May 2020. Recently Pam has been processing her waste wax foundation and I have 'grabbed' a few photos of the various stages. Not very well planned but hopefully will give a flavour of what is involved. The filter is cut off the pudding basin and burnt on the Rayburn - a vital piece of equipment.
The individual thin discs will be re-processed through the system until one large block is cast.
 A typical example of a frame ready for processing. |
 The last remnants of rubbish! Sorry about the quality. |
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 Double saucepan, initially water is added and then the scraps of wax etc. are loaded. |
 A pudding basin inside some tights which is the filtering material! You can just make out the knot at the side. |
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 Remembering to make a depression in the filter the mixture of melted wax, water and rubbish is poured through the filter. |
 Another view showing how little wax is achieved from a single melting. |
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 The final stage; no filter is needed and the fine debris is now ready to be scraped from the block. |
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