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olafhardt
10-05-2014, 10:35 PM
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.
44man
10-06-2014, 08:22 AM
Well, you could snack as you cast I guess! That's funny. :mrgreen:
Jack Stanley
10-06-2014, 02:25 PM
Mmmmmm .... popcorn ..... got butter ?

Jack
RED333
10-06-2014, 08:35 PM
Ya got to watch ground corn, it has a bit of water and you know who likes water.
olafhardt
10-06-2014, 11:50 PM
Hey Jack, I guess l could flux with butter too. I'll have to try that.
bruce381
10-07-2014, 01:12 AM
or bacon?
Doby45
10-07-2014, 02:41 PM
ya got to watch ground corn, it has a bit of water and you know who likes water.

tinsel fairy!!!!!! Woot woot!
gwpercle
10-07-2014, 04:12 PM
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
bangerjim
10-07-2014, 06:06 PM
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
olafhardt
10-07-2014, 10:57 PM
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?
bangerjim
10-08-2014, 12:49 AM
Get some pine pet bedding at WalMart. EVERYBODY has a WalMart.......right?!?!?!?!? They also sell bags of kettle corn!!!!!!!!!!!

banger
fredj338
10-08-2014, 05:22 PM
Sawdust is free & plentiful, if not at home, at your local HD/Lowes. Just don't get any MDF, nasty stuff.
Garyshome
10-08-2014, 05:47 PM
Sounds like you were real lucky.
bangerjim
10-08-2014, 05:51 PM
Sawdust is free & plentiful, if not at home, at your local HD/Lowes. Just don't get any MDF, nasty stuff.

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.

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
olafhardt
10-08-2014, 10:32 PM
Get some pine pet bedding at WalMart. EVERYBODY has a WalMart.......right?!?!?!?!? They also sell bags of kettle corn!!!!!!!!!!!

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.
Leadmelter
10-09-2014, 08:59 PM
Pine bedding for rodents at Walmart: 5 lbs for $2 bucks= Lifetime supply
Leadmelter
MI