Re: Really Big chunks of agate

<connie.ryman.nos...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I want to melt a small amount of DOP wax and don't want to buy the machine.
Does anyone know of a simple easy way to do this?

Connie - I have always used a light bulb under a soup can with a metal
dish in the top of it to hold the wax.

The lighter or torch method will work on the fly - but if you are
working with larger cabs you will want the edge of the dish to warm
your stones on...the wax sticks better when the stone is warm.

The other alternative is super glue!

Robyn Hawk
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