[ATM] Beeswax

[Dominic-Luc Webb]

Interesting. Wax I have purchased here (Sweden) initially almost
immediately hardened to the extent of being to hard to press. I
actually broke one mirror trying to press (cheap small piece
I did not care about luckily). I learned at that point wax can
be too hard to press. I suspect wax is about as variable as
the density of honey.

Dominic



On Wed, 7 Oct 2009, Mel Bartels wrote:

> I brushed on heated beeswax.  It didn't matter that it hardened because a
> little pressing brought it all into good contact.  Mel Bartels
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dominic-Luc Webb [mailto:dlwebb at canit.se]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 11:55 AM
> To: Mel Bartels
> Cc: atm at atmlist.net
> Subject: Re: [ATM] Beeswax
>
> On Fri, 11 Sep 2009, Mel Bartels wrote:
>
> > As a beekeeper, we have lots of beeswax that we process to a very high
> > purification.  Guess what - I've experimented with this a lot too!
> >
> > It can help in certain frustrating situations, but otherwise, a great
> pitch
> > like Gugolz will work just fine on its own.  Some of the cheap pitches
> > benefited from a thin coating of beeswax.
> >
> > Mel Bartels
>
> Curious how you applied the beeswax? It has tendency to harden
> very quickly if applied with a brush and can be very uneven if
> wax is poured.
>
> Dominic
>
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