Electric stove for heating wax pots

01 · WHAT FOR

The brass pots that induction will not heat

The house’s 12 cm pouring pot and 8 cm pan are brass: a good conductor but not magnetic, so an induction hob does nothing with them. This plate is a resistance: it heats any flat bottom that rests on its 14 cm. Melting kilos needs a wax melter; this is for fixing foundation, waxing frames and filling moulds.

02 · HOW TO USE IT

Low thermostat and thermometer in the wax

Start on the low setting and go up little by little: the thermostat regulates the plate, it does not measure the wax. Beeswax melts at around 63-65 °C and is worked between 70 and 85; above 100 it darkens and loses its scent, and once it smokes it is spoilt. Flat-bottomed pot no wider than the plate, a dry heat-resistant surface, and the plate unplugged before cleaning or moving it.

03 · SAFETY

Wax burns: never unattended, and never water

Wax is flammable and a pot forgotten on full ends in flames. Never alone, pot not full, water and paper away. If the wax catches, cut the power and smother it with a lid: never water, which spreads it burning.

04 · BEFORE YOU BUY

The hot plate is supplied alone; the brass pots 912 and 913 and the thermometer come separately.