Oct 30, 2008 · There has been a lot of talk about using borax as a flux, some use it straight from the box and some talk about using anhydrous borax. The difference is the chemically attached …

May 7, 2025 · Good morning! after forge welding, I occasionally get borax pushing through my finish. Why does this happen and how do I address it?

Jul 28, 2020 · Short version: Anhydrous borax is a great flux for forge welding. It can be purchased in bulk or produced by melting regular borax (e.g., 40 Mule Team), letting it cool, …

May 2, 2016 · Borax or (boron generally) has a tendency to form compounds with low melting point together with metal (and metalloid) oxides. This is why borax is a good flux. It will …

Mar 5, 2007 · Lodo sand can be used as a flux, as can many things, Boric Acid for instance. In Richardson's Practical Blacksmithing the list several recipes for flux that contain sand. As for …

Apr 23, 2019 · Alright I have been using plain old borax for welding and have had a few successful fluxes welds. I have read quite a few threads about fluxes and I'm going to make …

Feb 24, 2009 · Borax isn't healthy. They use boric acid as insecticide-borax is some sort of derivative of that. If you buy any flux from sellers get an MSDS sheet-if it's a guy at a hammer …

Sep 28, 2017 · My question was: Is borax applied to the stacked layers on the first heat, before forging? Seems to me that a little flux drawn in by capillary action would be a good thing. I …

Apr 15, 2008 · hey it seems that everyone uses Mule 20 team borax for amateur (me) forge welding. however, in any tutorials i have found, it just says to use it, it doesn't say HOW! i can …

Jun 18, 2024 · I expected the borax to shoot out & the copper to weld. But, it didn't do it. Immediately, I had to stop, as with those few hits, I was already making the copper too thin, …