I was having a lot of trouble making the paste in the dish. The dish is not very rough and it is porous. I watched this video as well as other videos on this, the thing I found out was I was grinding the cone to hard and therefore I was polishing the bowl instead of making a paste. So if you are having problems like I was, lighten up on the cone pressure and let it do its thing. It's not the best thing since sliced bread, but once you get the hang of it, it works.
Oh wow, thanks! That's good to know. I'm just starting out and actually went and bought "20 Mule Team Borax" brand powder for under $5. It's the exact same mineral as the bar he's using so I figured I could make a paste with it and if I don't do so well with soldering, I won't be wasting money because it has a b'gillion uses and I can add it to my laundry.
Thanks for the demonstration! I'm brand new to soldering so I actually went out and bought "20 Mule Team Borax" brand powder (it's a LOT for CHEAP!). It's exactly the same mineral as your bar so I thought it'd be better in case I totally fail at soldering because I can use it for other things. I'm waiting for my Rio Grande order to arrive so I can solder for the very first time. Is there any reason at all I shouldn't use the powder to make my flux? Thanks so much!
Are you using oxyacetylene for your silver? I tried propane, and though my sterling started to glow, the hard silver solder wouldn't flow. I have access to oxyacetylene, but didn't want to go right to that since I have more experience working with propane. Making a wedding band and need to solder a butt joint for 4x2mm square sterling silver wire.
Hello John , like to ask a dumb question, I do not have a borax dish but I do have a lava rock dish that's thousands of years old could that be used as a substitute for the borax dish
Thanks for asking! You can just rinse it off every so often. You only have to grind up as much as you’ll immediately need-if you get a bit of dust in with the flux, it will only be a small amount that is lost. Hope this helps!
It's basically stoneware, like dishes, coffee mugs, etc., that's never been painted and glazed to have the usual smoothe glassy finish. The roughness provides friction so the borax will grind into a powder. Some coffee mugs and baking dishes lack a glazed bottom and sometimes people even use them to sharpen knives. So... basically any unglazed stoneware will work if you happen to have any hiding in your cupboard. 🙂
I was having a lot of trouble making the paste in the dish. The dish is not very rough and it is porous. I watched this video as well as other videos on this, the thing I found out was I was grinding the cone to hard and therefore I was polishing the bowl instead of making a paste. So if you are having problems like I was, lighten up on the cone pressure and let it do its thing. It's not the best thing since sliced bread, but once you get the hang of it, it works.
Oh wow, thanks! That's good to know. I'm just starting out and actually went and bought "20 Mule Team Borax" brand powder for under $5. It's the exact same mineral as the bar he's using so I figured I could make a paste with it and if I don't do so well with soldering, I won't be wasting money because it has a b'gillion uses and I can add it to my laundry.
Thanks for the demonstration! I'm brand new to soldering so I actually went out and bought "20 Mule Team Borax" brand powder (it's a LOT for CHEAP!). It's exactly the same mineral as your bar so I thought it'd be better in case I totally fail at soldering because I can use it for other things. I'm waiting for my Rio Grande order to arrive so I can solder for the very first time. Is there any reason at all I shouldn't use the powder to make my flux? Thanks so much!
Hi! I have a question. What's the difference between the borax that jewelry use and the 20 mule borax? Thanks.
very good, this is the way I learned in England, thanks for the reinforcement
Are you using oxyacetylene for your silver? I tried propane, and though my sterling started to glow, the hard silver solder wouldn't flow. I have access to oxyacetylene, but didn't want to go right to that since I have more experience working with propane. Making a wedding band and need to solder a butt joint for 4x2mm square sterling silver wire.
Hello John , like to ask a dumb question, I do not have a borax dish but I do have a lava rock dish that's thousands of years old could that be used as a substitute for the borax dish
Que líquido usas para eso porfa si puedes me respondes soy nuevo en eso y estoy aprendiendo
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Thanks! How do you protect it from getting dirty with dust and so, or it doesn't matter?
Thanks for asking! You can just rinse it off every so often. You only have to grind up as much as you’ll immediately need-if you get a bit of dust in with the flux, it will only be a small amount that is lost.
Hope this helps!
What is borax dish...?
It's basically stoneware, like dishes, coffee mugs, etc., that's never been painted and glazed to have the usual smoothe glassy finish. The roughness provides friction so the borax will grind into a powder. Some coffee mugs and baking dishes lack a glazed bottom and sometimes people even use them to sharpen knives. So... basically any unglazed stoneware will work if you happen to have any hiding in your cupboard. 🙂
Thanks John! I appreciate your tips on this! You are full of knowledge and I love it when you share! xoxo @angelaksams
Wow ...One of the markings on that soldering board looks like the face of Jesus Christ, tell me I’m not the only one seeing this😇