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Beekeeping => Do-It-Yourself Plans and Prints => Topic started by: Wadep4186 on May 02, 2014, 11:10:05 pm

Title: Making Wax Foundation
Post by: Wadep4186 on May 02, 2014, 11:10:05 pm

Just thought I share this picture with you guys
(https://worldwidebeekeeping.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs28.postimg.cc%2F505o9mn8p%2Fimage.jpg&hash=7a0bef5c324fc5795ff1347323fc18803e4d94ae) (http://postimg.cc/image/505o9mn8p/)

(https://worldwidebeekeeping.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs30.postimg.cc%2Fqac4mmbe5%2Fimage.jpg&hash=218eb4106ce6656d568f27234c492343fe932619) (http://postimg.cc/image/qac4mmbe5/)

Title: Re: Making Wax Foundation
Post by: Beeboy on May 02, 2014, 11:20:39 pm

I'm jealous!

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Title: Re: Making Wax Foundation
Post by: LazyBkpr on May 03, 2014, 08:33:52 am

Nice Wade, Where did you come up with the press?

Title: Re: Making Wax Foundation
Post by: blueblood on May 03, 2014, 09:26:12 am

That is neat!

Title: Re: Making Wax Foundation
Post by: G3farms on May 03, 2014, 09:36:51 pm

Nice!! Just need a motor and speed control on it, then turn it 90 degrees and let hot melted wax pour into where the two rollers mesh.

What are the rollers made out of?

Title: Re: Making Wax Foundation
Post by: riverbee on May 03, 2014, 09:47:14 pm

very cool!!!  thanks for the pix wade!

Title: Re: Making Wax Foundation
Post by: Wadep4186 on May 05, 2014, 09:15:18 pm

The press has plastic rollers. And I  got the mill from the fat bee man. I made 145 sheets in 3 hirs 

Title: Re: Making Wax Foundation
Post by: Jen on May 05, 2014, 09:20:50 pm

Oooh Maaan I'll bet that smells soooo gooood!

Title: Re: Making Wax Foundation
Post by: Wadep4186 on May 05, 2014, 09:53:44 pm

Yeap

Title: Re: Making Wax Foundation
Post by: apisbees on June 05, 2014, 12:19:35 am

So what was the process of making the sheets to roll or did it form it from liquid wax.
I looked up the Fat Bee Man's video
http://youtu.be/5lU3C4f2Xfc