BORAX: What it is, how to use it, and how to cook it down PROPERLY
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- Опубліковано 25 лип 2017
- Borax is used as a flux in many blacksmithing shops. many folks are proponents of cooking down borax to help it stick to the metal. I demonstrate the proper way to do this.
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I love how you are able to combine great information and humor in your videos.
That's what I think that makes viewers want to watch more of your UA-cam!
Yup !!! I loved the Cocaine borax. 3:05 is Borax crack.
Reminds me of my granpa's carp recipe. Put the fish on a cedar plank and cook in the oven at 425 for 35 minutes. Take it out, throw the carp away and eat the board
Lol
Damn I wanna meet him
kenneth perry haha
We have a similar recipe for Galahs and Cockatoos - it involves boiling the bird with a rock until the rock is soft, then tossing the bird and eating the rock.
I heard the same, only put the fish in tinfoil with cow guacamole
Pure comedic genius! Absolutely BRILLIANT! Really had me going. I never heard of cooking down Borax, but was following along expectingly, thinking I was going to need to order a new stone mortar and pestle.
>_
Me too 😂😂 then I think I spit coffee thru my nose laughing
I SWEAR, ... I NEVER, .... heard of boiling down borax, ... until now.
tanglediver me neither, Lol! Apparently wasn't missin' nuthin'! 😄
I think the problem is that the pot you used to cook the borax in has bad rebound
Dunno, it bounced off that damn tree pretty well
That's a win comment if I ever saw one though.
@@purgatoryironworksI hope the tree is ok☹.
I like this guy's sense of humor - not to mention the ultra informative lesson. Subscription earned.
Thanks for making milk come out of my nose!! That was great!
Milk, spaghetti noodles are even better!
.me too. And I wasn't even drinking milk!
@@davearonow65 Heck my whole ham sandwich got thru mah node.
Turn on Closed Captions and go to 1:42
😂😂😂 that's hilarious!!!
Lollll. And a spoonful of hope too.
BWHAHAHAAHA!
LMFAO Hilarious! Love that he started with a spoonful of hope XD
Invariably, indeed!
Literally bought a Box to try my hand at forge welding this week, came upon this vid by chance....subbed. Love it man don't stop.
Thanks!
Or just buy anhydrous borax (instead of the grocery store laundry stuff).
If it works why spend money on more expensive stuff?
@@Grauenwolf lol
Sooooo funny when you threw the pot out of the window. Your the best . Keep up the good work. Love the videos
I didn’t even see it coming. Just starting to look at casting and didn’t know anything about it lol if videos are like this might have to keep watching
ive been watching some of your videos recently but this really secured my subscription. i got a real laugh out of this one. keep it up
Rofl that ending tho! I was sitting like "why the hell would you do that?" And then....ROFL. Ty Trent, these are the kinds of videos I started following your channel for!
Dude, this is now one of my favorite videos. I was carefully watching all along and thinking to myself "man, I've never had to go through all of this" and then we got to the end and I kinda cheered. Keep up.tbe good work!
Appreciate you watching!
Yep, Ya totally got me .. I was like whoa.. I didnt know you had to do that ...! then BANG out the window.. Thankyou for the lesson.
Dude! You just gained another fan
Ah ya got me on that one! I thought you had gone off the deep end! Keep up the great work!
I LOVE your teaching style! Keep doing what you do best!
I was watching and thinking "wonder what he's going to do with it" - made me chuckle. You get yourself a subscribe sir, well played
This has to be one of the more entertaining, and informative videos bout borax I've looked up all day.
There is a company in Alabama that sells the cooked down Borax. I have seen other blacksmiths pledge by it. I really enjoy your method of tossing it!
I stick those silica gel packs in the can.
I have to tell you that is the best information you can get at a cooking down borax I have ever seen. Here in Canada I'm going to be letting all the other blacksmith know to watch your video. And repeat step by step what you have done.
That is the most common sense, plain speaking and direct thing I have seen on here. Thank you for your sage words of wisdom.
Keep up the great videos. Only recently discovered your thread and am greatly enjoying it!
Man I’ll be honest, you really had me going there. I was thinking “really I had no idea”. Amazing video!
Yukyukyuk! My grandfather was a blacksmith during the depression. He’s been dead since 1971 and we scattered his ashes on the Sandia Mountains east of Albuquerque, NM. I started watching this I swear I heard him cussing, lol. “Ay CARAMBA! What is wrong with that boy?” We never cooked borax down anywhere but on hot steel bar!
I absolutely love that you took the time to make the video for us just to throw the pot out the window. Sir, I salute you.
Great ending. Thank you. As a newbie blacksmith, you had me thinking I was going to have to do so much extra work.
I clicked on this video out of disbelief "cook down your Borax!" I was waiting for reality to kick in the whole time I was watching this! Great video!
This is by far the best method I have ever seen for cooking down borax.
This litteraly JUST made me a fan for life Bro!
Thanks for being the guy who doesn't beat around the bush :) it'll keep me watching.
Loved that.
I'm a beginner so i really took the bait. "Wtf... do i have to cook the borax?, i have totally missed this..."
Laughed so hard at the end. Your channel is great!!!
It's so refreshing to cut through the B.S. Thank you for sharing. Have a blessed day.
I just laughed so hard I had two tears in my eyes, that was just too funny. I've never heard of cooking down borax either like that but I have now oh my god...
You really had me on that one, almost pissed myself when you threw the pot out the window. Love the videos.
