LadyJo Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Why doesn't paraffin come in flake form ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjdaines Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Haven't seen any, just embrace the hammer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacktieaffair Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 lmao @ embrace the hammer!The hammer is your FRIEND!!! Just think of all those iggits you wanna smack up side the head and visualize their face on the slab Cheapest therapy out there ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladysj Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 I drop my slab on my concrete porch breaks it up pretty good. Kind of a karate sound & power drive it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyJo Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 I joked the other day that I don't use paraffin because I refuse to be seen out in my driveway beating the heck out of a block of wax. LOL After doing a ton of googling I did find one supplier that does sell paraffin in flake form. Rustic E. sells KYs paraffin in flake form. I would love to get some but its a bit too expensive. I sure wish some other suppliers would offer it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wessex Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Many years ago, when I ordered my first 50 pound case of paraffin (boy I was going big-time then lol) it was in bead form. I do not remember what kind it was, but it was pretty much a straight wax I had to add stearic acid to for pillars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Nature's Garden "Bliss" paraffin blend is also beads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mzphee Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 why doesn't paraffin come in flake form ?lol i just ordered the igi 4794 and was thinking how am i going to break this up*dead horse*NOW I know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnvyCandles Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Just Scent sells some in bead form. I use 4794, and keep it in the box, just smash at it with a large hammer. Breaks into perfect sized pieces. I can get big blocks, little blocks, teeny shims... whatever I need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjdaines Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 I smash up 5 pounds to go into the Presto Pot and there it stays until needed. As the pot gets low, I just add a few more chucks to keep the level up. I have a pot for 4794 and one for 4625, much easier to ladle out wax to measure then searching for the right sized chuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karie Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 I can't tell you how much I love taking the hammer and wacking the crap out of a slab of wax. It is one of the best parts of candle making. Hhhmmm, I think I'll go make some candles. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanetsCandles Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 My husband is an angel and busts the wax blocks up for me. It helps tons (I have severe problems with my wrists and hammering just isn't helpful with it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravens Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 It sure would be nice to have some large shredder, feed the slabs through it and voila.... paraffin flakes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
number2of7 Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 It sure would be nice to have some large shredder, feed the slabs through it and voila.... paraffin flakes!I guess a commercial wood chipper would do the job ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karie Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 When I first got in to paraffin, I tried a chisel and hammer. Didn't work. Now I take the hammer from up above my head and whack the wax on the cement floor. Usually one or two swings breaks it up. And I don't have a very strong upper body. I tried on the work bench but that took too much hammering. HTH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candlebug Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 I put a slab in a flex garbage can bag with the pull strings, go outside to the concrete and scare all the barn cats and my dog when it hits the concrete and sounds like a gun going off, lol. Breaks up nicely and a giggle when the cats run to the barn as fast as they can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wessex Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Here is a great way to break up wax blocks: Collecting the pieces is a little problematic...Seriously, C4 rocks!!! Sorry, just had to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjdaines Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Here is a great way to break up wax blocks: Collecting the pieces is a little problematic...Seriously, C4 rocks!!! Sorry, just had to do it.That's how we dig holes in Arizona to plant cacti. Another advantage of living in AZ is that we don't need to electricity to melt wax in the summer, just put the presto pot in the sun for an hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyJo Posted December 23, 2011 Author Share Posted December 23, 2011 unfortunately beating wax with a hammer isn't really an option for me with bad wrists, etc.cutting it with a saw might be an option. but I'm still wondering why paraffin doesn't come in flake form. (other than KYs brand) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicky_CO Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Here is a great way to break up wax blocks: Collecting the pieces is a little problematic...Seriously, C4 rocks!!! Sorry, just had to do it.Damn that looks like fun I swear I am in the wrong business. I want to blow things up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksranch Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 (edited) Here is a great way to break up wax blocks: Collecting the pieces is a little problematic...Seriously, C4 rocks!!! Sorry, just had to do it.Leave it to you!! :laugh2:If he could do it that way, my DH would break up all my wax!! :laugh2:But honestly, I don't have an issue with it - I have a 4X4 peice of wood on the floor and just set the slab with one end up on it and the other end on the floor and one good whack breaks it right up - peice of cake. Edited December 23, 2011 by ksranch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 When I used paraffin I would put a slab in a plastic tote and lean the slab up against the side of the tote then hit with a hammer. It didn't take that much force. Then the next piece could just set on top of the other pieces and I'd bang on that. I could bust up 55lbs of wax in no time and all of it stayed in the tote so it was less messy. When I needed wax I'd just open the right tote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyJo Posted December 24, 2011 Author Share Posted December 24, 2011 hasn't anyone else ever wondered why soy comes in flakes... but paraffin don't ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sporadic Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Here is a paraffin wax that comes in granulated form: http://rusticescentuals.com/Ky-133-Versatile-Paraffin-Wax-Blend.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Fields Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Haven't checked in a long, long time but paraffin does come in flakes kind of like you get with soy only smaller and thicker. Don't know if all the blends come this way. We used to order directily from IGI and they always asked whether we wanted slab, pellets or liquid. The pellets we wonderful; as I recall, they came in bags like dog food. lol. We stopped ordering direct from IGI when they raised their minimum to order direct to $ 24k a year as I remember, or it may have been 10 pallets. Anyway, that's when we stopped and went to slabs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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