Comments on: Using Beeswax for Metal Work https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/using-beeswax-for-metal-work/ Sun, 06 Oct 2019 11:54:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: Dee Bagshaw https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/using-beeswax-for-metal-work/#comment-96473 Sun, 06 Oct 2019 11:54:58 +0000 http://keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=2097#comment-96473 Can you share approximate proportions for the wax, mineral spirits and linseed oil that you use in this paste?

Thanks
Dee

]]> By: David B https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/using-beeswax-for-metal-work/#comment-91766 Wed, 28 Aug 2019 07:26:01 +0000 http://keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=2097#comment-91766 Thanks for this – I knew beeswax was used by blacksmiths but wasn’t sure how. As a beekeeper (in England) I have plenty of beeswax! and was talking to a knifesmith (?) the other day about this and he hadn’t heard of it so its great to get the inside gen. Thank you

]]> By: Chris Nolan https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/using-beeswax-for-metal-work/#comment-81295 Tue, 19 Feb 2019 02:17:13 +0000 http://keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=2097#comment-81295 I had someone suggest the bees wax idea for corrosion prevention and I keep finding the same thing. Beeswax, linseed oil and mineral spirits but no one says how much of each is needed. Id like to make a batch to have the paste available for a project I have planned.

]]> By: kathryn https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/using-beeswax-for-metal-work/#comment-79189 Mon, 19 Nov 2018 22:48:12 +0000 http://keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=2097#comment-79189 Hey

This was so useful to read – what ratios of beeswax to linseed oil and mineral spirit would you use though?

Thanks

]]> By: Dave Richards https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/using-beeswax-for-metal-work/#comment-53756 Mon, 19 Jun 2017 15:58:44 +0000 http://keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=2097#comment-53756 Hi Jennifer,
As I am sure you have already been told, steel does not contain or hold moisture, it is not porous – this is impossible, the moisture seen on heating is from the heat source – ie using for instance Oxy propane, CO2 and H2O are produced in the flame itself and picks up on the steel as condensation.
This is why heating in an oven eliminates this possibility.
You can easily prove this if using a propane oxy source – heat the steel from underneath and you will see that no moisture occurs on the top surface, only where the flame comes into contact with the steel.

]]> By: Charles Kemp https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/using-beeswax-for-metal-work/#comment-29489 Fri, 17 Jun 2016 15:59:01 +0000 http://keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=2097#comment-29489 Do they really use beeswax to have the metal work go better? I didn’t know that they did things like that. It makes sense and it would be helpful to have something to help with the ironworks.

]]> By: Janet https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/using-beeswax-for-metal-work/#comment-17249 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 16:07:03 +0000 http://keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=2097#comment-17249 Love the tip about cork grease! Wish you had included ratios and method for making the tool polish you mention. Thanks for sharing how you incorporate bees into your farm life!

]]> By: Robert T. https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/using-beeswax-for-metal-work/#comment-14873 Fri, 09 Oct 2015 05:16:41 +0000 http://keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=2097#comment-14873 I mix beeswax and mineral spirits to make cork grease for the joints on my clarinets and oboe.

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