Edge Waxing Question

[katsass]

Are these the type polishing wheels you're referring to?

http://cgi.ebay.com/...=item2a06bd06e2

Rayban, I use this type of felt wheel in the 1" size for applying dye to my edges prior to burnishing......(without being in the Dremel! Just the felt pad alone) I haven't found a better way to get an even edge than with these. I saturate one of them in the dye, then just run it at 90 degrees (it vertical ... the edge horizontal) along the edge of whatever I'm dying. It runs true and always covers the edge perfectly. OH, wear gloves or you end up with purty fingers. Mike

Edited May 19, 2011 by katsass

[Rayban]

Cool Idea Katsass....I'll try that.

ANYBODY willing to sell me a cake or two of that Beezwax/Paraffin mix so I can try it out........I can't boil water.....

[billymac814]

Cool Idea Katsass....I'll try that.

ANYBODY willing to sell me a cake or two of that Beezwax/Paraffin mix so I can try it out........I can't boil water.....

I'm down to a little tiny ball so I'll probably be making some soon, I always made it in very small amounts by putting equal pieces into a freezer bag then putting it in boiling water, thinner bags will break and then wax will get all through the water and all over the pan.

Now that I have a dedicated pan and after reading Lobos post about the larger quantities of Beeswax available on eBay I ordered 2 pounds of it so I'm going to make a larger batch. I can send you some once it's done, it'll probably be a few days if you don't mind waiting.

[Rayban]

I'm down to a little tiny ball so I'll probably be making some soon, I always made it in very small amounts by putting equal pieces into a freezer bag then putting it in boiling water, thinner bags will break and then wax will get all through the water and all over the pan.

Now that I have a dedicated pan and after reading Lobos post about the larger quantities of Beeswax available on eBay I ordered 2 pounds of it so I'm going to make a larger batch. I can send you some once it's done, it'll probably be a few days if you don't mind waiting.

That would be greatly appreciated!! I can wait..I've been pleased with my method but always willing to try something new.

Thanks again!

RG

[billymac814]

I figured I'd add something to this in case anyone else gets the idea, or maybe someone already knows how to do it. I bought a few pounds of beeswax from ebay and made a rather big batch of the beeswax/paraffin blend. I also just read the other post where it said about a Lou Alessi using colored wax for the edges so I figured I'd try to make some black and a dark brown. I poured the melted wax into small candy cups and then added a little bit of black dye to one and brown to the other, I mixed it well and put into the fridge to speed up the cooling. After I peeled the wrapper off I found that the dye made it's way to the bottom and didn't stay mixed very well, the wax was colored but it was rather messy to work with so it went right into the trash. It seemed like a good idea at first but it wasn't. Luckily I didn't try it with a big batch.

I figured I'd let everyone know as both threads were rather close to one another, I'm sure someone else thought about it. There must be a way of doing it, but probably not the way I did it.

[Eaglestroker]

I'm betting he uses whatever you would use to make a colored candle? Just a thought, colored wax seems intriguing!