Noticed something clever at a small forge in Ohio last weekend

I stopped by a little one-man shop near Dayton called Riverbend Forge. The guy had a simple trick for his forge welds that I hadn't seen before. He kept his flux in a old salt shaker with the top taped half closed. That way he could sprinkle it on exactly where he needed it instead of making a mess. He said he started doing it about 3 years ago after dropping a whole jar of borax in his coal. It's such a small thing but I tried it out on a coat hook project last night and it worked great. Anyone else got a weird little hack they picked up from visiting another smith's shop?

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rowan_thomas23h ago

That salt shaker trick is genius, I’ve been using a old spice jar for years myself.

robinmason23h ago

Man that old spice jar trick has saved me more times than I can count too.