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I was thinking about using wax seals for like letters and greeting cars. My question is does anyone around here use them and if so which supplies do you recommend for them?

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Have a search for discussions about them - they crop up fairly often. For example...

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/121092-show-us-your-wax-seals/

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/191742-on-the-subject-of-wax-seals/

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/190435-sealing-wax/

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/184903-wax-seal-shaping-form/

 

And those are just form the past few months. Bear in mind though that seals can smash off in the post office machinery.

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I use wax seals. For wax that can go through postal equipment without breaking I like Herbin supple wax or Atelier Gargoyle's wax.

 

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Traditional sealing-wax dries brittle and hard (it's meant to). If you want to use it for letters and cards, you'll want modern soft sealing-wax that dries kind soft and flexy. A number of companies produce wax like that. I buy it from my local art shop...

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I use sealing wax on all my mailed personal correspondence. As jbb said, Atelier Gargoyle and J.Herbin supple wax both go through the mails fine. My preference is Atelier Gargoyle - just because. Just because I get personal service and can even order a batch of my favorite red wax scented with clove. Yum.

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I use sealing wax on all my mailed personal correspondence. As jbb said, Atelier Gargoyle and J.Herbin supple wax both go through the mails fine. My preference is Atelier Gargoyle - just because. Just because I get personal service and can even order a batch of my favorite red wax scented with clove. Yum.

I wonder if that's the Atelier Gargoyle wax I love too. I think it's clove scent and the color reminds me of cinnabar. :cloud9:

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I prefer the J Herbin supple wax and have never had a problem with it going through the mail. I tried wax with a wick through it, but it didn't melt quickly enough or consistantly. I eventually bought an alcohol burner for melting. I looked for a while for a burner and eventually found what I was looking for in a science shop. It's more like a small bunson burner that runs off denatured alcohol, but it's got a pretty good capacity and is wickless. Cost me ten dollars.

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I have been using wax seals for years. At the very beginning I used the candle type, but you end up with soote in your seals. The glue gun method is much better. Don't just order the wax and try to use a gun you have a home. I could be mistake, but I think all waxes require a low heat gun as opposed to the glue guns which are high heat.

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Wrath, I have been looking for something similar. Would you mind sharing the link?

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[Wrath, I have been looking for something similar. Would you mind sharing the link?

Hope this helps:

Burner (two types, burns denatured alcohol):

http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=alcohol+burner&_sacat=See-All-Categories

 

Also> Glue gun and supplies:

 

http://www.nostalgicimpressions.com/Glue_Gun_Letter_Sealing_Wax_s/21.htm

 

http://www.amazon.com/Mini-Hot-Melt-Glue-Gun/dp/B002LZGCXG

 

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