Using oxalic staples - 2 years on
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Yes I did ...... I chucked it all in the water jacketed wax melter ..... took about an hour to dissolve.
Then i ran it out into two buckets filled with Hive Worlds cardboard strips.
I'll mix up a bigger pot next time ..... and put an element in the melter that has a thermostat.
Then i ran it out into two buckets filled with Hive Worlds cardboard strips.
I'll mix up a bigger pot next time ..... and put an element in the melter that has a thermostat.
Attached. This is a slightly different/updated version as I have added information where I think it is relevant. Hope it helps
that is an incredibly useful resource - thank youAttached. This is a slightly different/updated version as I have added information where I think it is relevant. Hope it helps
Not exactly the same but in the right ballpark. I use 40% oxalic to 60% glycerine (weight per weight). Density of glycerine is 1.261kg/L. So you used 10kg oxalic and 12.6kg of glycerine. Slightly higher oxalic concentration.
I found the recipe off Randy Olivers website... 25ml glycerine/25gm O/A
Got me thinking to ‘Where’s PhilBee’ ...
I need to write the recipe on the wall or something.
So .... is that a thumbs up from grant aboit philbee.... or writing the recipe on the wall.
And while we’re at it.... where’s Gino, and Stoney.....
And while we’re at it.... where’s Gino, and Stoney.....
I’m still here, still trialling ox staples, wintered with again, haven’t seen a single mite or damage so far this first round back in the engine room.
@Otto, or anyone else, how long do the dried strips keep? Anyone thought of VAC packing them? Although I loath necessary plastics, making the small hobby volumes is a real pain. And I’m looking to OA as an extra treatment to Apivar/Bayvrol, but also need it to be convenient and readily available
Gotta thanks all those who have contributed on this topic. The use of these staples looks to have increased significantly - probably due to the ever-increasing costs of commercial strips.
Thanks to Otto on their methods and people like James and Frazz who shared how they didn’t work and why . . . all of which has contributed significantly to the field of work
Thanks to Otto on their methods and people like James and Frazz who shared how they didn’t work and why . . . all of which has contributed significantly to the field of work
I'm certain VAC packing them would work well.
I store mine in a sealed bucket. I have stored over winter and then used them in early spring and am confident they work just fine (although I haven't done a direct comparison with freshly made ones in a side-by-side trial).
@Otto Thanks for that, will make up a batch and use your drying tricks and store them in VAC maybe. Should be interesting. I’m going to set up a bunch of old frames (foundation melted off) as drying racks in the shed safely in boxes. Then either store them in a flat airtight container or maybe even try VACing some for a test
Oh, which Mr. Black?
As I recall there were two Mr. Blacks, one of them had a very scientific bent and supplied useful info nobody else would have known.
Oh that's good to hear. Haven't seen him lately so it did have me wondering.
He does, but the strange thing is that OA dissolves way better in glycerine than in water.
He experimented adding some water but last I heard he had moved away from it, no longer adds water.