snuffy
09-24-2011, 07:22 PM
Somewhere on this forum in the past, people have discussed the use of stearic acid for fluxing casting alloys.
I was at a hobby lobby looking for candle making supplies. Specifically, for some sort of emulsifier for paraffin wax. I spotted a pound of stearic acid for 6 bucks. I remembered the discussion here, so I bought it.
Doing a search, I see I can get it for 15 bucks for 10 pounds.:groner:
WOW! It works better than anything I've ever tried. It's nice that it's a powder so you can scoop a bit into a spoon to stir into the alloy. It smokes a lot, but igniting the smoke with a lighter eliminates the smoke.
I've been using the wax that midway sells, the blue stuff in a cardboard tube. It works, and I wonder if it may have some stearin in it. Once this pound is used up, I may get some more. It's uses in candle making are many, as well as being useful as bullet lube hardener.
I was at a hobby lobby looking for candle making supplies. Specifically, for some sort of emulsifier for paraffin wax. I spotted a pound of stearic acid for 6 bucks. I remembered the discussion here, so I bought it.
Doing a search, I see I can get it for 15 bucks for 10 pounds.:groner:
WOW! It works better than anything I've ever tried. It's nice that it's a powder so you can scoop a bit into a spoon to stir into the alloy. It smokes a lot, but igniting the smoke with a lighter eliminates the smoke.
I've been using the wax that midway sells, the blue stuff in a cardboard tube. It works, and I wonder if it may have some stearin in it. Once this pound is used up, I may get some more. It's uses in candle making are many, as well as being useful as bullet lube hardener.