[Jewelry making - Article 00967] - [Orchid] Firescale, frips, prips huh?

[Tracey Bell]

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Okay,

    I want to make some flux. First I need to clarify a few things.... 

    1. Does one need both boric acid and Borax to make prips? 

    2. Does one need to use another flux in conjunction with a prips
    flux? A paste flux for example. 

    3. If TSP is hard to get ahold of and Cascade varies from state to
    state has anyone come up with an alternative.  Do you really need it
    can you just use denatured alcohol and borax.... 

    I know this has been discussed to death, but I have been going
    through the archives and my head is spinning, I thought it would be
    better to ask specific questions.  When I learned to solder we just
    had a big vat of powdery paste flux and we paid 50  for a small film
    canistier full.  I don't know what it was.  I had a vauge idea of
    how it worked, but now I would like to get a better grasp of it. Any
    text that deals with this subject in depth? 

    On another note, does it make anyone nervous going out to buy a
    bunch of strange chemicals:detergent, roach poision, alchohol, acid,
    phophates etc. I am always worried they are going to report me for
    starting a meth lab. lol! 

Thanks, 
Tracey

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