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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Zoran's plotter

From: "Stefan Trethan" <stefan_trethan@...>
Date: 2006-03-28

On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 17:44:29 +0200, Len Warner <yahoo@...>
wrote:

>
>
> Probably the cheapest and by far the most widely available source
>
> is the "tea light" - they are used for food warmers, night lights and
>
> aromatherapy burners, so you find bags of them in street markets
>
> and discount stores everywhere. They even have a convenient little
>
> metal pot in which to melt the wax and store the remainder
>


Never heat them on a electric hotplate until the paraffin starts to boil
and then attempt to lift the tea light off with a pair of pliers. If you
spill some of the overheated paraffin the whole lot will ignite with a
HUGE flame. Don't ask how i know this!

You can melt them easily, just don't overdo it with the temperature and
let it boil.....

ST