Solar Wax Melter Kit

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.

Solar wax melter kit. A beautiful functional smelter ideal for the backyard beekeeper. The wax will be used to make encaustic paint for my art projects and i. As the box warms up the wax will melt and filter through the paper towel into the plastic container. Our wooden solar wax melter is perfect for the budget conscious beekeeper.

The corrugated insulated cover traps heat. The solar wax melter is basically a box made out of 3 4 ply wood figure 1 and photo. Learn how to build a solar wax melter. Well the name kind of gives it away.

Learn how to make a solar wax melter to melt beeswax that was comes from the beehive. It is basically a box with a see through lid that allows sunlight to get inside the box and heat the wax that has been placed inside the box. The lid has a double pane of glass with a 3 4 separation dead air space that greatly increases the efficiency of the device. This is especially helpful if you put a bit of water in the bottom of the pail.

Attach the riser to the lower and upper floors. You start with the floor of the solar wax melter and work your way to the top. The top is slanted so that the hinged top lid has a more favorable presentation toward the sun. A great way to melt down small amounts of wax.

First use the deck screws and a power drill with a 2 phillips head bit to attach the lower floor to the riser. Ships assembled just attach legs with screwdriver. Set the piece of glass on top of the box completely covering it. Step 4 on a sunny day when temperatures are above 79 degrees f place the solar wax melter outside in a sunny location.

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. Wax drips into two bread pans creating cakes of wax. Click here for instructions on using your wooden solar wax melter. 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. Rendering beeswax can be very time consuming unless you have a good melter and i find solar to be a great option durin. Paint the melter black to increase efficiency.