Such thing as over-fluxing?

steve1147 · March 24, 2011, 04:40 PM

When I melt down old plumbing pipe, etc., I flux a couple times to remove a lot of gunk and pour into ingots.
Then at a later date I melt it down again with tin and an antimony alloy to make my final casting alloy ingots (usually 92/4/4), I flux it a couple times and pour into finished ingots.
THEN in the future I melt it down and flux at least once again before I start casting bullets.
Am I normal? Or is this overkill? Is there any dis-advantage to over-fluxing?
Thanks, Steve W.

GP100man · March 24, 2011, 07:08 PM

I flux till stuff quits coming to the top , & while it`s in the smelting pot I like to flux it HOT !!!

I`ll average 8-14 times !!!

March 24, 2011, 04:40 PM	#1
steve1147 Senior Member Join Date: December 5, 2009 Location: Valles Mines, Missouri Posts: 142	Such thing as over-fluxing? When I melt down old plumbing pipe, etc., I flux a couple times to remove a lot of gunk and pour into ingots. Then at a later date I melt it down again with tin and an antimony alloy to make my final casting alloy ingots (usually 92/4/4), I flux it a couple times and pour into finished ingots. THEN in the future I melt it down and flux at least once again before I start casting bullets. Am I normal? Or is this overkill? Is there any dis-advantage to over-fluxing? Thanks, Steve W. __________________ Circa 1964: Rocky to Bullwinkle: "But that trick never works!" But Bullwinkle tries it anyway...again and again

March 24, 2011, 07:08 PM	#2
GP100man Senior Member Join Date: August 1, 2007 Location: Tabor City , NC. Posts: 1,969	I flux till stuff quits coming to the top , & while it`s in the smelting pot I like to flux it HOT !!! I`ll average 8-14 times !!! __________________ GP100man