[Jewelry making - Article 00020] - Re: [Orchid] Squirt bottles and Pripps

[LEESSILVER]

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    My solder area is outside. In the summer time it gets above  100
    degrees during the day. I have had one sprayer that has worked for
    several years in both summer and winter. I do not keep the sprayer
    capped. It sits on my outside bench all the time. I am wondering if
    there is something different about the consistency of pripps flux.  

    This is not meant to be a sales pitch for Cupronil but that is  what
    I use without getting a clogged sprayer.  

    We have had trouble getting the chemicals in Cupronil to completely
    dissolve in some tap waters.  I am no chemist but I assume the
    hardness of the water may have some affect on the ability to
    completely dissolve  the chemicals.  We use distilled water as a
    carrying agent. You might  want to try using distilled water. 

    We buy our sprayers from a plastic bottle distributor in  Phoenix. 

    Using a brush to apply anti fire scale flux is the original  way it
    was applied. Heat the metal until the flux paints on like whitewash.
    Too hot and the brush sticks or burns. To cold and the coating
    washes away. Painting it on is somewhat time consuming.   

    It is very late here and I find I can't sleep.  I  have to retype
    about every third word. I guess that is a measure of  how tired I am
    getting. 

My 2 cents worth.
Lee Epperson

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