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Thread: Deep Fat Fryer?
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25th May 2012, 06:32 PM #1Member
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Deep Fat Fryer?
Do you think I could use a deep fat fryer to heat wax for sealing freshly cut branch logs?
People often cut branches off around here when trimming their garden trees and one or two bring me the branches. This week I have a lot to cut up and store. It's very time consuming painting the mineral oil/wax onto the ends in order to store, so I want to be able to dip them to say a depth of an inch or so. I have no room to store propane bottles of gas-fired equipment in order to do this only on the odd occasion, so wonder if this would work.
Otherwise it's a hotplate and large pot.
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25th May 2012, 06:44 PM #2
Yep, just make sure it is an electric. Woks are good too
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25th May 2012, 06:45 PM #3
Chrome,
An old electric fry pan is ideal for that sort of thing. The temp settings on a deep fryer are going to be a bit hotter than is safe. Nick the kitchen one after first buying her a new one.
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25th May 2012, 06:46 PM #4.
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Rather than mucking about with hot wax an easier solution is to make a wax/solvent solution up from Wax and Kero, or wax and turps, and paint that on.
Of course you still need to melt the wax. I do that in a large used food can (tinned fruit cans work well) that is placed on an electric frypan. Add some solvent to the melted wax and then add that to the rest of the solvent
I find 3 regular paraffin candles in 4 litre of solvent works OK. If you use turps over time the mix separates out into layers but leave it stand in the sun and a quick shake will re-suspend it again. At this dilution painting only gives a thin layer of wax so you might like to apply multiple coats but then again you don't need a lot and most people apply way too much.
One advantage of this is I can carry a bottle around in my van along with my chainsaws and can cut and seal the wood on the spot.
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25th May 2012, 06:47 PM #5
I use one of those sunbeam square electric frypans, cost a few bucks at an op-shop. Holds plenty of wax and is stable on floor of shed to dip into. I also don't have to get it to hot (temp control) so it doesn't drip off. Gives me a good thick coating.
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25th May 2012, 06:50 PM #6
I use an old electric deep fryer for exactly this, the wax stays in there permanently.
Easy to heat up at a relatively low setting, when the wax is liquid I dip my pen blanks and larger turning blanks that will fit in it.
Those that don't fit get coated with a brush.
When finished just switch it off an let it cool for the next use.
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