Test cutting with wax

[Tim Merritt]

Someone awhile back mentioned test cutting with wax (I believe it was on the e-list). Could anyone elaborate on how to do this: what kind of wax, in what container, how to get a large amont melted in a container...that kind of thing?

[Olgierd Pado]

If you melt wax, you must be very careful - yoo don't want to heat it over the stove (it is dangerous). The best way is to have two containers. Fill the bigger one with water, put the smaller one into it and heat the water. Wax in the smaller container should melt without any problems.

Cheers
Olgierd

[Scott Anderson]

You can heat it over a stove just fine, just keep it on a very low heat, the idea is to melt the wax not to boil it. My family has been doing this for more years than i care to remember (goes hand in hand with the beehives in the back yard). if you are trying to melt a large amount of wax, say enough to fill a 6 quart pot 3/4 of the way full, it should take about 2 hours or so to melt it properly so that there isn't any danger of boiling or burning.

SPA