What are you using for your propane burner? I just built a 24x24x32 tank and was planning to use a burner from a turkey fryer setup. Would be interested to see what your is
Have you thought of filling in most of the center area of the tank with a column of bricks to minimize the volume of wax you would need to have in the tank? You could then even use a taller tank with the same volume of wax and have 2 deeps fully submerged at the same time, cutting your dip time in half!
Thanks for sharing your process,did you make that tin basin or was that something you bought.How safe is the kiln,I noticed your using the propane container and theres a distance,but whats it flowing through,whats the hose made of and hows it connected.How much did this project cost you to set up?
@texroadie I use a mix of parrafin wax and gum rosin. It is about 25 % gum rosin and 75 % parrafin wax and I thrown in some left over beeswax from time to time. It really works well for clean up my old frames as well. Cleans them up like new. Good luck Bruce
Thank you for your kind reply. I just wanted to help people out and share my information. I had to research this out on the web and I found just a few people doing this. So I thought I would share my results. Thanks again. Bruce
I've seen a couple of Australian videos recently where they're wax dipping boxes, but they use bars inside the top lid of the boiler to keep the boxes submerged in the molten wax. The lid is vented, too.
That is just the excess glue. When I build the boxes I use Titebond III glue. I let the boxes dry for a week or so before I dip them. After 5 years or so they still look the same. One of my better ideas since I started working with the bees.
I like your system but it takes too long. Not only that but I have top bar hives and I need a dip tank 4 feet long. I am thinking about building a long tank and a rack that will allow me to line up several sides of my hives with spacers to allow wax between them and then dip 10 or 12 and a time and then assemble them after dipping. I also use rough cut lumber so it will take even longer because they start out green so there is a lot more moister to boil out and they are also a full inch thick.
What are you using for your propane burner? I just built a 24x24x32 tank and was planning to use a burner from a turkey fryer setup. Would be interested to see what your is
What are the dimensions of your tank, and how much wax did you have to have the first time you filled it up?
Hi there. Nice video. Can someone use beeswax instead of parrafin wax?
We’re do you get your wax at
Have you thought of filling in most of the center area of the tank with a column of bricks to minimize the volume of wax you would need to have in the tank? You could then even use a taller tank with the same volume of wax and have 2 deeps fully submerged at the same time, cutting your dip time in half!
Thanks for sharing your process,did you make that tin basin or was that something you bought.How safe is the kiln,I noticed your using the propane container and theres a distance,but whats it flowing through,whats the hose made of and hows it connected.How much did this project cost you to set up?
Fantastic video mate. Do you paint the box's after you dip them?
@texroadie I use a mix of parrafin wax and gum rosin. It is about 25 % gum rosin and 75 % parrafin wax and I thrown in some left over beeswax from time to time. It really works well for clean up my old frames as well. Cleans them up like new. Good luck Bruce
Thank you for your kind reply. I just wanted to help people out and share my information. I had to research this out on the web and I found just a few people doing this. So I thought I would share my results. Thanks again. Bruce
Thanks good stuff I love your video! Been interested in trying this someday. painting is a drag and costly
What size is your container or vat?
I'm not exactly sure but I would say I have about 4 inches on each side for clearance. Next time I make a trip to the barn I will try to measure it.
I've seen a couple of Australian videos recently where they're wax dipping boxes, but they use bars inside the top lid of the boiler to keep the boxes submerged in the molten wax. The lid is vented, too.
Have you dipped old painted boxes and if so what were the results? What are the dimensions on the tank? and what did you use for a burner? Thank You.
Yes that probably would be even better. I just didn't have enough. But I have been added left beewax to this for sometime now.
so does this mean that the bottom of the boxes end up with a cumulative dip time of 20min?
Open toed shoes? You're much braver than I am.
Hey I'm a Kentucky bee keeper. How many did you loose over the winter. Also why not bees wax
Bees wax will melt out of the wood at about 100*
That is just the excess glue. When I build the boxes I use Titebond III glue.
I let the boxes dry for a week or so before I dip them. After 5 years or so they still look the same. One of my better ideas since I started working with the bees.
what do you us and what is the ratio
Where did you get your container to melt the wax in?
where did you find your tank? What kind of metal is it?
I like your system but it takes too long. Not only that but I have top bar hives and I need a dip tank 4 feet long. I am thinking about building a long tank and a rack that will allow me to line up several sides of my hives with spacers to allow wax between them and then dip 10 or 12 and a time and then assemble them after dipping. I also use rough cut lumber so it will take even longer because they start out green so there is a lot more moister to boil out and they are also a full inch thick.
Where do you buy the wax you use?
I made it with woodprix handbooks !