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Old 11-23-23 | 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by RubeRad
Looking at Silca's chain wax, they advertise that it comes in a 'convenient stovetop boiler bag', and you can just put the chain in the bag in hot water on the stove. Mostly I've heard of people using crock pots.

Anybody try out this stovetop method? Is the bag sturdy enough to really last? Or does it eventually wear out and you need to step up to a crockpot anyway? Or, could you just migrate to gallon ziploc bags and replace whenever necessary?
So that’s what you are paying the extra $36.99 for! A high tech ziplock bag that you could buy for 15¢.
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