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Old 10-01-12 | 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by jrickards
I was reading an article about chainwaxing just recently and one of the suggestions was to put the can of wax (using the chain removal technique) in a larger container of water (ie double-boiler technique). It was said that even at water boiling temperature (212F), there is no risk of the paraffin igniting. Further more this site (http://www.shamrockaffiliations.ws/P...ash_Points.php) states that the flash point of wax is 390F.
A double boiler is a good idea but, since you are heating the water in the boiler with an open flame, you still have the possibility of igniting the wax.
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