[Jewelry making - Article 00303] - Re: [Orchid] Dried chunky flux

[Margaret Malm]

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>     Toss it and buy new if dried out fully- (what you have left is
>     probably a borax, boric acid cake) or if just chunky,yet still
>     containing some moisture,crush chunks with a pestle ( preferably
>     non-wooden) add methyl alcohol bit by bit until the texture you
>     want is regained.. 

    OI! Not Methyl alcohol! it is very poisonous, you can absorb enough
    through your skin to blind you! 

Margaret
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