Molds (I’ve used Tins, Wood frames, and Cardboard) Candy Thermometer (to make sure your fryer thermostat is working correctly) Plastic Shopping Bags (HDPE or LDPE, Recycle symbol #2 or #4)
Paraffin Wax (Available at Hobby Lobby) (The basic recipe is 4 parts wax to 1 part plastic)
#Eye candy 4000 drip and melt skin
Be aware that this Instructable is DANGEROUS! We will be melting waxĪround 300* and this wax will be thick and sticky so it will literally burn your skin off faster than you can say “OUCH!” Machinable wax is a very hard wax that won’t gum up a cutting tool, is soft enough to machine quickly and most importantly is completely reusable! Since I am cheap, I decided to make my own, which is actually quite simple and could be considered environmentally friendly since we use recycled plastic bags. For this reason, I began looking into machinable wax. Sure, a block of plastic is not terribly expensive by itself – but figure in the cost after you mess something up and the cost becomes quite unreasonable. Featured on ! Woohoo! But for records sake, my name is Jake: Ī major issue that I ran into when I first started working with my new CNC machine was the cost of raw materials to machine.