Learn how to make a solar wax melter to melt beeswax that was comes from the beehive.
Solar wax melter kit.
What is a solar wax melter.
This is especially helpful if you put a bit of water in the bottom of the pail.
Click here for instructions on using your wooden solar wax melter.
The corrugated insulated cover traps heat.
Rendering beeswax can be very time consuming unless you have a good melter and i find solar to be a great option durin.
A great way to melt down small amounts of wax.
A beautiful functional smelter ideal for the backyard beekeeper.
The lid has a double pane of glass with a 3 4 separation dead air space that greatly increases the efficiency of the device.
Paint the melter black to increase efficiency.
Attach the riser to the lower and upper floors.
Inside a tub or pail holds the wax as it melts this allows some of the debris in the wax to settle to the bottom.
If you are new to beekeepingor maybe you don t keep bees at all then you may have never heard of a solar wax melter.
For larger amounts of wax a solar wax melter is often made using an insulated wooden box or melt and a sheet of thick glass for the top.
The solar wax melter is basically a box made out of 3 4 ply wood figure 1 and photo.
Place cappings in stainless steel tray place melter in hot summer sun and let the sun do the work.
Your solar wax melter is now assembled.
Well the name kind of gives it away.
Wooden solar wax melter the frame is made in 15mm pine laminated board the inclination angle is 20 degrees an improvement to keep in mind would be to do it with adjustable inclination.
Learn how to build a solar wax melter.
Wax drips into two bread pans creating cakes of wax.
As the box warms up the wax will melt and filter through the paper towel into the plastic container.
The top is slanted so that the hinged top lid has a more favorable presentation toward the sun.
Set the piece of glass on top of the box completely covering it.
The wax will be used to make encaustic paint for my art projects and i.
Ships assembled just attach legs with screwdriver.
Our wooden solar wax melter is perfect for the budget conscious beekeeper.
First use the deck screws and a power drill with a 2 phillips head bit to attach the lower floor to the riser.
