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Originally Posted by rwest
Nice!
Well, I went through a month and changed my chain every Sunday; doing between 130 and 185 miles per week.
Today I put all the used chains into a pot of water and boiled off the old wax. I’ve heard that you can also just wipe any surface dirt off and re-wax, but I think a quick boil will make it less likely to contaminate the wax pot.
My biggest lesson learned through this process was that instead of being a cheapskate and buying a $30 crockpot, I should have spent the extra $50 and got the instapot. They heat up in minutes and temp can be controlled. The crockpot takes about an hour and then you have to babysit it during cooling to get the chain out at the right coolness.
I’m absolutely loving the clean driveline. I haven’t ridden in a downpour yet, so can’t say if the wax will hold up, but it should.
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lol- I think mine was an "instapot" I got it from my bike shop friend, who bought one, but never used it. I went in and inquired about chain wax, and he had the whole shebang ready as he never got around to it. I had the ultrasonic as a hand me down from a dental office, and it has been a godsend. That chain was relatively clean btw.
And the instapot is "instant". The chain / wax/ everything is scalding hot and I'm grabbing the chain like a hot tamale for minutes afterwards!
I've been secretly wondering if I could run a pump through the tank, through a filter (oil filter, perhaps hydraulic filter) to get the crap out and recycle the clean kerosene. Lately, I use clean kerosene, dump it into a secondary can, and then use it to start fires on the back 40. It would be nice to not go through so much though. Another project for next week!
