Thread: Melting Paraffin Wax

Use the double boiler set up, the water insulated and spreads the heat more evenly, stopping you burning the wax so easily. Treat it like chocolate

I use an old electric frypan, easy to roll turning blanks or dunk ends of logs into. Only needs a low heat to melt the wax.

Like Jim, I use an old skillett. For oversize bits I dunk an old paintbrush in and paint it on, but that's rarely needed.

Originally Posted by Gra

.................Treat it like chocolate

Tried that, doesn't taste any good.

Mick

I bought an old electric frypan from a garage sale for $2 and use this. I roll blanks in it of if the blank is too big use an old paint brush to paint the wax on.

Is it paraffin wax?? If so add about 5% bees wax so that when the hot wax dries it is a little flexible and does not crack as easily as pure paraffin wax - thus letting moisture in/out.

If it is bees wax it is too good to use pure, buy some paraffin wax and add bees wax to it as above.

Don

I was a hippie in a past life and used to make candles. Just put it in a saucepan and put it on the stove...... unless you actually own the property.

Originally Posted by Gra

Use the double boiler set up, the water insulated and spreads the heat more evenly, stopping you burning the wax so easily. Treat it like chocolate

Definately do this, but it's not burning the wax that you have to worry about - if you don't use a double boiler and let it get too hot it will explode, I've seen it happen.