Category Archives: MICRO-productX

After undergoing this investigation into making candles out of tallow and other materials it began imperative towards the end of this quest to look into the economics of the venture.  I decided to look into the four different types of … Continue reading →

In reflecting on the past parts of my investigation into tallow wax being used for candles, I was in a sort bothered by the lack of precision from the initial process.  The candles were of different sizes due to imprecise … Continue reading →

After working with my original tallow wax and burning it in different instances I decided to revisit the tallow making process. This occurred over two separate instances.  The first attempt involved trying to use a meat grinder to streamline the … Continue reading →

Upon burning my tallow candles for 30 minutes a piece I decided that I should test how long the candles can be as well as uncovering how the candles handled being used for a long period of time. Therefore with … Continue reading →

Finally, I have arrived at the point in my investigation to burn my first set of tallow candles. For this process I have four candles made, one made of only tallow (labeled with a T), one made from a mixture … Continue reading →

This one of the moments I have been leading up to with my tallow making process, the making of candles.  I had to purchase candle wicks, a small bottle of cinnamon essential oils, and two 1 lb. blocks of beeswax … Continue reading →

A day after making tallow wax I have noticed an issue with the result.  The issue lies with the density and strength of the wax.  When brought to room temperature the wax becomes brittle and eventually extremely malleable almost to … Continue reading →

After researching the dangerous gel wax creation, I decided to go back in time to a more tried and tested method of creating wax, making tallow.  For those who do not know Tallow is wax that is created from rendering … Continue reading →

This is my initial investigation into creating a product utilizing wax as a major component of the process or the end result.  For the initial step into this process I decided to focus on the creation of wax and finding … Continue reading →