Perforated stainless steel divider for solar wax melter

01 · SEPARATION

The slumgum stays behind and the block comes out clean

Inside a solar wax melter the wax melts at 61–65 °C and runs down the sloping plate, carrying with it whatever the comb held: cocoons, pollen and propolis. If all of that drops into the tray, the wax sets with the slumgum inside it and you have to melt it again. Fitted across the lower edge, the divider lets the liquid wax through its perforations and holds back the coarse material. It is not a fine filter: wax destined for foundation will still need hot settling.

02 · MATERIAL AND CLEANING

Stainless because iron and brass stain the wax

With molten wax the metal it touches matters: iron, brass and copper darken it, and an improvised plate shows up in the colour of the block. Stainless steel does not stain it and stands up to scraping. Scrape it while the melter is still warm and the cocoons and propolis are soft; cold, they grip the sheet and you have to force it.

03 · BEFORE YOU BUY

The measurement is what decides: 54.5 × 5.5 cm. Sold loose, one unit: it does not come with the collecting tray or the melter’s main plate.