The Frontier Sixshooter Community Message Board - That's a 2 stage fluxing process...have to get the flux out.

That's a 2 stage fluxing process...have to get the flux out. (reply)

Bryan Pettet — Fri, 06 May 2016 12:37:20 +0000

Someone Say Smelting? (reply)

MS — Fri, 06 May 2016 11:03:48 +0000

I find it amazing the different things people use to flux a pot with.
Huh, who'd a figured a fish makes good flux.

Someone Say Smelting? (reply)

~JM~ — Fri, 06 May 2016 04:23:53 +0000

Nice...I was "offered" WW for $2/lb. No thanks. NT (reply)

Bryan Pettet — Fri, 06 May 2016 03:13:32 +0000

You had to bring up "smelting day" (reply)

cr. — Fri, 06 May 2016 02:57:18 +0000

Half a bucket from independent service station no charge. A full sealed box, maybe twenty pounds from chain tire store. He smiled when he handed it to me and said think about him when I needed new tires. Half bucket from local western auto. The rest came from a large independent very large tire store that does a lot of work for fleet trucks. Those cost thirty bucks per bucket. She offered to call me from time to time when she had a pile. All together just shy of six full buckets. Middle Georgia. I did draw blanks from about a dozen others.

I started picking through to cull the zinc but too much trouble. Going to just go slow with the heat and pay attention to thermometer.

You had to bring up "smelting day" (reply)

Josh Maloley — Thu, 05 May 2016 21:05:30 +0000

How / where do you score so much booty, if I may ask.

Hah..you're welcome! I'm not finding good sources... (reply)

Bryan Pettet — Thu, 05 May 2016 02:14:28 +0000

at all. However, I might have a new client that is a global metal and recycling company. You better believe I'm asking them!

You had to bring up "smelting day"

cr. — Thu, 05 May 2016 01:50:32 +0000

Got the itch to go scrounging. Scored 6 five gallon buckets this past weekend. Rough sampling looks to be about 10% zinc with a few iron. That's a lot of zinc! I always just slow and low heat to about 660 degrees using thermometer and skim zinc ww away with the clips. With so many zinc I may presort somewhat.