I acquired Beeswax.

[smoothshooter]

You don't want to overheat the wax or the oil. Using a double boiler helps you to maintain a guaranteed temperature that doesn't get above 212 degrees F.

I heat the beeswax in an old canned chicken can placed directly on the burner. Heat the beeswax chunks and shavings until melted, then pour in the olive or vegetable oil, and turn the burner down to LOW or OFF. Not worried about wax catching fire. If it does, I will lay a small lid over the can and smother it out. Wax catching on fire is not a catastrophe as long as you don’t spill it.

 

[RjSixgun]

I put my oil in the can 1st, then ad the bees wax.
reasons are liquid is easier to measure, the oil helps to melt the wax keeping the wax from burning.

 

[SDSmlf]

See many references to different mixes, just don’t see anyone specifying if their ratios are by weigh or volume. After over 20 posts an enquiring mind would love to know.

 

[LawrenceA]

You can always go to a hardware store and buy a bees wax toilet ring. That's if you really need wax quickly.

Never heard of such a thing

 

[LawrenceA]

See many references to different mixes, just don’t see anyone specifying if their ratios are by weigh or volume. After over 20 posts an enquiring mind would love to know.

Volume for me. I am not precise though

 

[Eterry]

Never heard of such a thing

Back when beer cans had pull tabs, all pickup trucks had standard transmission and CB radios were the Thing a toilet seal ring was made of beeswax.

Now it's made from a petroleum product, but does the same thing... keeps your floor dry.

 

[RjSixgun]

See many references to different mixes, just don’t see anyone specifying if their ratios are by weigh or volume. After over 20 posts an enquiring mind would love to know.

there is no voodoo magic to the mix its just 2 parts, eyeball it! I use an old musket cap tin (or small soup can), so i fill half of it with oil, then add beeswax till its full and melt the 2 together.
its not to scientific but it works every time for me!

 

[kansas_volunteer]

Bees wax is a hydrocarbon, just like crude oil. The hydrocarbon in toilet rings is chemically structured very nearly like beeswax. It is a quite acceptable substitute. Oilive oil, crisco etc are also hydrocarbons. Mixing these components is just a way of fiddling with the hydrocarbon structure. They all lubricate to some degree and all burn to some degree.

I use beeswax melted together with linseed oil and turpentine as a wood finish, sometimes making a paste of just beeswax and turpentine. I have a small junky sauce pan for melting the blends. I just set it dirrectly on a stove burner and keep an eys on it. Fire is the real hazard of overheating wax, which is why candles burn.

 

[Grenadier1758]

I mix by volume.

 

[sussexmuzllodr]

Thanks to all. I used a bit of canola oil to thin it down. Makes a good finish rub for storage and also use in wet conditions.

 

[Pete G]

See many references to different mixes, just don’t see anyone specifying if their ratios are by weigh or volume. After over 20 posts an enquiring mind would love to know.

TLAR method = that looks about right.....

 

[Ajgall]

TLAR method = that looks about right.....

That’s my method of choice I use coconut oil and beeswax and like it about the consistency of lip balm when it cools

 

[YJake]

One ounce olive oil and one ounce beeswax. I store it in a #10 cap tin and it doubles as a decent lip balm as well.

-Jake

 

[toot]

Never heard of such a thing

my son is a plumber and told me that haven't been made out of bees wax for years. now made out of a synthetic material. so don't mix it into a loading item, my solidify into a solid mass in your barrel?

 

[toot]

TLAR method = that looks about right.....

now I for one have never heard that saying, and dam, I rely like it!! makes sense to me.

 

[Tanglefoot]

Now that I think about it, I reckon I mix `em by volume too, sorta. What I do is melt down a chunk of beeswax and add crisco or bear grease if I've got any, or even canola oil or tallow or some other oil until it seems about right and then let `er cool and test it. If I can wipe a patch across the surface and get a good lube, it's done. If it's too hard, remelt and add oil. Too soft, add beeswax. It ain't all that compleck kompleek hard.

 

[MSW]

i'd be leery of toilet bowl rings ... here's a link to bulk - this should last a good long time, and you know it's the real deal

Amazon.com: All Natural, Cosmetic Grade YELLOW BEESWAX PELLETS PASTILLES 5 LB (80 oz), Triple Filtered Ideal for DIY Skincare, Candle Making & Lip Balms by Ancient Health Remedies All Natural, Cosmetic Grade: Beauty

 

[LawrenceA]

One ounce olive oil and one ounce beeswax. I store it in a #10 cap tin and it doubles as a decent lip balm as well.

-Jake

It makes great lip balm doesnt it.
I use it on leather and wood as well.
I actually poured some in an old lip balm stick containervthing and it worked until the weather heated up

 

[nkbj]

I add lanolin and whatever else I'm tinkering with, adjusting the mix to obtain the desired room temperature softness.

 

[appalichian hunter]

You could also add a bit of peppermint oil to the mix smells nice and also tastes good on the lips.