According to Henley's twentieth century formulas processes and trade secrets
(1939 edition) they state:
Borax is the flux most frequently used for hard soldering. It is advisable to
use calcined borax, i,e., borax from which the water of crystallization has been
driven out by heat, as it does not become so inflated as ordinary borax.
Craig Parkinson
5231847
52 M38 CDN
Sept 19 1952
quigstro wrote:
> I think you can use "Borax" that you get at the grocery store. Brian Quinby
> M211, WC12
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gavin Broad" <invest@portsmouth-mann.com>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2000 7:12 PM
> Subject: [MV] Brazing fluxes and alternates.
>
> > Hi List,
> >
> > Way back in the an(n)als [:-) of my apprenticeship, I was brazing away at
> > some rabbit job, or other, when a grizzled old git (probably about 45!) of
> > a fitter wandered by and gave me some sage advice about what I could use
> if
> > I ever found myself without proprietary brazing/soldering flux.
> >
> > Having long since forgotten that particular grain of wisdom, I would like
> > to ask if anyone on the list can remember/knows what you can use as flux
> > when none is available?
> >
> > I did get the words translated but travelling around the welding shops of
> > Bangkok and asking for "nam yah pra-san torng leung" (your Thai lesson for
> > today) was about as much use as a pork chop in a synagogue.
> >
> > Any help appreciated.
> > Cheers
> > Gavin
> >
> >
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