Todd Hardie wrote:
>Could anyone give advice on how we could turn our bees' wax into
>candles?. Is there a melter that efficiently and economically melts wax
>for multiple pours into molds (which we have).
>
I use a dead refrigerator with a light bulb inserted to reliquefy honey and
to melt wax.  A standard kitchen refrigerator with a 100 watt light bulb
takes 48 hours to melt a bucket of wax and you can dip this into a smaller
container for pouring into moulds.

Stainless steel is preferable for the container as other metals stain the
wax - although for candles I do not find this a problem.

Most refrigerators have a drainage hole in the bottom - this can be used to
insert a power cord and the light bulb is mounted on a wood frame so that it
does not touch anything.

Betty McAdam
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