Borax Bead Test: How to Identify Metals by Bead Colour
How the borax bead test works, how to make and read a bead in the oxidising and reducing flames, a colour chart for six classic metals and lab safety.
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Borax for Melting and Casting Metal: Crucible Seasoning, Clean Melts and Ingots
How borax powder is used when melting and casting silver, gold and other non-ferrous metals: seasoning crucibles, fluxing the melt, pouring clean ingots and workshop safety.
Technical Grade Borax: A UK Buyer’s Guide to Grades, Purity and Paperwork
Technical, laboratory and pharmacopoeia grade borax explained: what each grade means, what a genuine UK listing should show, and which grade suits flux, glaze and lab work.
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How to Dissolve Borax Powder: Solubility, Solutions and Crystals
How much borax dissolves in water at different temperatures, how to make a clear borax solution step by step, why crystals form as it cools, plus storage and safety.
Borax Decahydrate vs Pentahydrate vs Anhydrous: Which Form Do You Need?
Borax decahydrate, pentahydrate and anhydrous borax compared: water and B2O3 content, recipe conversions, which form suits flux, glaze and lab work, storage and safety.
Borax for Pottery and Ceramic Glazes: What It Does and When to Use a Frit
How borax works in pottery and ceramic glazes: boron as flux and glass former, why raw borax is soluble, when to use a frit, studio tips and safety.
How to Use Borax Substitute in Laundry: Doses, Hard Water and Storage
To use borax substitute in laundry, add about 1–2 tablespoons to the drum of your washing machine along with your
Is Borax Dangerous? Borax Safety, Handling and Storage at Work
What the hazard labels on borax mean, how to handle, store and dispose of it safely, and what COSHH asks of UK businesses that use it.
Borax Uses: Professional Applications of Borax Powder
Soldering flux, ceramic glazes, timber treatment, lab buffers, preservation and industrial cleaning: a guide for UK trade users.
Borax Flux for Soldering, Brazing and Forge Welding
How to use borax as a flux for soldering gold and silver, brazing and forge welding.