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Offline kansas stik man

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borax eating my forge floor
« on: January 06, 2013, 01:21:00 PM »
i made a wrapped eye hawk for my first welded project.  it turned out alot better than i ever thought.  ill post pictures soon but for now im wondering how to protect my forge floor from the borax .  it did alot of damage just from one project not to mention with the floor turning soft i could'nt get the hawk head to stand up the way i wanted.
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Offline Steve Nuckels

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Re: borax eating my forge floor
« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2013, 08:05:00 PM »
JD, I have never forge welded in my propane forge, however I have heard if you pour a thick layer of kitty litter on your forge floor that may help.  I'm sure those with practical experience will post better ideas.

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Offline Doug Campbell

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Re: borax eating my forge floor
« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2013, 08:48:00 PM »
Yea, your gonna have to put something on the floor. The molten flux is very corrosive and will pretty much melt whatever it touches. Kitty litter will help, there is also a stuff called bubble alumina that will work well on the floor. Not much you can do for the side walls but not touch them with the flux...
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