Great video. Nothing better than a big o' blacksmith with a sense of humor.
This guy makes it very easy to understand.....
even with some fun thrown in. ( from Australia)
Man, you had me all the way to the end, AWESOME!
That was hilarious!!! Love the content 😂 Keep it comin’.
Mate I've just started silver casting and my 1st cast came out black and burnt and I've just found out about borax and you're video is the most informative on the Internet thank you
You really solved my problem that i was not able to find anywhere answers thank you sir!
Good video and I appreciate you keeping it family friendly. Love the pot getting thrown out the window.
Subscribed!
Thank you!
Thank you I’ve been looking for this answer 😊
I love it! Thanks for the honesty.
I have never seen this dude before...
Now I have and now I am subbed
Love this vid
Love it man! lol!!!!! keep up the great work sir!
That was brilliant!
LOL!! Same exact thing my grandpa did right down to throwing the pan out of the shop!!
LOL!!! Lord that brought back some memories!
Love your channel young man, you are an accomplished smith, A thing to be proud of in this day and age.
Keep up the good work, and the sharing of the craft to those who wish to learn.
Stay safe, and God bless.
Great as always Trent. Thanks!
Man you had me going for a couple of minutes. Kept telling myself that Trenmt could not be THAT misinformed.
Enjoyed the laugh. Thanks
That was actually classic! I actually laughed out loud for that one great video thanks for sharing
Dude, that was awesome. Thank you very much. As a new novice to smithing, this was informative and it made me laugh, so thank you very much sir!
Thanks so much for making this video
i have been looking for one like this for a long time
Your welcome!
By far the best tutorial I have ever seen
Great video, and one you will remember. That gives it value. Good "training" video!
That my friend was awesome.
You are absolutely hilarious.. LOVE this video, man. I had a good chuckle going from the snorting of the borax, right through to the end.. when you threw that pot outside I busted out laughing. Hahaha great video.
That was great !!
Thanks for the good information and video.
BAHAHAHA. that was perfect! i was thinking to my self the whole time why go through all hat it works fine as is... then I realized i wasn't using my dominant hand to deal with the problem of the arm chair blacksmiths!
thank you for the fun video!
That was awesome, very informative!
Another awesome video! Thanks!
This one made me subscribe. What a hoot!
bluegrassengineer lol Me too! I subscribed just before I saw your comment. :-)
There at the end... I thought you were channeling my late dad. Brought a fond chuckle to my heart. LOL Great lesson!
That was freaking awesome hahaha wasn't expecting the ending! You explain things really well though i gotta say
Finally I learn something on youtube!!! Thanks a bunch!
Anytime!
That was amazing, I am new to this and this video was great! I totally didn't expect you to throw that out the window and I was half wondering if that was part of the process LOL
When you threw the pan out the window... that got me to subscribe.
Thanks; good job.
That was absolutely beautiful - the whole time I was thinking: "Who the heck is spending the time cooking down borax... just dump that on!"
you had me there...
now that was a lesson well learned!
Hahahaha i was not expecting that!! Freaking hilarious ! Great video.
Hi. I have a full time blacksmith shop. Great video and job. Thank you
Well done. I'm liking your work mate.
This is the first video I've watched from you man. It just made me subscribe. I love it! Ha ha haaaa!
I really need to know, how much rebound does that scrap pile have with a pot of anhydrous borax?
Asking for a friend...
I LOVE that ending!!!
I very much enjoyed that!
that made me laugh! I was questioning the title then "just throw it all out in the scrap pile!!!"
Bout time someone said this. Well done, brother.
Love it! Great video!
That was great. I'm glad I watched the whole thing :)
I dont forge welding, blacksmithing or anything like that, but it got me curious there. Thanks for a nice video on the subject! Cheers from Brazil!
thanks for the info man i had a good chuckle
I like this guys method of teaching it's funny but effective
Man, I was really interested in your video, but never mind XD.
Never heard of cooking borax, but you explained it great, clear and entertaining.
That, sir, was the best and most unexpected climax I've ever seen, dare I say even rivaling the tremendous climaxes of great films such as The Departed, The Village, and Inception. Bravo!
This was useful, priceless and hilarious...thank you from a newbie who is about to attempt a stacked Damascus blade.
I subscribed over this video. I'm a fan of your content in general but this was amazingly funny.
Man, I was sitting here taking notes. Got me good hah!
I was actualy looking for a video of borax becomming anhydrous (or boild down as you put it) and not only did this video fit the bill i also did not see the end coming at all and it made me actually laught. Great video
Absolutely awesome!! I'm not even blacksmithing yet, but want to be. But that was great! Love it!
That was an excellent video. Instant subscribe!
I’m brand new to this, I’m watching with rapt attention, taking notes, adding to my playlist, and WHAMMO. Got me. Hook..line..AND sinker. Well-played my friend, well-played.
Lmaooooo
True Trent style!!!
Hilarious!! As I was watching I was saying to myself how ridiculous this is for Borax! Great finish. 😀😂🤣😄😂😀😉
That was great! I was wondering why I never had a problem using Borax strait out of the box but I’m always open for learning more tricks. Hahaha you sure had my attention.
That's a new one for me, never seen anyone bother. Fun watching you suddenly chuck that pot.
I did this process yesterday after reading about it. I made it to the crushing of the glass borax. No way it's worth the time it takes. Using unaltered borax works just fine. Make sure your metal is clean and tight. Good video!
Absolutely true!! Keep up the great work!!
You've earned yourself another sub, sir.