Solar Wax Melter Kit

Ships assembled just attach legs with screwdriver.

Solar wax melter kit.

As the box warms up the wax will melt and filter through the paper towel into the plastic container. The corrugated insulated cover traps heat. First use the deck screws and a power drill with a 2 phillips head bit to attach the lower floor to the riser. 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. Learn how to make a solar wax melter to melt beeswax that was comes from the beehive. 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. 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. The solar wax melter is basically a box made out of 3 4 ply wood figure 1 and photo. Wax drips into two bread pans creating cakes of wax. Place cappings in stainless steel tray place melter in hot summer sun and let the sun do the work.

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. What is a solar wax melter. Well the name kind of gives it away.

A great way to melt down small amounts of wax. 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 top is slanted so that the hinged top lid has a more favorable presentation toward the sun. 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.

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. Paint the melter black to increase efficiency. Rendering beeswax can be very time consuming unless you have a good melter and i find solar to be a great option durin. Our wooden solar wax melter is perfect for the budget conscious beekeeper.

Your solar wax melter is now assembled. Learn how to build a solar wax melter. You start with the floor of the solar wax melter and work your way to the top.