Astro Nugget

Comment

Comment by Arne on October 5, 2022 at 3:10pm

well most of it does settle at the bottom, I put quite a lot of powder in there. Also I had to filter it several times as a lot of the powder ends up in the fluid instead of the wax but once cleared it stays clear. It doesnt seem to work with all kinds of wax though or at least theres different effect and sometimes it changes drasticaly over time. what worked best so far was 90's haggerty und crestworth wax.

Comment by Mattgyver92 on October 4, 2022 at 1:08pm

Hmm. It doesn't eventually settle and clump up at the bottom?

Comment by Arne on October 4, 2022 at 11:15am

When I use mica powder I first mix the powder with a small abount of wax so it becomes sort of a paste and the I put the paste back in the lamp. this way it doesnt clump together and mixes in quite well. 

Comment by Mattgyver92 on October 4, 2022 at 10:54am

I'm going to try using some oleic acid (may need to make ammonium oleate soap) as a surfactant for some mica to see if it helps prevent it from clumping (or helps it recirculate easier). Gotta see if it binds with the paraffin/PERC/LP first.

Comment by Arne on October 4, 2022 at 9:36am

it's wax from an old crestworth astro (originaly orange) with gold powder.

Comment by Mattgyver92 on October 2, 2022 at 6:55pm

Is this a homebrew mix? It looks SHINY. Looks great.

Comment by andy ross on October 1, 2022 at 5:02am

Nice one, Arne!