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The third batch worked the best, what I did was another Starmetal tip involving pouring melted wax into the melted soap/vas/ivory mix. Got a second burner going and poured 325F beeswax into the melted other stuff, which quenched it to the jelly stage for a short time, but I had the burner up again and quickly re-liquified the whole mix and then got it poured out into a cool mould as the beeswax was darkening by the second. They all burned, but all actually are usable.
So if I were to make SL68 with part beeswax/part Microwax, it sounds prudent to keep the 'other' ingrediants on the burner as they enter the clear stage, near 460º, add the melted beeswax, expect gel stage from the beeswax cooling the mix, stir quick and continue to heat til blended well, then remove from the heat and have a quick ice cooling crash setup ready... and expect some scorching, which will be nice to have some color, but hopefully not damage the components in beeswax that we need (whatever they are ?)