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Old 03-04-2018, 03:11 PM
jimmontg jimmontg is offline
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I'm not an expert on cable Damascus, but you probably have either a clear coat cable or the alloy isn't partial to forge welding. I remember TIG welding cable and it burned off a lot of smoke as it was coated, every wire was coated with a clear plastic polymer. Just a possibility and you may need to burn the cable longer. On the one billet that turned out alright did you do anything different because it sure does sound like a contamination problem? You can try adding powdered charcoal (use a rasp to make) to the borax mix too and see if that doesn't help. Twist the cable open and saturate with the mix and twist tight at orange/yellow heat.

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