ginny bivaletz on mon 7 aug 00
help! i've searched the archives but cannot find the
address for a wax that has a lower melting point than
parrafin. anyone know? tia
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David Hendley on mon 7 aug 00
| help! I've searched the archives but cannot find the
| address for a wax that has a lower melting point than
| paraffin. anyone know? tia
Since I still had it handy in my outbox, here is a
re-run of my recent Clayart wax report.
No sign of my 130 degree wax melting in the box
yet, but I'm keeping an eye on it (it's 105 in the shade)!
Remember the long discussions about hot wax in May?
After years of getting by using candle stubs and
left-over odds-and-ends, I needed to buy some
paraffin. After doing some research, I bought 50
pounds of 130 degree paraffin from General Wax and
Candle Co. For details, read my original post, below.
Several people asked me to report on the outcome.
Well, I am most happy with my purchase. I highly
recommend 130 degree paraffin, melted in an electric
skillet, to wax pot bottoms. I was able to turn down
the thermostat on the skillet about 25 degrees from
where it was normally set.
No smoking, but the wax flowed easily and smoothly.
The wax resisted glaze pretty good, but still needed
to be lightly sponged in most cases, about the same
as the junk wax I'd always used.
Service from General Wax was excellent.
I received a Sales Order Acknowledgement e-mail the
next morning after ordering online, a Shipping
Acknowledgement, in the afternoon, and an on-line
Invoice the next day.
The next week, I got a catalog in the mail, and a couple
of weeks later I got a sale catalog as well as an e-mail
telling me to watch my mail for it.
If things continue at this pace, these folks may beat
Eddie Bauer and Pottery Barn as my most frequent
correspondent.
I don't know if the free shipping on orders from the
web page was a limited time special (to build up their
e-mail mailing list, no doubt), or if it is still offered.
50 pounds is a lot of wax. I won't be buying any more
for quite a while.
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David Hendley
Maydelle, Texas
hendley@tyler.net
http://www.farmpots.com/
----- Original Message -----
From: David Hendley
To: Ceramic Arts Discussion List
Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 10:48 PM
Subject: Re: Any hot deals for hot wax?
I spent an hour surfing around and found a dozen candle
making sites. The best deal I found for paraffin, in 50
pound quantity, was about 55 cents a pound (some places
were more than $1.00 a pound), BUT the shipping
from New York or California to Texas can add a whopping
40% to the total price.
Then I came across General Wax & Candle Co. at
http://www.genwax.com/
They are offering free shipping in the contiguous states
for webpage orders.
I ordered a 50 lb. box of 130 degree wax for $33.75. That
ought to keep me in wax for the foreseeable future.
I also got a quick education in the varieties of paraffin that
are available. Basically, you want a low melting point, less
than 130 degrees, for candles that stay in the container
they were molded in.
To make votives, you want 130-140 degree wax, and for
tapers you want 140-145 degree wax.
The lower temperature waxes will be more oily and supple,
and the high temperature waxes will be more brittle but
harder.
I decided on 130 degree wax because I think it will be just
right for waxing pots without adding any mineral oil, paraffin
oil, lamp oil, or any of the other stuff people have mentioned
adding to their wax.
KLeSueur@AOL.COM on mon 7 aug 00
In a message dated 8/7/00 7:27:05 PM, ginnybiv@YAHOO.COM writes:
<< help! i've searched the archives but cannot find the
address for a wax that has a lower melting point than
parrafin. anyone know? tia
>>
call 1-800-needwax and tell them what you need.
Kathi LeSueur
Kenneth D. Westfall on mon 7 aug 00
Not positive but i believe that Bee's wax has a lower melting point.
You mite try asking Elli Conlon they are bee keepers and
work a lot with making bee wax candles.
Kenneth D. Westfall
Pine Hill Pottery
R.D. #2 Box 6AA
Harrisville, WV 26362
pinehill@ruralnet.org
http://www.pinehillpottery.com
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