Waxing The Thread

[Guapo]

Pitch and Wax resource;

Jas. Townsend & Son Inc.; www.jas-townsend.com.

beeswax was=$10/lb.

pitch was=$14.00/lb.

Guapo

[Sylvia]

Pitch and Wax resource;

Jas. Townsend & Son Inc.; www.jas-townsend.com.

beeswax was=$10/lb.

pitch was=$14.00/lb.

Guapo

LOL I'm gonna go molest the pine tree in the back yard... it seem to produce quite a bit of pitch.

Bees wax is another story... no way I'm paying $10 a pound.

[Chavez]

Do you think violin rosin will do the job? As far as I'm aware its just some cleaned up pitch...

What is the purpose of adding pine tar by the way?

I alway get very excited about trying various "secret" homemade recipes, so I forget that the main purpose of all this is to make things work better =)

Thanks!

[Guapo]

It's been my experience that it is more sticky than beeswax alone. I read somewhere, (now I can't find the source), that it has a natural anti-fungal agent. It also has glue properties and is used as a sealant.

If we get lucky Chuck Burrows will jump in here and give us the down low.

-Guapo

Edited December 27, 2011 by Guapo

[Chavez]

Thanks!

When I have some free time I'll get some violin rosin and try to melt it down together with some beeswax in a pan in the kitchen.

Just hope that it all doesn't go up in flames and that mrs doesn't catch me messing with her kitchen =)

[Chavez]

Hi!

I've mixed beeswax and rosin 60 to 40 and the result is good at first glance.

It's easier to wax the thread now but the wax is rather sticky.

Guapo, is that something you get when you make this mix?

Just a bit concerned that such thread might attract more dirt =(

Well, there's only 1 way to find out =)