A few years ago a small Brazilian enterprise made hand driven plastic
foundation rollers for something like 100 US$.  Their address was or is:
 
Cylindro Alveolador Apic. Ltda.  (Cristiansen Hordao)
CX Postal 455, R. Bernardino di Mareas 1467
Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
Tel: 55-31-226 2190
 
Good luck
 
Rainer Krell
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>I am looking for information on beeswax foundation making moulds or
>machines. Need name and address of relevant companies, phone, fax, and
>e-mail etc.
>
>Interested in hand moulds ( like waffle makers) or hand cranked rollers
>(that imprint sheets of plain wax off dipping boards), or presses
(sheet
>of wax is sandwiched between 2  plastic embossing panels and is
squeezed
>through a ringer or set of plain rollers)  as well as commercial
>sheeting and embossing machines.
>
>Have information on rollers from Tom Industries in the US, Leaf moulds
>from Steele and Brodie in Scotland, as well as the range of Hertzog
>moulds and machines.
>
>Murray Reid
>Ministry of Agriculture
>Private Bag 3080
>Hamilton
>New Zealand   fax 64 7 838-5846
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