Funny, Doug... My wife (too) scored me a cheap electric burner at a garage sale so that I could "conveniently" do my waxing in the man- cave (aka garage)... as is "Get that s*** outta my kitchen"...
BB On Feb 22, 10:29 am, doug peterson <[email protected]> wrote: > I never measured the temp but the wax is thin enough to drip off the > chain when I lift it out. For years I used a coffee can (wax & chain) > sitting in a saucepan of water, only letting the water get to a gentle > boil. My wife picked up a small fondue pot so I could move the > operation into the garage. Wipe down the chain, hook the ends with a > couple of re-purposed paper clips for easy retrieval, & drop into the > pot. Turn on high & go about my garage tinkering. It may take 20-30 > minutes for the wax to melt & get hot, not sure, never timed it. I > suppose the chain sits there for half hour or more. Remove, hang from > a hook over an old newspaper, wipe down to removed excess wax & let > cool for a few minutes. That's as scientific as I've gotten so it > seems the recipe isn't critical. > > dougP > > On Feb 22, 1:45 am, Earl Grey <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Surprised I didn't find the definitive answer in the archives, or a > > riv reader for that matter. > > > The 1992 Bridgestone catalogue mentions using a double boiler, thus > > 212 Fahrenheit max. > > > Riv Reader Vol 1 Issue 1 says Grant uses a 400 F bath, and says the > > flash point is 425 F. Also says don't do this at home (liability > > reasons, one assumes). > > > So, what do the extra 188 F get you? Lower viscosity and better > > penetration? Has anyone found this to matter, or has anyone the > > necessary scientific background to theorize upon the topic? > > > Winter here is bone dry season, so it seems like the time to finally > > try wax after 20 years of cycling. > > > Cheers, > > > Gernot- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
