SOLAR WAX MELTER

DETAILS FOR 3/4" LUMBER

1/2" THICK WOOD A melter of this size will handle wax

BRACE FOR LID rendering from 60 hives. You can modify the
dimensions and design to fit your own needs.
24" Melters come in all shapes and sizes and
can be made out of just about any used
material. The sheet metal pan should be 4"
METAL PAN to 6" deep and big enough to accept
20" excluders or at least 2 full-depth frames.
Paint the entire unit black for max. heat
1 " - INSULATING BOARD absorption. You should put a coarse screen
across the outlet of the pan to keep debris
20-3/4" from getting into the pan of molten wax.
Make a cappings basket out of "expanded"
metal (wire lath) that will fit into the sheet
metal pan.

BACK VIEW
DOUBLE GLAZING/
THERMOPANE LID

1/2" x 2" x 17"

BRACE FOR LID

METAL PAN 3/4" x 11-1/4"

20" x 20" x 5"

1 " - INSULATING BOARD

13-1/4"

15º 16"

28-1/2" 7"

SIDE VIEW

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