[How2Use] TSP - trisodium phosphate

Jewelry Discussion
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  trisodium phosphate, to make up some Pripp's Flux. The "TSP"

How is this used to make flux?

BillyBob
Made By Hand

Bill
Leesburg, Florida

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Go to the Orchid archives and do a search on Pripp’s Flux, all
the info is there. Pripps flux is a firescale protectant that is
sprayed on silver work before soldering, works pretty well and is
cheap to make…Dave

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  Go to the Orchid archives and do a search on Pripp's Flux,
all the info is there. Pripps flux is a firescale protectant
that is sprayed on silver work before soldering, works pretty
well and is cheap to make.

Yep. but John Prip only spells his name with one P on the end,
and the flux named after him also has only that one P on the end.
This misspelling may be partly my fault, as an article I wrote
on the subject a number of years ago, first in rec.crafts.jewelry
then later reposted to Orchid a few times, included that typo.
Realized my mistake soon enough later, but that article has been
floating out there stuttering the man’s name ever since, and
some folks, not knowing the derivation of the name, continue it.
Goes to show what forgetting to proofread before hitting send can
do…

Peter Rowe