Bob Pearson
Member
Can anybody give me the recipe for home brew transfer wax? I have the bees wax.
Thanks in advance.
Bob
Thanks in advance.
Bob
Do it yourself transfer wax
- Thread starter Bob Pearson
- Start date
Dave London
~ Elite 1000 Member ~
Yep just buy a can of SAMs transfer wax cheap and easy, one can will probably last for a couple of generations 
McKenzie used 50/50 beeswax and tallow and he got the mix from Churchill who got it from Joe Fuggar.
bronc
Elite Cafe Member
I use and highly recommend Sam's wax. But if you are a glutton for punishment, try rendering some tallow in your wife's kitchen and see how that works out for you lol.
Stewart
Stewart
I've been banished from the house when I render tallow. Abigail says "you make the house smell like dead things."
bronc
Elite Cafe Member
Sam, my mom would agree with Abigail! When I was a kid my dad would render tallow in the kitchen and my mom would gripe about it lol. But my dad kept at it -- he was of the opinion that beef tallow was the greatest invention ever.
Stewart
Stewart
Brian Marshall
~ Elite 1000 Member ~
Leaf lard is sumthin' I haven't yet tried... doesn't sound too tasty?
But then there are some leaves that might make a nice addition to a pie in another way.
Kinda like those brownies...
Brian
But then there are some leaves that might make a nice addition to a pie in another way.
Kinda like those brownies...
Brian
Brian Marshall
~ Elite 1000 Member ~
On the other hand if'n you rendered the right kind of leaf lard - damn near anything would taste great after a coupla bites?
B.
Probably not wise to make transfers 'till the next morning, though... might come out a little fuzzy?
B.
Probably not wise to make transfers 'till the next morning, though... might come out a little fuzzy?
Last edited:
by all means, you should try mike dubbers' formula. graphite and chapstick. do NOT use medicated chapstick like i did. i ended liking some of the properties of mikes' formula. but i also use sams' wax. after having spent nearly 50 bucks doing this, uh, duh, i shoulda bought sams' first ! you should buy a tin
while supplies last.
or you could begin adding vaseline to the bees wax. 60 bees 40 or so vaseline, tallow, most any fat will do. continue adding/subtracting till you get there. or, buy some of sams' !!
while supplies last.
or you could begin adding vaseline to the bees wax. 60 bees 40 or so vaseline, tallow, most any fat will do. continue adding/subtracting till you get there. or, buy some of sams' !!
Lots of things work for transferring and layout. You have to hit the sweet spot of it not being so greasy that it smears and not being so stiff it won't transfer.
tdelewis
Elite Cafe Member
Which ever transfer wax you settle on try mixing in a little inletting black. It will give a more bold transfer.
Sponsors
