Hi Ted, That is what I did. I melted a small amount of the carnuba into the melted can of Briwax. I guess it will be a bit harder when I use it again. James Grebe R.P.T. of the P.T.G pianoman@inlink.com Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups and Practical Piano Peripherals in St. Louis, MO -----Original Message----- From: Ted Simmons <ted@brevard.net> To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org> Date: Sunday, November 01, 1998 11:10 AM Subject: Re: Carnuba and dust collectors >James, > I have just returned from the North Carolina PTG Conference and my wife >and I visited many antique shops on the way up and back. One of the shops >sold a product called "Briwax" which is a mixture of carnauba and beeswax >mixed with toluene as a carrying agent. If it's a carnauba wax product you >were trying to mix, "Briwax" might be what you're looking for. The >manufacturer can be reached at 1-800-327-4929. If you have a FAX machine I >can fax you their brochure. > >Ted Simmons >Merritt Island, FL > >> Yesterday I bought a pound of carnuba wax flakes/crystals/powder. >>($16.95) I tried melting it in a baby food jar in my electric glue pot. >>Didn't work. I then took it upstairs and put the jar in a pan and boiled >>water with the jar sitting in it. It melted. I let it cool and it >>solidified again and came out just as hard as it was before except it was >>now a solid mass. I then took the melted carnuba and melted my regular wax >>and mixed the two. Does any one have experience with the proper way to mix >>this carnuba to where it is useable? I suspect that the carnuba did not mix >>with my regular wax and when I get to it in the can it will be clunks of >>hard mass? The people at the woodstore didn't know any more than I do. >> >>Is anyone using the bag type dust collectors in their shop? I looked at the >>Jet 1 hp unit and the Delta 1.5 HP unit. Has anyone tried picking up >>shaving from a working lathe? Are you using a second stage (trash can) to >>collect the heavier stuff before it goes into the bag? Any opinions? >>Thanks >> >> I thought this would make a good Christmas present for my wife, don't >>you think? :>) >> >>James Grebe >>R.P.T. of the P.T.G >>pianoman@inlink.com >>Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups and Practical Piano Peripherals in >>St. Louis, MO > >
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