Beeswax is for the birds. Use bondo. Mix it right on the slate surface, wipe it in with a metal scraper removing the excess as you go and then use a razor blade scraper to scrape it flat prior to when it's very hard. Scrape it when it's like semi hard plastic. If you do it right just a quick once over with a sanding block to knock off any tiny bit left behind. When you go to take it apart score the joint with a razor knife prior to separating the slates.What type of beeswax should be used for slate joints?
I'm looking to buy some on amazon.ca (Canada) but most seem to say cosmetic grade???
Is it all the same stuff, what should I look for?
Any help appreciated!
I kinda like the tiny bits that may be left behind. Kinda like racking with an old triangle rather than a Magic rack. It leaves a little un-predictability in the gameBeeswax is for the birds. Use bondo. Mix it right on the slate surface, wipe it in with a metal scraper removing the excess as you go and then use a razor blade scraper to scrape it flat prior to when it's very hard. Scrape it when it's like semi hard plastic. If you do it right just a quick once over with a sanding block to knock off any tiny bit left behind. When you go to take it apart score the joint with a razor knife prior to separating the slates.
Ok let me just quit beating around the bush then .I like the divided opinion
Does anyone know if there are different types of beeswax, and which are or are not best for slate joints?
{insert murder hornet joke}.....
if I ever finish the room to set up wife’s 1920’s 9’ BBC my tech will decide whether bondo or beeswax.candle wax is cheap and easy to find. why do they cover it in the first place anyway?
when security features are placed to avoid people unscrewing something I understand, like a public streetlight.if I ever finish the room to set up wife’s 1920’s 9’ BBC my tech will decide whether bondo or beeswax.
Could be wrong but I believe he uses either one depending on conditions.
However to suggest “candle wax” is just wrong. Unless you are stealing catholic altar candles
Most candles are paraffin wax which is brittle, crumbly, & melts at a lower temperature than pure beeswax.
Even altar candles are a mix, for lower cost & to burn better, which is probably not ideal for pool tables.
Beyond that I don’t know a thing about specialty engineered waxes of which there are a huge range including machinable waxes for proofing prototypes on cnc machines that behave more like plastics.