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armoredman · May 9, 2013, 04:27 PM

Something tells me I am not fluxing properly. Something like the gunk a the bottom of the pot...

I use candle wax as once told me long ago, but it only sort of works. I dip and scrape with an old stainless steel tea spoon, (MAN, would Mom be mad if she could see that...), and I still end up with burnt sludge at the bottom. I spent some time today scraping and shaking to get a lot of gunk out before even lighting it off. Being a Lee Ten Pound Production Pot, a bottom pour, I can't simply grab the Dremel with wire wheel attachment, (wish I owned one of those), and zing out the interior.
I've been using this pot for...hmm...about 6 years?
Thoughts, ladies and gentlemen of the silver stream?

May 9, 2013, 04:27 PM	#1
armoredman Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 5,295	Looking for the secrets... Something tells me I am not fluxing properly. Something like the gunk a the bottom of the pot... I use candle wax as once told me long ago, but it only sort of works. I dip and scrape with an old stainless steel tea spoon, (MAN, would Mom be mad if she could see that...), and I still end up with burnt sludge at the bottom. I spent some time today scraping and shaking to get a lot of gunk out before even lighting it off. Being a Lee Ten Pound Production Pot, a bottom pour, I can't simply grab the Dremel with wire wheel attachment, (wish I owned one of those), and zing out the interior. I've been using this pot for...hmm...about 6 years? Thoughts, ladies and gentlemen of the silver stream?