Electric Waxer Carving Knife Machine - Dual Pen & 6 Wax Tips for Dental Lab, Jewelry Making & Wax Modeling - Professional Dental Tools & Wax Carving Supplies for Dentists, Jewelers & Artists

I only use the smallest pointy tip on beeswax and sticky wax to attach wax vents to models and fix up some mini beeswax candles. It works but I need to wrap the base of the metal tip with aluminum foil to reduce the heat loss. Without this insulation, it did not melt the beeswax even though I set the temperature to higher than 160 degrees C, but beeswax’s melting point is only about 65 degrees C.At first, I was disappointed thinking it did not work but noticed that the base of the tip (where it comes out of the black “wand”) was very very hot. I suspected that lots of heat got lost there. So I spread some cotton ball cotton inside a piece of folded aluminum foil. Wrapped it around where the tip came out of the black “wand.” A little rudimentary, but now I can set the temperature to 80-100 degrees C depending on how fast I want the tip to melt the wax, and within a few minutes, it is ready.I was trying to decide getting this machine vs. a cheaper thread zapper pen. I am glad that I decided to get this machine. I like the temperature control so it won’t be too hot and burn the wax or not hot enough to melt the wax quickly. Also love that it remembers the temperature last set. It’s kind of a lifesaver when I have not used it for a while and forgot the temperature.