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Title: string makers wax mixture?
Post by: AkDan on April 09, 2013, 05:41:00 AM
Is there any good recipes out there?  I have some beeswax from the girls last year I need to put to good use.   I was thinking a toliet bowl ring and bw mixed maybe 5050?
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Post by: katman on April 09, 2013, 06:56:00 AM
Do not remember the mix but do a search it has come up several times before.
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Post by: Pat B on April 09, 2013, 08:53:00 AM
Dan, I think your components are right but I don't remember the ratio. Contact LBR(Chad) and ask him. I think that is what he uses.
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Post by: grouseshooter002 on April 09, 2013, 09:32:00 AM
Dan,
That is the ratio I have always used.

Grouse
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Post by: kat on April 09, 2013, 09:49:00 AM
Dan,
I like the mixture of 1# of beeswax and one toilet seal ring. If you throw in a small amount of pine pitch, you have a winning combination.
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Post by: Grey Taylor on April 09, 2013, 11:04:00 AM
I've used beeswax, ring wax, and violin bow rosin. Works great but I can't remember the ratios.

Guy
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Post by: akbowbender on April 09, 2013, 11:29:00 AM
I use 2-parts beeswax, 1-part ring wax. Just the right amount of tackiness for me.
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Post by: black velvet on April 09, 2013, 01:03:00 PM
Same as Kat.
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Post by: Piratkey on April 09, 2013, 01:34:00 PM
Toilet seal ring ??? I dont know this stuff,do you know the composition? thanks
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Post by: AkDan on April 09, 2013, 09:41:00 PM
well hopefully I can scrounge up a lb of wax from these hives.  I think I have enough.      

Thanks again!
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Post by: Killdeer on April 09, 2013, 09:56:00 PM
50/50 beeswax, earwax and mink oil. Old family recipe.

Someone on Killdeer's login.    :p
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Post by: FerretWYO on April 09, 2013, 10:10:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Killdeer:
50/50 beeswax, earwax and mink oil. Old family recipe.

Someone on Killdeer's login.     :p  
Wow. I bet a killdeer bowstring has a special bit of mojo.
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Post by: FerretWYO on April 09, 2013, 10:12:00 PM
Where does one acquire pine pitch. We don't have any live trees here.
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Post by: ALW on April 09, 2013, 10:32:00 PM
I make mine with bees wax and pine sap. About 5:1 wax to sap or somewhere close. I'll get sap off a tree and form some fine metal screen into sort of a funnel shape and put in the top of a glass jar. Put the sap in the screen and set it in the oven at about 300 degrees and let it melt. The screen catches any bits of wood or bark. Then add it to melted bees wax. Very tacky string makers wax.
Aaron
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Post by: Killdeer on April 09, 2013, 11:14:00 PM
Eh?
Lost my ear trumpet.
Killdeer   :dunno:
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Post by: kat on April 10, 2013, 10:29:00 AM
Pine pitch can be found on line. Just search pine pitch. I got mine from flea bay.
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Post by: Knawbone on April 10, 2013, 12:05:00 PM
Killdeer, how long does it take to gather enough ear wax?    :laughing:
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Post by: akbowbender on April 10, 2013, 02:47:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Killdeer:
50/50 beeswax, earwax and mink oil. Old family recipe.

Someone on Killdeer's login.     :p  
50/50? I'm not that good at math, but something is wrong with this three component ratio!   :confused:
Title: Re: string makers wax mixture?
Post by: Killdeer on April 10, 2013, 05:01:00 PM
Who was that on my sign-in??
And somebody stole my belly button lint. I was gonna stuff a pillow.

Killdeer   :mad:
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