[TheForge] Drying Borax (was: Welding flux?)

[Paul Sperbeck]

Cool, a rattle can for flux...

I tried a vacuum pump connected to a modiied pressure cooker. Might have
worked but i didnt' want to leave my cheap HF refrigeration pump running
for 6 hours. Maybe a combo of the vacuum and heat... besides with the
NSA everywhere I didn't want to encourage folks to buy pressure cookers...

paul

On 07/22/2013 11:57 AM, Bob Ehrenberger wrote:
> We have a wood burning cook stove so I just put the borax on a cookie sheet 
> and leave it in there for a day or two.   I use a hammer to break up the big 
> chunks, and then a steel pipe like a rolling pin to powder the rest.  A box 
> of borax lastes me 2 or three years, so it's not such a big deal to spend a 
> couple hours on it every three years.
>
> I just had an idea,  maybe a heavy can with some bearings in it, mounted in 
> a paint shaker.  It should work if you can keep it all together.  I may have 
> to keep my eyes open for a can that will mount in my shaker, comething like 
> a one quart turpintine can.
>
> Robert Ehrenberger
> Shelbyville, Mo.
> eforge at centurytel.net
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