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I had a patient stuck in machinery at a factory making garbage bags a few years ago. Was kind of a funny job as my colleagues didn't know I had mechanical skills as well as medical ones, I had him out of the dismantled machine before rescue turned up
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....but I digress.....my point was going to be that the machines were being fed from vats of granulated plastic. I wonder if you turned up at such a factory with a garbage bag and a six pack of beer if you'd come away with a lifetime supply of the stuff?
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Crocell (at least) is far more than just a waxy plastic coating - it carries a fair amount of an oily substance.
I have bags of plastic injection moulding pellets as I used to make my own 'machinable wax' - paraffin wax with HDPE melted into it - and that sets up pretty hard without the oily nature of Crocell.
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(02-10-2021, 11:46 AM)Dr Stan Wrote: I ordered 10 lbs from McMaster-Carr as their price was way below any other supplier. Their web site indicates one pound will cover 3 sq ft at a thickness of .0625 inches. That works out to 27 cubic inches. So tape measure in hand I calculated my deep fryer would hold 7.4 lbs. I figure 10 lbs should leave some for my estate sale. ![Big Grin Big Grin](http://www.metalworkingfun.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
So.... how's that working out for you?
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(02-22-2021, 12:08 AM)Highpower Wrote: (02-10-2021, 11:46 AM)Dr Stan Wrote: I ordered 10 lbs from McMaster-Carr as their price was way below any other supplier. Their web site indicates one pound will cover 3 sq ft at a thickness of .0625 inches. That works out to 27 cubic inches. So tape measure in hand I calculated my deep fryer would hold 7.4 lbs. I figure 10 lbs should leave some for my estate sale. ![Big Grin Big Grin](http://www.metalworkingfun.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
So.... how's that working out for you?
I've loaded the fryer with hot dip and it melted just fine. Been otherwise occupied so I'll plug it in and give it a go today.
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OK, no hurry. I was just curious that's all. Inquiring minds you know...
Thanks Stan.
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(02-22-2021, 01:20 PM)Highpower Wrote: OK, no hurry. I was just curious that's all. Inquiring minds you know...
Thanks Stan.
Well it's hot. Just need to take a few minutes and use it.
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(02-22-2021, 07:13 PM)Dr Stan Wrote: Worked great.
Did you get the water based or the solvent based wax?
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