bees wax

[norland]

where do i get bees wax around east GTA

 

[sandermar]

I usually pick it up at the local farmers market but you could try shops that sell candle making supplies, they often have it.

 

[mr.e moose]

If you have a local honey co-op try there. They usually have It for around $4.00 per pound compared to over $10.00 at craft stores.

 

[zuke]

post a WTB ad on the EE

 

[FALover]

http:// www.ontariobee.com/sales-and-services/where-to-buy-honey-products/ocouto

 

[norland]

thanks falover thats what i wanted

 

[Easyrider]

If you can find some raw unprocessed beeswax, it is pretty easy to render it down so that it is clean enough for our purposes. I got a bunch from a local apiery, and it was cheap and worked fine.

 

[squid1230]

How much you need ?

 

[norland]

Got some

 

[caperbound]

Although you have some. If you have a michaels craft store that is is where I get mine. I also use a 30-50% off flyer coupon.

 

[mbogo3]

Or the dollar store candles.............Harold

 

[sawzall]

Or the dollar store candles.............Harold

Not likely to find beeswax candles at a dollar store. Cheap contaminated Chinese paraffin yes, but not beeswax.

 

[mbogo3]

Well i've found it there in the past.........mind you I'm not worried about contaminated Chinese wax when I'm casting lead in a well ventilated area anyways.They were marked beeswax?

 

[infideleggwelder]

never mind, just read it on the lube sticky. haha lube sticky….

 

[eaglesnester]

Get 5 lbs or so should last a long time. Having said that why dont you try the dry lub method. 5 parts denatured alcohol and 1 part olive oil or castor oil. When the alcohol evaporates you will have what appears to be an almost dry patch. This can maybe increase your accuracy in a front stuffer.

 

[ciphery]

Well i've found it there in the past.........mind you I'm not worried about contaminated Chinese wax when I'm casting lead in a well ventilated area anyways.They were marked beeswax?

Guess you don't mind abrassive contaminats making their way down your bore then?

I made a very good lube recently. Baby bell wax mixed with ATF. I was out just yesterday with my rock-lock in -12* and the patches I had soaked just peeled apart.

 

[Bassmaster]

Micheals crap store...yeah right.....they have bees wax, but they charge 200% more than what it's worth

 

[trky chsr]

If you can find some raw unprocessed beeswax, it is pretty easy to render it down so that it is clean enough for our purposes. I got a bunch from a local apiery, and it was cheap and worked fine.

I'm glad you had good luck with it. It is easy to render down but I found I had to filter it twice and even then there was still a fair amount of honey in the remaining wax. Also I bought around 7lbs of unrendered stuff and I think I will be lucky to get 2lbs (or maybe 3) of good clean wax. Mind you it was 1/3 the price of filtered bricks so depending on the cost of beeswax bricks in your area the raw stuff may be worth the extra work. In my area a 1lb brick is $9.00. I did make my first small batch of lube with it and it turned out great.TC

 

[dgl1948]

We fill a couple of 45 gallon barrels every year. I think we still have 3 tubs of once rendered.

 

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