[Jewelry making - Article 01218] - Re: [Orchid] Rolling mill sticky situation

[Trevor F]

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>     ... the 5 yr old grandaughter of mine got into my jewelry room and
>     tried to make pancakes with the bees wax using my rolling mill. 

Hello Anna,

    I would take a couple rags and wrap one around each of the rollers.
    You probably want each one to go around the roller a few times. Once
    they're in place pour on a nice dose of white spirits. I prefer to use
    odorless white spirits for stuff like this but turpentine will do
    too, as will Kerosene, diesel fuel, etc, basically anything that wax
    will dissolve in and will be roller friendly. 

    Leave the messy business overnight --ventilation would be a really
    good idea-- and by morning the wax will be soft enough to wipe off.
    You might want to scrape the worst of it off with a piece of soft wood
    beforehand, pine would probably be ideal, but I just try the rag
    trick for the first go. 

Cheers, 
Trevor F.

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