At 11:14 PM 10/21/96 -0600, you wrote:
>How do you melt  and seperate wax in a boiler?
>
>
Another way to melt down small amounts of cappings, is to place an old
t-shirt or other cotton material in an icecream pail with the cappings
placed in the center of the material, place the lid on the pail and place
the pail in a canner type pot (on the metal jar holder to keep it directly
off the heat) which is about 1/3 full with water.  Place a weight on the
pail to keep it down in the water and place the lid on the pot.  Set the
stove to low overnight and the cappings will all be melted by the morning.
Pull the cotton (bag) out, removing all the crud and let the remaining wax
and honey cool down.  You'll have a cake of relatively clean wax on top and
a layer of honey which hasn't been darkened too much on the bottom.