Posted by Terry [172.68.143.57] on Monday, November 13, 2017 at 22:19:35 :
In Reply to: Copper Naphthenate: Beyond the myth! posted by Todd Somers [108.162.237.37] on Monday, November 13, 2017 at 19:32:21 :
Yeah, it used to called "terminate" back in the day. EPA mandated treated wood with the stuff was unsafe do to the ingredients and now require Borate, or Boraxo as I know it to treat wood.
Used to blow ground Boraxo soap into carpenter bee holes in cedar beams to get rid of them, so I guess it works on rot and termites, but bad on non galvanized metals.
Also used Boraxo soap as a flux for brazing as an alternative flux in the shop.