuck
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce Freeman" <freemab222 at gmail.com>
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Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 10:57 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] A36 vs 1018


> Chuck,
> Any idea what that anticaking ingredient IS?  Inquiring minds want to 
> know.
>
> On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 3:01 PM, Chuck Robinson <robi5515 at bellsouth.net> 
> wrote:
>> When Bob Patrick worked as a restoration smith, he averaged about 120 
>> forge
>> welds per day. Practice makes perfect.
>> He also told me that the Borax corp. won't own up to it, but  he finally
>> found a chemist at Borax that told him they add an anticaking ingredient 
>> to
>> 20 mule team Borax. It tends to inhibit the weld because it melts at a
>> higher temperature than the borax and impedes the welding process.
>> Chuck
>>
>>
>>
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> -- 
> Bruce
> NJ
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> The total lack of evidence is the surest sign that the conspiracy is 
> working.
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