Wax Extraction from Brood frames.

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Visit your local Glaziers/Double Glaziers to see if they have any old small units you can scrounge then simply make up a solar extractor, wax reclamation is then free afterwards.
I don't worry about how much wax per frame and just simply reclaim it then when I have several lb's or kg's worth trundle off to exchange it for unwired worker super and brood foundation. For brood I use horizontal fishing line to prevent it miss shaping and now have started using starter strips for natural comb with the fishing line.
The bees work hard to produce the wax so I try recover everything even brace comb and scrapings from top and bot bars.
 
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