Activated carbon as flux?

[aussie460mag]

Hi,

I have read on this forum that once the saw dust breaks down into carbon it make a great flux, I have left over activated carbon from filtering spirits that i can use on the surface in my pot.

Has anyone had any experience using activated carbon as flux?

[Bret4207]

Any form of carbon will generally wok fine. Some of us prefer using the simple dry wood stick as it serves as both a stirrer and scraper, and it definitely gets the carbon under the surface which is something most other fluxes don't do at all without a lot of extra effort.

[gray wolf]

Saw dust here and only saw dust. I used very finely ground charcoal once
The kind you would find in a capsule for human consumption. what a mess, never again.
I have been using saw dust for two casting seasons, my pot has never been cleaner, I get no crud in my bullets and no flare up.