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MadMax · January 22nd, 2006, 13:44

I would guess a crayons melting point at around 65C. ABS has a softening point around 90C so you have to be careful with steam which hits 100C.

One method which might work well is to preheat your oven to 65C. Use an accurate alcohol or mercury thermometer instead of the ovens thermostat which is optimized for temps above 150C. Put a 1'x1' board on a middle rack with 3-4 sheets of paper towel.

Turn the coils on for a bit and monitor the temp thru the window in the door. Kill the coils at around 50C as the elements have a fair bit of heat capacity and they do get very hot. let the temperature drift up and put your slide in on the paper towel. Continue to monitor temperature to make sure that it doesn't continue to drift upwards.

Hopefully theres enough very warm air to maintain around 65C to gently melt the wax out and wick into the paper towel. It might help to put a weight inside the slide to keep the face pressed against the paper. A weight inside the slide wouldn't pinch the sides together in case ABS softens enough to warp under the weight of the ballast.

January 22nd, 2006, 13:44	#9
MadMax Delierious Designer of Dastardly Detonations Trader rating Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: in the dark recesses of some metal chip filled machine shop	I would guess a crayons melting point at around 65C. ABS has a softening point around 90C so you have to be careful with steam which hits 100C. One method which might work well is to preheat your oven to 65C. Use an accurate alcohol or mercury thermometer instead of the ovens thermostat which is optimized for temps above 150C. Put a 1'x1' board on a middle rack with 3-4 sheets of paper towel. Turn the coils on for a bit and monitor the temp thru the window in the door. Kill the coils at around 50C as the elements have a fair bit of heat capacity and they do get very hot. let the temperature drift up and put your slide in on the paper towel. Continue to monitor temperature to make sure that it doesn't continue to drift upwards. Hopefully theres enough very warm air to maintain around 65C to gently melt the wax out and wick into the paper towel. It might help to put a weight inside the slide to keep the face pressed against the paper. A weight inside the slide wouldn't pinch the sides together in case ABS softens enough to warp under the weight of the ballast. __________________ Want nearly free GBB gas?