Homemade Brick Recipe
Ingredients rocks or gravel, pre-rinsed and dried 18 qt. soy wax flakes dye blocks, finely grated fragrance oil
Tools hot plate or electric burner medium sauce pan metal pouring pitcher with heat resistant handle mixing bowl ½ cup, ladle wax thermometer measuring cups or scoops silicone spatula metal sheet spatula heat resistant flexible or detachable molds, to match desired brick dimensions
Melting the Wax and Prep: Begin by preparing the double boiler. Fill the medium sauce pan 1/3 full with water and place on the hot plate, add 20 oz of water directly into the double boiler and turn the heat to high. Bring the water to a rolling boil. The metal pouring pitcher will serve as the bain-marie. Add the soy-wax flakes directly into the pouring pitcher. Place the pouring pitcher into the medium sauce pan and allow the wax to reach its melting point, approximately 30 minutes. While the wax is melting, rinse the rock or gravel aggregate and allow it to dry fully. Allow the gravel aggregate to rest at room temperature. It is important that the gravel aggregate reach a neutral temperature that is neither too hot, nor cold, from 70-74Âş Fahrenheit, as this will impact the casting process.
Homemade Brick Recipe
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