BORAX: What it is, how to use it, and how to cook it down PROPERLY
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- čas přidán 25. 07. 2017
- Borax is used as a flux in many blacksmithing shops. many folks are proponents of cooking down borax to help it stick to the metal. I demonstrate the proper way to do this.
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I love how you are able to combine great information and humor in your videos.
That's what I think that makes viewers want to watch more of your CZcams!
Yup !!! I loved the Cocaine borax. 3:05 is Borax crack.
Pure comedic genius! Absolutely BRILLIANT! Really had me going. I never heard of cooking down Borax, but was following along expectingly, thinking I was going to need to order a new stone mortar and pestle.
>_
Me too 😂😂 then I think I spit coffee thru my nose laughing
Reminds me of my granpa's carp recipe. Put the fish on a cedar plank and cook in the oven at 425 for 35 minutes. Take it out, throw the carp away and eat the board
Lol
Damn I wanna meet him
kenneth perry haha
We have a similar recipe for Galahs and Cockatoos - it involves boiling the bird with a rock until the rock is soft, then tossing the bird and eating the rock.
I heard the same, only put the fish in tinfoil with cow guacamole
I SWEAR, ... I NEVER, .... heard of boiling down borax, ... until now.
tanglediver me neither, Lol! Apparently wasn't missin' nuthin'! 😄
I like this guy's sense of humor - not to mention the ultra informative lesson. Subscription earned.
Thanks for making milk come out of my nose!! That was great!
Milk, spaghetti noodles are even better!
.me too. And I wasn't even drinking milk!
@@davearonow65 Heck my whole ham sandwich got thru mah node.
Literally bought a Box to try my hand at forge welding this week, came upon this vid by chance....subbed. Love it man don't stop.
Thanks!
I think the problem is that the pot you used to cook the borax in has bad rebound
Dunno, it bounced off that damn tree pretty well
That's a win comment if I ever saw one though.
@@purgatoryironworksI hope the tree is ok☹.
ive been watching some of your videos recently but this really secured my subscription. i got a real laugh out of this one. keep it up
Ah ya got me on that one! I thought you had gone off the deep end! Keep up the great work!
Turn on Closed Captions and go to 1:42
😂😂😂 that's hilarious!!!
Lollll. And a spoonful of hope too.
BWHAHAHAAHA!
LMFAO Hilarious! Love that he started with a spoonful of hope XD
Invariably, indeed!
Sooooo funny when you threw the pot out of the window. Your the best . Keep up the good work. Love the videos
I didn’t even see it coming. Just starting to look at casting and didn’t know anything about it lol if videos are like this might have to keep watching
Rofl that ending tho! I was sitting like "why the hell would you do that?" And then....ROFL. Ty Trent, these are the kinds of videos I started following your channel for!
Dude, this is now one of my favorite videos. I was carefully watching all along and thinking to myself "man, I've never had to go through all of this" and then we got to the end and I kinda cheered. Keep up.tbe good work!
Appreciate you watching!
Dude! You just gained another fan
There is a company in Alabama that sells the cooked down Borax. I have seen other blacksmiths pledge by it. I really enjoy your method of tossing it!
I stick those silica gel packs in the can.
I have to tell you that is the best information you can get at a cooking down borax I have ever seen. Here in Canada I'm going to be letting all the other blacksmith know to watch your video. And repeat step by step what you have done.
This has to be one of the more entertaining, and informative videos bout borax I've looked up all day.
That is the most common sense, plain speaking and direct thing I have seen on here. Thank you for your sage words of wisdom.
Or just buy anhydrous borax (instead of the grocery store laundry stuff).
If it works why spend money on more expensive stuff?
@@Grauenwolf lol
Yep, Ya totally got me .. I was like whoa.. I didnt know you had to do that ...! then BANG out the window.. Thankyou for the lesson.
Keep up the great videos. Only recently discovered your thread and am greatly enjoying it!
Mate I've just started silver casting and my 1st cast came out black and burnt and I've just found out about borax and you're video is the most informative on the Internet thank you
I was watching and thinking "wonder what he's going to do with it" - made me chuckle. You get yourself a subscribe sir, well played
Great ending. Thank you. As a newbie blacksmith, you had me thinking I was going to have to do so much extra work.
This litteraly JUST made me a fan for life Bro!
This is by far the best method I have ever seen for cooking down borax.
Man I’ll be honest, you really had me going there. I was thinking “really I had no idea”. Amazing video!
I LOVE your teaching style! Keep doing what you do best!
I clicked on this video out of disbelief "cook down your Borax!" I was waiting for reality to kick in the whole time I was watching this! Great video!
That was great !!
Thanks for the good information and video.
I absolutely love that you took the time to make the video for us just to throw the pot out the window. Sir, I salute you.
That was hilarious!!! Love the content 😂 Keep it comin’.
I just laughed so hard I had two tears in my eyes, that was just too funny. I've never heard of cooking down borax either like that but I have now oh my god...
Great as always Trent. Thanks!
That was amazing, I am new to this and this video was great! I totally didn't expect you to throw that out the window and I was half wondering if that was part of the process LOL
Thank you I’ve been looking for this answer 😊
That was actually classic! I actually laughed out loud for that one great video thanks for sharing
Man, you had me all the way to the end, AWESOME!
I have never seen this dude before...
Now I have and now I am subbed
Love this vid
I love it! Thanks for the honesty.
Love it man! lol!!!!! keep up the great work sir!
