Fancy Pattern Damascus from Cable

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DSD wrote: Thu Aug 15, 2019 9:04 pm
MISSED wrote:Did Corin or Brett teach you that ?
Make you a deal, next time you are spending a lazy Saturday in sydney let me know and i will prepare some 15n20 and 1075 and we can make some Damascus.
If you finish it quick enough we can even crack out the 2x72 rough shape it and heat treat in the oven. You probably won't have time to finish gringing and temper though

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I could even bring your cases down.
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You can come to if you want

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kickinback wrote: Tue Aug 13, 2019 8:03 pm
lee_enfield223 wrote:They use borax to kill roaches :D thanks for the information, I have never heard of borax used as a flux, I used to surface harden with hardite, which I am told contained arsenic, but these days even the welders are using filters on their faces, makes me wonder if cancer is waiting for me round the corner :roll:
Pretty sure it would have contained cyanide rather than arsenic.


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I can remember 52 years ago first year at high school surface hardening projects with (Hardite) and being told it was full of cyanide, and brazing with borax as a flux.
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Ol 55 wrote: Fri Aug 16, 2019 7:54 am
kickinback wrote: Tue Aug 13, 2019 8:03 pm
lee_enfield223 wrote:They use borax to kill roaches :D thanks for the information, I have never heard of borax used as a flux, I used to surface harden with hardite, which I am told contained arsenic, but these days even the welders are using filters on their faces, makes me wonder if cancer is waiting for me round the corner :roll:
Pretty sure it would have contained cyanide rather than arsenic.


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I can remember 52 years ago first year at high school surface hardening projects with (Hardite) and being told it was full of cyanide, and brazing with borax as a flux.
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Yes silly me you are 100% correct it had cyanide :roll: :wink: :shock:
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