Hot plate and candy Thermometer.

[Jeep187]

I used a hot plate and a candy thermometer do do some melt test. Seems to work pretty good.

 

[OdieM]

I thought about using something like that. I used a digital thermometer gun. It worked pretty well. I read some where that it's good to have 3 different kinds of thermometers to get a more accurate reading.

 

[Jeep187]

I thought about using something like that. I used a digital thermometer gun. It worked pretty well. I read some where that it's good to have 3 different kinds of thermometers to get a more accurate reading.

Probably would be a good idea. I think I will get Digital thermometer gun just to compare

 

[bickel29]

Jeep - please perform a melt test using that thermometer on in the chick in your avi! Please upload a video of the test as well for the benefit of the community. Also feel free to make sure that you are not in the video, also for our benefit.

 

[fightingfires]

i put a bit of raw into a vacuum bag and then into a pot of cooking oil
the larger the pot of oil the slower it will heat and the more consistant and easily readable the thermometer. Also I use an infrared thermomenter. You can find them on ebay for 10-20 bucks

A lot of those small elements work by cycling the on and off of their heater allowing for very uneven heating

 

[nophat]

Use a dig thermometer
25$ at store.
What temp are you getting it to melt at. I used a candy ther years ago it was of compared to a good quality one keep this going.

 

[Jeep187]

Jeep - please perform a melt test using that thermometer on in the chick in your avi! Please upload a video of the test as well for the benefit of the community. Also feel free to make sure that you are not in the video, also for our benefit.

believe me
You don't want to see the only thing I'm putting in there brother. Lol

 

[bdg77]

I'd recommend at least getting a lab grade, calibrated thermometer. They're not expensive at 4-5$. Or you can get a digital one, accurate to +/- 1 degree F for about $40.