Big Dipper

Big Dipper is an autonomous machine that creates candle-wax chandeliers by repeatedly dipping frames of strung wick into molten wax. The machine works with a clockwork mechanism that slowly revolves, until one frame in turn hangs directly above a heated barrel of wax. When in position, a dipping motion is triggered which plunges the strung frame into the wax, so that it builds up a layer. One cycle takes one hour. After twelve dipping cycles twenty four wax chandeliers are made.