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[Brushpopper]

Canadian John, do you have a rough guess as to how much solid beeswax pellets to use to get a half cup of melted liquid?  Or can I measure it as a solid then melt it?  And then I would add a cup of cooking oil to get the 1 part beeswax to two parts oil ratio, correct?  I might make a bigger batch but I would like a starting point of how much wax I need. 

[Canadian John]

 
 No I can't. It will be slightly more than a cup due to the air spaces between the pellets.. Very much the same as trying to calculate how much wood there in a volume of wood  pellets.
 
 I would simply melt the wax to achieve the volume you want, then add the oil. Make sure it is well stirred prior to cooling.  If for some reason you find the end product is too soft or too hard, a remelt and the

 addition of either wax to make it harder or oil to soften will get what you want. Don't forget to stirr.  For hot weather storage (Texas qualifies) you may consider storing the puck in the fridge. Bonnie should

 approve, I hope.  Hope this helps.

 

[Brushpopper]

It sure does.  Thank you, Sir!