Thread: Machinable Wax??

I've just noticed that Jaycar are bringing in a 'new' machineable plastic - melts/fuses under 100 degree Cent. so you can rough mold it by hand. They are selling 100grm sample bags for $9.95. It has been available in the US for a year or two.

Pollymorph pellets CAT. NO. NP4260

I bought some of the Pollymorph stuff from the UK. It's like machining nylon so you need to watch speeds and feeds as it tends to melt (It goes soft around 50-60 deg C). So far the wax seems to machine a lot better.

Interestingly I went into the city Jaycar on Saturday only to find out they had sold out - 5 packets between 9am and 12.30. So who beat me to it?????

Probably someone who got there first.

Originally Posted by pipeclay

Probably someone who got there first.

You might be on to something there

Hi all,
If anyone's still after some machineable wax, we can supply. Send me an email [email protected] and I can give you more details.

Tom

Originally Posted by alan2525

One word of warning when using MDF as a practice material, the resulting dust is very unpleasant, gets everywhere and also the resin in the mdf is very hard, mdf will soon blunt your tools!

What should also be mentioned about MDF is that the dust is considered a carcenogenic. Lots of wood working dust extraction and vacuum cleaners have specific ratings that allow them to be used with MDF.

Matt.

There is a local source of machinable wax - Australian Wax Co.

[They donated a prize of machinable was to the recent CNC BBQ held in Melbourne. If the winner is a member here, perhaps they can post some more info about it]

Just bought a new mattress ,it came in a big clear plastic bag , just wondering if this would be polythene?
Im keen to try this wax stuff.

Kev.

Hi Kev,
It sounds like polythene, but one can't be sure without seeing it. It won't hurt to give it a try!

Darent Wax manufacture both overseas and here in Sydney, and I'd be happy to send free samples out to anyone who's interested in trying our machinable wax. It's selling very well in Europe and as we're a fairly new company to Australia it would be interesting to get some feedback over here. This wax has a MUCH higher melting point to the formula posted earlier, and it machines just like metal.

Again, contact me [email protected]

Originally Posted by Woodlee

Just bought a new mattress ,it came in a big clear plastic bag , just wondering if this would be polythene?
Im keen to try this wax stuff.
.

Look for a recycling symbol. This will (usually) state what material the bag is made of.

Tom sent me a small sample 55mm x 48mm x 27mm of machinable wax. I'll square it off and put some thought into a suitable part to test it with.

It appears polyethylene, polythene, and polyethene, are all the same thing (I tthaught they weren't).
So if you have PE on something it a goer......check the recycling
If yuo want to know more a bout PE...wicki has more than you want to know.

I picked up a pack of pollymorph pellets but havn't played with them yet.... altronics have them too.

On the subject of wax......I wanted some so I baught a box some time ago ( thats how much I had to buy......If anybody wants some ( good quality japanese parafin) send me a PM ( trade or sell happy).

Good pure parafin wax is much harder to start with than candle wax, they cut parafin with other stuff to make candle wax for a variety of reasons.

anybody down south could give "Neil" ( you know Neil, u beaut Neil, owner of this board) he buys wax by the tonne, he might spring you some in granuals.

one thing that occurs to me.
the hardness of the finished wax may be influenced by the hardness/ density of the PE you are melting into you parafin.
If you shaved HDPE into your brew it might come out harder than the lower density stuff from plastic bags or ... cutting boards.

I can think of lots of uses for machining wax.....and you can use it.....finished product and waste... over and over.

cheers

Grizzly has machinable wax, but they're in the U.S. .
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