Solar Wax Melter
Melt down that old junk brood comb in this high quality solar wax melter! This melter will last for years and years in your bee yard and look great doing it.
Simply scrape off and place old wax or comb into the tray, and the sun does the work for you! The wax collects in a small metal tray below.
Dimensions - 24" long, 14.5" wide, 9" tall
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The stainless tray needs a support across to keep it from sagging. When it is assembled there is a little under 1/2” in the center of tray to the punch plate the rod goes through. Without wrapping the punch pretty thick a lot of contaminants could easily make its way through the gap. I haven’t loaded it with wax yet to see how much more the gap increases, but with me just putting a little weight on with my hand the gap grows to over 3/4”. I will have to modify this in order to use it the way it’s intended.
I like this solar wax melter but I have one complaint about it. The edges of the lid on the short side are very sharp! It would have been better to bend that edge over on itself. Despite that one issue I would still recommend it to anyone.
I got this for my Wife...after she comes from the yard and has her comb bucket....she dumps it in and it works like a charm...lighter and more portable then I could have built...A+ to John and his Minions...
This setup can process way more than a DIY one that I made of similar size because the metal goes all the way to the edge. It's lightweight and easy to move around and store. All the parts are durable and should last a long time. The cover has a nice metal frame and corrugated plastic lid so there is no need to worry about breaking any glass. I would highly recommend this to someone interested in one and the price is hard to beat.
I use a paper towel to add additional filtering on the perforated part.
The only thing that I may change is having the option to purchase additional pans that catch the wax if desired.