How to Burn In a Beeswax Finish on a Steel Table
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- Learn how to burn in a beeswax finish on a steel table using a hand torch. The steel work table will be used outside and the beeswax finish acts as a nice rust-inhibitor and it looks really nice.
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So cool! I never knew that you could finish steel like this. It's so beautiful.
I have learned so much from your videos. Thank you for taking the time to post them.
Thanks Julie
Pretty cool technique, never seen something like that before. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks
Hey Jon, I really appreciate what you're doing! Keep up the good work and be encouraged by the fact that a lot of people feel the same way as me.
Thanks David...appreciate it.
Nice instruction and narration. I'm a beekeeper too and haven't heard about this. Good to kn ow.
Thanks Howard
This is so Awesome! keep up the awesome work jon you are an inspriation to me
thank you
Interesting Jon. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Tom
I recently purchased that torch and use it to burn weeds in concrete cracks. Now I have another use for it. Thanks.
Good idea
Nice work Jon. Can't beat those little map gas torches for jobs like that. I have a couple of them in my shop.
Thanks , yeah good to have around
Thanks Jon for another great video & have a great Thanksgiving !
Thanks Anthony, Happy Thanksgiving
I did not know you could finish steel with beeswax , great to know! And nice finished look!
i know right. I thought at first this would be a silly quirky experiment or something i didnt know this is an actual practice that works so well.
Impressed!
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@@JonPetersArtHome How long does it protect from the rust?
Wow, I had no idea. I love seeing traditional organic solutions to problems where my instinct would be to reach for some kind of chemical soup. Thanks Jon.
Thanks Akai
That really dresses up the table Jon.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.
Thanks Scott, and Happy Thanksgiving
Another great video Jon!
Thanks
Interesting, I have a few old engines (early 1900's) where the paint is gone, think I will try this on one and see how it comes out. Thanks
I got the same torch a while back - it works great for lighting your bee smoker too! In fact that's what mine gets used for more than anything else.
Good info..thanks!
Thanks Bees! And random youtube metal man!
I use the same torch in the shop and in the yard. Got tired of the small ones clogging up and being too difficult to get a decent cone going. That torch rocks!
Thanks Aaron...the torch is great
Great video Jon. One question. Does the surface leave any marring on your projects? I sometime use my welding table to work on wood.
I hear ya on using a table for comfort, 20 years ago I would have said "oh that's just for old people" :>). Thanks for the wax tip, John.
ha : ) thanks Steve
how often you have to appluy this. by the way great video!!
Have you tried the same with carnauba? It's more work but last much longer.
That's really cool, I was wondering last week what you used on the anvil!
Thanks James
Hi Jon,
I was wondering what I should use to make a table saw sled. Should I use MDF or something like the Garnica plywood.
and should it be 1/2 or 3/4 thick .
Thanks
Great tip Jon......now to find where to get raw beeswax!
Cheers
Thanks
Cool project, Jon. I've watched some of your encaustic painting videos and was wondering if you've ever used textured or degraded steel as a substrate/ground/support? Just thinking of the possible effects from heating a painted surface from behind. Would also be cool to see how the wax interacts with different natural metal patinas.
Thanks Mike, no but that's a good idea
That's cool man. I saw some people dipping bolts in oil after heating. How long will that last? I got this floor in my step van made of aluminum diamond plate but there are steel rivets in the floor that rust. And I wanted to remove the rust and then maybe coat it or at least the bolts/rivets with smthg like oil or wax or paint.
Plan is to cover the floor with insulation and then wood so it's going to get buried and I don't want the rust to expand under the floor. Any thoughts?
Are you burning the wax or just melting it? Is map gas required or just quicker? Thanks for the video and great idea.
I have a steel parsons table (indoors) from room and board with some rust because I live near the ocean. Will the beeswax technique help?
This torch is on sale at Home Depot for Black Friday for 40% off (or something like that). I have one that I use to light fireworks. The trigger can't be beat!
Awesome Video Jon! I'm going to use this finish on a antique trap project. Thanks!
Looking nice. I always wonder why ancient iron sculptures are resistant to rusting. Could it be a wax that they have burned into the metal?!
Thanks, probably
I'm super impressed with how your metal welding table turned-out! I'm now thinking of applying bees wax to a large steel table top vise I use outdoors. The vise is brand-new and has factory paint on 60-70% of the surfaces. Do you think the paint will be affected by applying the wax at 200 degrees? I would do this on a 70-80 degree day and avoid heating the metal which will surely damage the paint. I'd like to apply the wax to the entire vise and not just the bare metal, assuming that will work ok. Thanks again for this excellent video.
