bees wax or spackle

Problem I've always noticed with people using Durhams is that they never seem to get the slates right so there is always an abundance of shmootz around the table that crumbles when balls impact that area, leaving basically gravel under the felt.
Second problem I've had with following people using putty to do tables is sanding the slate while they were sanding off their mess....
If you're using enough that a razor blade can't deal with it and you have to sand it..... um- something's not quite right, because that's waay too much on the table
I might use it to fill in slate screw holes or something, but not ever in the middle of the table for those slates with center slate screws.....(I've had the same cane for a few years now....lol Although it's easy to clean up- add water and wipe down and off.
Bond is the best all around for table work, followed by beeswax.
Every once in a while I get lucky and find the old white blocks of beeswax that used to be made in Nebraska or Pennsylvania....
Most of the time you find the yellow cones that do the job, but have a lower melting point than the old white stuff.
Anyone know of anyone still supplying it?
 
I use bondo and fill in the slate screw holes. Conte sales(HI Al) sells a blue stick wax that is excellent also for filling holes. If the slates have a clean edge and you have them tight together you don't need anything in the seams. If you do you use a filler(bees wax, bondo, putty, plastic resin\epoxy) it should only be in the seams, not laying on top of the slate to hide problems. It seems\seams like every time I set up a table it has tons of crap on both sides of the seams. You should clean this excess off as it will cause the ball to roll off more then the gap between the slates(if you have any). Plus you can't get a good read with your level as it will rock across the seams from the extra filler. Of course that is if your checking.
 
Cuephoric said:
Every once in a while I get lucky and find the old white blocks of beeswax that used to be made in Nebraska or Pennsylvania....
Most of the time you find the yellow cones that do the job, but have a lower melting point than the old white stuff.
Anyone know of anyone still supplying it?
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When I used to order it, I searched eBay for "filtered beeswax". You could get it in 1 pound blocks. There are a few people on there that always have it, and the price is reasonable, especially for as long as it lasts. I'm bondo all the way now though.
 
Pure clean beeswax is all we ever use. Works great if done right and no problems when you move the table again in the future. I keep lots of it in stock if anyone ever needs any.
 
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