| FAQ's -
Melt Art® |
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What is Melt Art? |
An art form in which craft materials are melted and
transformed into dimensional works of art using the
Ranger
Melting Pot and the
Melt Art
line of products. |
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What is the Ranger Melting Pot and how do I use it? |
The
Melting Pot™
allows crafters to create original three dimensional
fashion jewelry, magnets, soap, candles, home décor art,
artifacts, paper and memory craft embellishments and
more. The Melting Pot is ergonomically designed and easy
to use.
Melt, dip and pour
Ultra Thick
Embossing Enamels,
embossing powders, soap, candle wax, beeswax, glue,
candy and more. Individual
project pans allow you to have multiple melting projects with one Melting
Pot. See
Projects
and
Tips and Techniques for
many ideas on using the Melting Pot which belongs in
everyone’s craft room or art studio! |
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What is the best way to melt UTEE? |
Melt UTEE directly in the
Melting Pot™
and cover the pot with the lid to get the quickest
melting. Resist the urge to keep opening the lid and
stirring. Stirring causes unnecessary bubbles in the
UTEE. Do not use a project pan - the UTEE will not melt
completely. |
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is the best way to melt Beeswax, soap, candle wax and chocolate? |
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Ranger does not recommend melting BeesWax directly
in the Melting Pot. Wax can be flammable at temperatures higher than
300 degrees. For safer melting, use a Project Pan inside the Melting
Pot to diffuse the heat levels for lower temperature meltables. Always
keep safety in mind and don’t leave a heated Melting Pot unattended. See Tips & Techniques
with Melt Art BeesWax for specific, detailed melting instructions.
Also use Project Pans to get
the best results when melting candle wax, candle gel, soap, glue,
crayons and chocolate. Remember, if using a project pan for chocolate,
dedicate that Project Pan to food only, not craft products.
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Can I use a Melting Pot® with United States 120 voltage outside
of the U.S. with an adaptor plug? |
The U.S. Melting Pot was not designed to use with
any adaptors. It is only for 120 volt plugs. Using in any other
way could cause a serious fire hazard. A United Kingdom Melting
Pot is available through distributors and retailers in the
U.K.
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Can
I use the Melting Pot and a Project Pan for polymer
clay? |
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Yes, using a Project Pan
in the Melting Pot is a great way to cure polymer clay
without burning the bottom of the clay piece. Place the clay directly
in the Project Pan. (If you don’t want the back of the clay piece
that touches the pan to be shiny, put a piece of polyester
batting cut to fit inside the pan before placing
the clay in it.) Heat the Melting Pot to the UTEE
setting (360 degrees). Since you are using the Project Pan, it will
diffuse the heat to a lower temperature (about 265).
Depending upon the clay manufacturer's instructions, the
rule of thumb is one quarter inch of clay takes 20
minutes. It is a good idea to have a thermometer handy
to check the temperature of 265 as you would with your
toaster oven as well - this assures that the clay is
baked at the proper temperature so that the plasticizers
built into the clay are baked out and that the cured
clay is not brittle.
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