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emulsion wax resist

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ivor and olive lewis on sat 19 feb 11


Have any of you turned up non commercial formulations for this valuable
material.
Neither Frank Hamer nor Robert Fournier give any recipes though both note
its use.
One fact that came to light was the dilution of hard paraffin waxes with
kerosene but this can introduce the potential danger from heating a volatil=
e
flammable material, a situation reduced if the substance used is based on
water as a vehicle promoting mobility and flow.
I cannot believe this would be such a hard problem to solve.
Regards,
Ivor Lewis,
REDHILL,
South Australia

May Luk on sat 19 feb 11


Dear Ivor;

I found a recipe for

Paraffin Wax Emulsion;
Paraffin Wax-------------88 lb
Stearic Acid--------------9 lb
Triethanolamine---------3 lb
Water------------------------300 lb

Preparation:
Mix the water, Triethanolamine and stearic acid and heat to 100 C,
allowing the mixture to boil gently.
Then stir carefully so that a smooth soap solution is obtained with a
minimum of foam.
In a separate container melt the parafifin wax and bring its
temperature to 90 C. Add the hot wax immediately to the boiling soap
solution and stir vigorously until the wax is evenly dispersed.
Continue to stir the emulsion slowly while cooling.

Bennett, Harry, Two Thousand Formulas, Recipes & Trade Secrets, Page 84,
ISBN 0-922915-95-4

Best regards
May

On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 1:05 AM, ivor and olive lewis
wrote:
> Have any of you turned up non commercial formulations for this valuable
> material.
> Neither Frank Hamer nor Robert Fournier give any recipes though both note
> its use.
> One fact that came to light was the dilution of hard paraffin waxes with
> kerosene but this can introduce the potential danger from heating a volat=
ile
> flammable material, a situation reduced if the substance used is based on
> water as a vehicle promoting mobility and flow.
> I cannot believe this would be such a hard problem to solve.
> Regards,
> Ivor Lewis,
> REDHILL,
> South Australia
>



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Dan Saultman on sat 19 feb 11


Dear Ivor,

I'm with you Ivor. Potters are the most creative, imaginative folks I
know. Yet, is it possible that the 4,000 members of clayart have
never sought this information?
The mystery of how to make their own water based wax resist? If it
has not been explored - we better get on it!
Cmon you researchers out there. If I could get a formula, I would be
glad to try to make some.
So would Ivor.

Dan Saultman
Detroit
www.claymasters.com


Ivor Lewis wrote:
"Have any of you turned up non commercial formulations for this valuable
material. I cannot believe this would be such a hard problem to solve."

May Luk on sun 20 feb 11


Hello Dan;

My understanding was that the water freeze below 0 deg C, separates
from the emulsion and the wax no longer works. I personally think the
easiest solution for you is to stock up during warm weather and make
sure your favorite wax resist does not freeze in your studio during
winter months.

It can be a fun project to do research and try out recipes, but one
has to decide if they are potters or they are clay supply makers.

I did enjoy reading up on emulsions because of your request.

Best regards
May
Brooklyn NY


On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 6:37 PM, Dan Saultman wrote:
> Dear Ivor,
>
> I'm with you Ivor. Potters are the most creative, imaginative folks I
> know. Yet, is it possible that the 4,000 members of clayart have
> never sought this information?
> The mystery of how to make their own water based wax resist? If it
> has not been explored - we better get on it!
> Cmon you researchers out there. If I could get a formula, I would be
> glad to try to make some.
> So would Ivor.
>
> Dan Saultman
> Detroit
> www.claymasters.com
>
>
> Ivor Lewis wrote:
> "Have any of you turned up non commercial formulations for this valuable
> material. I cannot believe this would be such a hard problem to solve."
>



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Steve Mills on sun 20 feb 11


Dear Ivor Lewis,

I posted a short while ago the variant I use, which was incidentally given =
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ease of application, can be mobilised by setting the pot in a bath of hot =
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ater, consequently does not represent a fire hazard, and does not "fry" bru=
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hes!

I recommend it.=3D20

Steve M

Steve Mills
Bath
UK
www.mudslinger.me.uk
Sent from my Ipod touch

On 19 Feb 2011, at 06:05, ivor and olive lewis wrot=
e=3D
:

> Have any of you turned up non commercial formulations for this valuable
> material.
> Neither Frank Hamer nor Robert Fournier give any recipes though both note
> its use.
> One fact that came to light was the dilution of hard paraffin waxes with
> kerosene but this can introduce the potential danger from heating a volat=
i=3D
le
> flammable material, a situation reduced if the substance used is based on
> water as a vehicle promoting mobility and flow.
> I cannot believe this would be such a hard problem to solve.
> Regards,
> Ivor Lewis,
> REDHILL,
> South Australia