Thanks, I really don’t know… I would try applying to a small test area first. The only problem with wax is once you put it on it’s very difficult to remove. The wax on the welding table needs to be reapplied once a year to look good
Thanks for the video. Does it have a waxy feeling to the touch? Or is it smooth. Also, could you clear coat this as well, or would that be redundant?
I can't imagine a clear coat of any kind of paint would stick after flowing wax into it. No way.
Hi, Thank you for the video!
Do you know what happens to the wax when it is heated with the torch, or whats the difference of applying the liquid without heating afterwards?
I'm looking to learn more on the chemistry of this technique
Thank you!
Heating the wax helps it to absorb into the steel
Hi, how does this affect welding done on the table?
That was a very interesting demo, Jon.
Do you think I could use this method on my cast iron table saw ?
Thanks Jim...don't see why not.
anyone that may be aware, i have machined raw steel table top for my bandsaw (brand: shopfox). it tends to get a thin layer of rust, discoloring my lumber and creating friction on the surface making sliding pieces across the table difficult. can i use bees wax on such a surface ? can it be made to a very smooth surface to allow for sliding, and at the same time be relatively wear resistant (it wont be feasible to have to reapply after every other project)
Have you ever used paraffin wax? If so, did you have any paroblems with application of it, or the finish?
No, I always have bees wax around because I'm a beekeeper and I have friends that keep bees.
Hi Jon,
would you apply this to the cast iron table of a 1950s Delta bandsaw, for example ?
Keep on trucking ! (from France)
Hi , I think so but want to use a wax past instead, I use butchers wax on my bandsaw and table saw tops.
cool, thanks for responding, and thanks for the inspirational content, works everytime !
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i used bees wax on my sander table
Will the ground still carry to a piece sitting on the table for welding?
yes works good
Jon - how long will this last outside before you have to refresh? Thanks.
Hi Ken, I'm not sure , will check back on it, probably six months out side.
How long will it last ?
can you weld ontop of the wax or is it like paint
yes thats why I used wax for this project
Looks great, was that all beeswax from your hives?
Thanks Devin, no a friend gave it to me.
Could this be done to a cast iron piece? Got a lot of cast iron and Texas humidity is ruining it.
Sure
Jon, would this be a safe finish to use on say a sheet of mild steel (small) that is in the kitchen. It's not eaten off or directly comes into contact with food, but it is in the kitchen (my belief is that yes it is food safe). Mainly though, I'm curious as to how much upkeep something like this would require in doors if it were permanently attached to a wall for example. Let me know your thoughts.
I'm curious to know the same. If I can seal some rustic future inside, will the wax come off if brushed up against lightly onto someone's clothes?
Thanks
To apply the finish to wood would you do the same but with a heat gun instead of a torch?
Beeswax finish on metal works best when the metal is hot enough to sizzle the wax.
John Harris sorry didn't realise the mistake was trying to ask about applying this to wood
yes and sometimes I use the heat gun to melt bees wax into end grain
You know if you dissolved the beeswax in a solvent such as toluene, then you can do the whole thing cold.
No need to heat anything up and your homemade "lacquer" will also dry quite quickly.
Minutes rather than hours.
Just a thought.
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Would this be a good finish for a outdoor welding table?
Yes, the ground clamp will bite through the finish. Just make sure you scratch in what you are welding on for good contact.
yes that's what I'm using for and it works
John is rite, the clamp bites through the wax and you can scratch the finish with work piece to get contact.
thanks guys!
Nice! In the spring, the bees will be back! They will not buzz your table then? :)
thanks Adian
Hi Jon, Thanks for this video - really helpful. I am just finishing up a project with a coffee table, in mild steel. We've applied a black patina finish (cold) and wondered how the wax finish would stand up to a coffee table top i.e ring marks etc.. any advice here? Thanks in advance.
Should work good, the wax finish on my work table looks pretty good and it’s outside
I would think preheating with a heat gun, painting on some wax, and then heating again with the heat gun would be more effective in getting the wax to flow into the metal grain.
Maybe i am mistaken but you are just sealing the rust with the beeswax?
Yes works great I’m posting an update in a week or two
on your outdoor table why don't you use a rust proof paint so you don't have to keep doing that
Because it is a welding table.
Rust-proof paint is an insulator, so it would not work so well with the welder. Just like when you're jump-starting a car, you want to put the negative lead on bare metal, not painted. Apparently bees wax transmits electricity.
According to physics.info/dielectrics/, bees wax is apparently dielectric, so it won't conduct electricity at low volts/apms. But it breaks down pretty readily at high voltage/amperage.
I will be welding on the table so I didn't want to paint it. I tested it out and it works good.