Overheating Chain Dip with Crock-Pots

We've been getting some great feedback about riders and racers using Chain Dip, but....

The Problem 

Most people are using Crock-Pots to melt the wax. We've found that the temperature differences from cheap to high end Crock-Pots can vary significantly. Most the the sub $100 cookers we've found only have Warm/Medium/High settings, which is not suitable.   This will change the way Chain Dip sets up on a chain. 

Rule of thumb, if the chain is too hot to handle for more then a few seconds coming out of the melted wax, the Chain Dip is getting overheated. If its getting overheated, you're not going to get the full benefit of all of Chain Dip's awesomeness. The wax bath is too hot, and the application on the chain is too thin, leading to a nosier chain and decrease in durability. 

Solutions

Chain Dip was originally designed and tested using commercial grade therapeutic wax baths. These are expensive, A cheaper solution is using a small beauty wax warmer ,traditionally used to apply wax for hair removal, less then $20 shipped. 

A better but more expensive solution is to use a thermostatic heat controller on the Crock-Pot you already have. The Inkbird Thermostatic Controller can take over your cheepo Crock-Pot an turn it into a near scientific grade heating device. Current prices are between $35-50 shipped.

Check it out here: 

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