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How to get good rust!

enjoyed the Corten fire build in Issue No. 76 and noted that Jude Woodside was hoping for a uniform rust covering on the fire. I have been using citric acid granules for this, which I buy from the Bin Inn shop, for around $10 per kilogram. All my new steel arrives with mill scale on it and this is

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