You are absolutely hilarious.. LOVE this video, man. I had a good chuckle going from the snorting of the borax, right through to the end.. when you threw that pot outside I busted out laughing. Hahaha great video.
Great video, and one you will remember. That gives it value. Good "training" video!
You really had me on that one, almost pissed myself when you threw the pot out the window. Love the videos.
You really solved my problem that i was not able to find anywhere answers thank you sir!
Loved that.
I'm a beginner so i really took the bait. "Wtf... do i have to cook the borax?, i have totally missed this..."
Laughed so hard at the end. Your channel is great!!!
Well done. I'm liking your work mate.
That was an excellent video. Instant subscribe!
Dude, that was awesome. Thank you very much. As a new novice to smithing, this was informative and it made me laugh, so thank you very much sir!
It's so refreshing to cut through the B.S. Thank you for sharing. Have a blessed day.
Great video. Nothing better than a big o' blacksmith with a sense of humor.
Love it! Great video!
Another awesome video! Thanks!
that made me laugh! I was questioning the title then "just throw it all out in the scrap pile!!!"
Yukyukyuk! My grandfather was a blacksmith during the depression. He’s been dead since 1971 and we scattered his ashes on the Sandia Mountains east of Albuquerque, NM. I started watching this I swear I heard him cussing, lol. “Ay CARAMBA! What is wrong with that boy?” We never cooked borax down anywhere but on hot steel bar!
Hahahaha i was not expecting that!! Freaking hilarious ! Great video.
I’m brand new to this, I’m watching with rapt attention, taking notes, adding to my playlist, and WHAMMO. Got me. Hook..line..AND sinker. Well-played my friend, well-played.
Thanks for being the guy who doesn't beat around the bush :) it'll keep me watching.
thanks for the info man i had a good chuckle
I was actualy looking for a video of borax becomming anhydrous (or boild down as you put it) and not only did this video fit the bill i also did not see the end coming at all and it made me actually laught. Great video
Oh man, this is my first visit to your channel and I was hanging on every word you said!🤣🤣👍
You have to watch me, Im tricky!
That was hilarious. I never saw that coming. You just got a new subscriber.
By far the best tutorial I have ever seen
That was great. I'm glad I watched the whole thing :)
This is the first video I've watched from you man. It just made me subscribe. I love it! Ha ha haaaa!
This guy makes it very easy to understand.....
even with some fun thrown in. ( from Australia)
I love it! I had a box of borax sat out in the rain overnight...whoops. I cooked it a little till it dried on the forge. then left it in the rain again overnight. I needed to do some welds so i spooned the wet goopy watered down borax on the hot steel. welds took just fine. if the borax is bubbling and falling off its probably too much borax and not enough heat.
Thanks so much for making this video
i have been looking for one like this for a long time
Your welcome!
Finally I learn something on youtube!!! Thanks a bunch!
Anytime!
Amazing video! I laughed way harder than i should have. :)
That was great! I was wondering why I never had a problem using Borax strait out of the box but I’m always open for learning more tricks. Hahaha you sure had my attention.
I subscribed over this video. I'm a fan of your content in general but this was amazingly funny.
That was freaking awesome hahaha wasn't expecting the ending! You explain things really well though i gotta say
laughed so hard I drop a hammer on my foot. Now I'm keep laughing through tears )))
That's a new one for me, never seen anyone bother. Fun watching you suddenly chuck that pot.
about two thirds into this id I started thinking that hydrated borax would probably suit me just fine, so when you tossed it out and said "don't f'n worry about it!!" i couldn't help but laugh and give a big thumbs up
Hilarious intro! and you got me at the end...grerat info!!!
Man you had me going for a couple of minutes. Kept telling myself that Trenmt could not be THAT misinformed.
Enjoyed the laugh. Thanks
Hi. I have a full time blacksmith shop. Great video and job. Thank you
I'm rolling on the floor laughing. Good video.
That was brilliant!
That was awesome, very informative!
I very much enjoyed that!
Lmaooooo
True Trent style!!!
Hilarious!! As I was watching I was saying to myself how ridiculous this is for Borax! Great finish. 😀😂🤣😄😂😀😉
God damn love this guy!! Love the video man!!
I really need to know, how much rebound does that scrap pile have with a pot of anhydrous borax?
Asking for a friend...
LOL Great toss out the window. Loved it.
That my friend was awesome.
Just saw this. Instant subscribe. Love the info/humor. Good job sir.
Bout time someone said this. Well done, brother.
Love this...I am not a blacksmith but, I do use borax flux to solder silver jewelry. The bubbling of the borax can be annoying but, deal with it. If your solder bits move put them back in place with a pick and get on with your soldering. Sooner or later ya may even learn how to slowly heat the work piece to keep the solder from jumping.
I dont forge welding, blacksmithing or anything like that, but it got me curious there. Thanks for a nice video on the subject! Cheers from Brazil!
Awesome man, thanks!
Good information and a great humor 😃
You got me with the twist ending 😂
There at the end... I thought you were channeling my late dad. Brought a fond chuckle to my heart. LOL Great lesson!
Getting my gas forge set up over the weekend to try my hand at welding up some Damascus. Good to know I don't need to waste my time cooking down borax to make it work for fluxing.
I did this process yesterday after reading about it. I made it to the crushing of the glass borax. No way it's worth the time it takes. Using unaltered borax works just fine. Make sure your metal is clean and tight. Good video!
Thanks man great explanation