I have an insulated stainless steel box that i want to use as a solar wax melter. where can i get plans to turn this into a wax melter?
http://www.beesource.com/build-it-yourself/solar-wax-melter/ (http://www.beesource.com/build-it-yourself/solar-wax-melter/)
Might get motivated and finally do one myself. Been meaning to do that for a while now.
Hey Papabear,
I found this using the search, because I remembered reading it earlier.
http://forum.beemaster.com/index.php/topic,5041.0.html (http://forum.beemaster.com/index.php/topic,5041.0.html)
I don't know how to make it linky. I hope it helps! I'm going to need to build one this summer too, I hope!
love,
ziffa
I show a couple of designs in my video
Learning Beekeeping - Solar Wax Melters (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FUhAYDMgic#)
i'm a big fan of Linda's method.
http://beekeeperlinda.blogspot.com/2007/06/video-on-how-to-use-simple-solar-wax.html (http://beekeeperlinda.blogspot.com/2007/06/video-on-how-to-use-simple-solar-wax.html)
-Steve
Quote from: asciibaron on December 29, 2009, 10:59:52 AM
i'm a big fan of Linda's method.
http://beekeeperlinda.blogspot.com/2007/06/video-on-how-to-use-simple-solar-wax.html (http://beekeeperlinda.blogspot.com/2007/06/video-on-how-to-use-simple-solar-wax.html)
-Steve
Me too and it only cost me a pane of glass and it works great! I also duct-taped the glass edges like she recommended.