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I have often posted in fluxing threads regarding saw dust and other carbohydrate fluxing agents that grain products like grits, corn meal, cream of wheat etc could be used to flux. My personal choice is chicken scratch feed. It is just a mixture of grains. I was smelting this weekend the pot got a little hot 800°. I threw in some chicken feed. It smoked and then the corn began to pop. The tinsel fairy did not come but I am sure I heard her giggling in the background.
Well, you could snack as you cast I guess! That's funny. :mrgreen:
Mmmmmm .... popcorn ..... got butter ?
Jack
Ya got to watch ground corn, it has a bit of water and you know who likes water.
Hey Jack, I guess l could flux with butter too. I'll have to try that.
or bacon?
tinsel fairy!!!!!! Woot woot!Quote:
Originally Posted by red333
I'm not going to ask why you were fluxing with chicken feed, just going to assume that is what was handy.
The corn popping , that made me smile....I can just picture that. Thanks
Gary
ALL RIGHT!
Some butter, a bit of Parmesan cheese, and some garlic powder and you got an excellent seasoned batch of tinsel-colored popcorn there!
Or can anybody go for a big batch of "kettle corn"? YUM!
I'll stick with sawdust and beeswax.
banger
Sawing on stuff is to hard it is like work so don't have any saw dust. I am thinking since I already use sugar for fluxing isn't kettle corn just corn, sugar, butter and maybe a little salt?
Get some pine pet bedding at WalMart. EVERYBODY has a WalMart.......right?!?!?!?!? They also sell bags of kettle corn!!!!!!!!!!!
banger
Sawdust is free & plentiful, if not at home, at your local HD/Lowes. Just don't get any MDF, nasty stuff.
Sounds like you were real lucky.
They cut EVERTHING with the same saw (mine all do), so you cannot discern the difference.....so avoid the "free on-the-cheep" sawdust from any big box stores.Quote:
Originally Posted by fredj338
Make you own with a drill/sander/saw/plane. Grab a hunk of pine 2x4 and have at it. It does not take a lot of it. The finer the better, but pine is pine.
Or visit WalMArt pet department as everybody says.
banger
Banger, I live in Arkansas. Here Walmarts are as thick as ticks in Texas. I'll probably stick to grains and my wooden sticks.Quote:
Originally Posted by bangerjim
Pine bedding for rodents at Walmart: 5 lbs for $2 bucks= Lifetime supply
Leadmelter
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