Tone, Lead, even pure lead, melts at a temperature much higher than wax burns. The wax would become "dross" which is a floating scum which is skimmed off before making a pour. I can see no sense to using beeswax in molten lead. Antimony is added to printers lead to control shrinkage cooling. Antimony shrinks when molten and lead expands when molten. Printers absolutely must have precision control over dimensions of the lead when cold. It is possible that beeswax will act as a cleanser to bring dross to the surface quicker even though printers use a compound specifically designed for that purpose. Newton Tony Caught wrote: > > Hi List > > When I was working in China the keyleads had beeswax added to the lead > prior to pouring into the moulds. I assumed that this beeswax was added to > counteract the oxidisation of the lead. True or false ?
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