mdengraver
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Has anyone tried to do transfers with pure beeswax you get at the beauty supply. Just curious. It's certainly tacky enough!
Would you use the transfer wax with the copier and acetone type transfers
The "transfer" wax or solution that I am talking about is a liquid (beeswax in solvent) that is painted on a surface and allowed to dry.
A pencil drawing (in reverse, and using lead softer than 9 or 10) is then burnished lightly and the graphite is pulled off the paper and left on the surface of the article to be engraved.
Because it is wax, it's easy to smudge, so either you are careful to keep your fingers outta the way, or you scribe the design for security...
Brian
Another use for transfer wax is reduce the glare on what ever shiny thing you are engraving. Thanks to Daniel Houwer