chappy6107 Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 How does everyone go about cutting up their slabs of wax? hot knife? scoring? put in a bag and slap it on the concrete? I got a sample of the 3022 wax from clarus and it is in slab form. the last wax i bought(c3) was in flake form & much easier to measure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonshine Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 The 3022 is soft enough to use a long knife to cut pieces - it's the straight parafin you need a chainsaw for! Lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcbrook Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I tried a hot knife once and it did not work as good as I thought it would. I just use a big knife and push down. It is faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcandleattic Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I have a big knife that I use for my soft wax. It looks very similar to this knife - https://www.etsy.com/listing/218749867/the-new-easy-out-minimax-24-standard-or?ref=market (It's for soap slabs, but works great with my wax too) I usually make my jar candles in 1-2lb increments, and I have gotten to where I can pretty much eyeball what will be a lb. (but yes, I do put it on the scale - rarely do I have to add or take any off the scale though) I can usually get 10.5 - 11 lbs with a bit left over out of each slab in my case. I usually cut up about 120lbs at a time so I have it - I wrap each lb in tinfoil to keep any dirt and dust off of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcandleattic Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 If it's the hard paraffin, I usually just score in a couple places then hit it with a hammer a couple times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Hard wax i drop on a concrete floor woth force. Soft wax i use a wire to pull through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chefmom Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 MY hard slabs of paraffin get put in a plastic bag and then I put them at an angle, hold one side, the other on the concrete floor and just smack the middle. pick up the pieces and repeat. I smack them all until they fit in my pour pots and then the bag gets dumped into a plastic tub with a tight lid. For my containers I use 6006, and that is easily cut with a paring knife into pieces to fit the pot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I break mine up with a large screw driver or ice pick. Because it's cold here, the slabs break pretty easily. Just drive the object into the wax a couple of times and they break apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 For hard slabs I break with a hammer into pieces. With the soft waxes I use a butcher knife and whack off a piece. I also got some of those large sterlite containers to put a case of wax in them. So each time I open a new case of wax I place the slabs in the container to cut or whack off pieces so any stray slivers or lumps stay in the container. That way I can also seal the container to keep contaminants out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy6107 Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 Awesome. Thanks everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puma52 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 The 3022 is soft enough to use a long knife to cut pieces - it's the straight parafin you need a chainsaw for! Lol Amen Sista!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy6107 Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share Posted February 22, 2015 I used a 8" knife and the 3022 cut with relative ease Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest OldGlory Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Hammer and chisel.My dog hides when I am breaking up hard paraffin wax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcandleattic Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Hammer and chisel.My dog hides when I am breaking up hard paraffin wax. I remember when I first moved into our house, our neighborhood has a high volume of police officers living in it. Step out my front door and I have 6 neighbors that are in the police force. Anyway the neighbor directly to our right is SWAT, and I used to take my slab (in the summer) out to the driveway and drop from about 4 feet up. Well, it gives a loud bang that echos. I did that once when Jim was home and in his full uni, and he came around the corner, stalking, hand on gun, screaming at me to get down. Scared the living shit out of me because I had obviously scared the crap out of him.Needless to say I no longer do that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 :laugh2: Now I don't feel so bad whacking my slabs with a hammer and butcher knife! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest OldGlory Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 LOL! Hey, it's a great way to diffuse some emotion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillzRAlive Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 I also place the slab at an angle up against something. I tap it with a hammer right in the middle and it normally crumbles into big enough pieces to go in my presto pot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glendalie Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 I have the comfort blend container of wax 25lbs. It came in a block rather than shaved what is the easiest way to break up or have shaved? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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