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joabrodas
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Toilet Wax Ring

10/04/2010 12:03 PM

Hi! this is joab,after some time,i decided to use silicone molds to make the toilet wax rings,now i am interested in having the precise melt index or consistency of wax,does anybody have experience with this ,may i have some advice please?

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Re: Toilet Wax Ring

10/05/2010 8:23 AM

Why in the world would You want to make toilet wax rings? Of all plumbing supplies this is probably the cheapest! If You plan on making these for sale You will need automatic machinery just to compete. Sorry to rain on Your parade but if You really want an answer check out google or yahoo or bing for an answer.

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Re: Toilet Wax Ring

10/05/2010 9:10 AM

Here, I was bored.

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10/05/2010 7:35 PM

I am wondering why you would want the melt index for the wax rings. They do not require melting to install, they are just a type of mechanically sealing gasket the pressure of the toilet when bolted down applies the pressure.
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Re: Toilet Wax Ring

10/06/2010 10:10 AM

From OP: "... i decided to use silicone molds to make the toilet wax rings..."

Our friend joabrodus has been working on toilet seal rings for at least two years.

Melt and mould temperature will depend on your selected compounding of materials. Beeswax had been used for many years, but I believe this has been amended to include paraffin in some amount.

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joabrodas
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Re: Toilet Wax Ring

10/10/2010 1:03 PM

Hi! i will use foots oil (residue paraffin) the problem is the consistency due to oil content in the residue parafin.

thanks for reply

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