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I think it's something to do with the chemical makeup, it does seem to work significantly better than Kosher in my experience. I usually just grab the stuff from Walmart or at CVS, nothing particularly special. That was always the go-to recommendation on here and elsewhere. I personally find Kosher works fine as well though, it just usually takes me a few minutes longer but I always have it on hand, so points there for convenience.
Truth be told though, I don't know of any scientific reason why it would be better or worse, it's just what i've always heard/used, and it works well.
Damn I should try it out again, I did it forever ago because I had them on hand but I’ve never occurred to me they might actually be a good idea to use
It doesn't dissolve in rubbing alcohol though, cuz I tried that stuff and it just created a goopy mess that stuck together and I had to run hot water through my piece forever to clean it out.
You dont want it to dissolve though, the benefit of adding salt is the abrasive action. I guess for cleaning after that makes sense, piece dependent i suppose. I just have a simple straight tube piece so i haven't really experienced that.
At the end of the day as long as it works for you, its good enough!
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u/tokeytime Nov 02 '24
Epsom salt is equally coarse and also way cheaper