Wax: What and where?

What kind of waxes do you use? And where do you get them?

 

I use a "proprietary" blend (read "cheapskate") of wax that I buy at a local art supply & any wax I stumble across at home. I.e. cheese wax, old candles.
I also have some legit carving wax by Freeman & Ferris. This website can give you an idea where to buy. http://freemanwax.com/where-to-buy.html

 

The wax best suited to your needs depends upon what you are doing. For lost wax investments you need a wax that does not expand and contract much. I use a microcrystalline wax I buy from Arizona Sculpture made by McLaughlin called 2-AB-150.

http://arizonasculpture.com/wax/

 

I just recently asked a similar question. Fair bit of info in there.

http://forums.thehomefoundry.org/index.php?threads/what-wax-are-you-using.439/

 

http://www.myheap.com/casting-moldi...man-charity-waxes.html?highlight=WyJ3YXgiXQ==

This is some good info on some homemade wax recipes from hard to soft waxes. This site has a lot of great info on a lot of things.

Kurtis, I sent you a PM also.

 

Here's a "I wonder what happened to" post. Kurtis was on here and them disappeared. I sent a couple PMs but no answer.

 

Yeah I have been super busy. My cross commition has been extended way out so I have been taking my time. Not to much time for casual web browsing. I appreciate you looking out for me in the community.

 

Hi Kurtis, just wondered where you went.

 

Welcome back man.. If ya need some help getting them poured... just ask.