Melted wax can be highly flammable so you wouldn't want that inside your home. Although I'm sure someone has tried to do a deep fried turkey over a propane burner in their house at one time or another. Tom
-----Original Message----- From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of DanKj Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 8:09 PM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Edison brown wax manufacture Most interesting, and thanks for sharing! Question: It appears that you were working on an enclosed porch. Does the process produce stinky or dangerous fumes? I'm wondering if it's something that could be done in a basement without endangering the rest of the house .... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Edison" <edisonphonowo...@hotmail.com> To: <phono-l@oldcrank.org> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 8:24 AM Subject: [Phono-L] Edison brown wax manufacture >A have posted a few movies on youtube showing the process of making the aluminum stearate soap base for brown wax. Most all >cylinder waxes, brown and black, Edison, and Columbia, use an aluminum soap base, the colorant, and other additives are >what make them different. C http://www.youtube.com/edisonworks _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
