One of my kids wants to make and
sell bees wax candles.
I up for sponsoring his endeavors, but after pricing it, I won't be buying off the rack gear.
I've got some ideas for tempature controled dipping vessels, but I could use your input.
On the large end I was thinking of a giant stock pot set into the bottom half of an electric
water heater.
On the small end, a bain marie pot or small stock pot set into a Presto Kitchen Kettle.
The racks seem simple
enough, as long as you are not planning to dip n' flip
I'm thinking of bicycle rims and binderclips on the large end of the scale.
I can even see a counter weighted arm to assist lifting...
For the smaller scale set up, scrap plywood with careful cuts in it
should be enough.
For weights, I'm thinking more binder clips, to save on the tying of wicks, but commercial sold dipping racks have two sets of arms and gold the wick in-between, so I might try that.
I'm considering a cool
water dip tank or a mister to speed up times between dips.
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