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Hey there, What do you mean when you say you poke? You poke and then do a second pour? Is it OK to do two pours in containers? I did read that slow cooling was the key to this wax, that is why I heated my jars. Thanks

Hey Everyone, Thank you for the compliments, much appreciated. Jessi tells me the whole house smells of Graham Cracker, just wish I could smellsanta roll I like posting the pictures, I feel it gives everyone a better understanding of what I am talking about, plus I just love my camera! Well, this sink hole formed after I punched holes and made a second pour. At what point do you punch the holes and then what temp do you repour at? Does this make any difference? Also, is there any way to prevent that wick from curling over? Is ths something the LX series is known for? I am really overwhelmed on wicks, to much to learn! Thanks for everyone help, very much! James

Its me, again, Last night I decided to play around with some C-3. Following the directions, I melted 2 pounds to 190, which was hard to do! I then mixed in my liquid dye, 16 drops and 2oz CandleScience Graham FO. Then I poured at 165. This was poured into three frosted glass containers that measure 2.75" x 3.5" deep. And then came these sink holes. Now, I have done some looking around here and found that this wax is prone to sinking. I poured into pre-warmed containers. When poured, I sat them in an oven that had been pre-heated on the 'warm' setting and cracked the door. The leftover wax in the pour pitcher didn't sink (don't mind that poke hole, that was my fault:smiley2:) The wax in the pitcher cooled in the boiling water I used to melt the wax. So, any suggestions? Poor cooler, cooler even slower? I can see this hobby is going to get expensive :embarasse James

This is off of the original question, but my very first candle order was with CandleScience last week. I don't think I have ever had as good of service as I did with CandleScience. They were very fast, everything was packed wonderfully, and my invoice came with a little note that said 'Thank you for your order, we hope to see you again,' and was stamped with a big colorful Thank you. Very pleased indeed. James

And here is the first burn result. I burned it for four hours. Didn't use much wax up at all! I had a good 1" flame and a good 1/4"-1/2" pool (which is hard to judge). The melt pool was a little off center as you can see, but I know the wick was centered. Could this be from the wick curling over in that direction? The cold throw was great, according to Jessi. I can't smell a thing right now :embarasse She said the warm throw though, was not nearly as good. The only problem I saw was that the base cracked and caved in, which I can see causing problems later on down the candle. I did two pours, just like the guide here and candltech suggested. So what do you all think?

Well, I hope my excitement won't embarrass me later! This what they are supposed to look like, right?

OK, Here are the remelts. I poured @ 115 which was hard as the wax was hardening as it poured out! But anyway, these went warmed molds fresh from the warm oven setting. I then place them by the warm oven and all but one cracked, though they all still caved in a bit. But the cracks were very faint as compared to the earlier results. I will start some new wax and try pouring hot. I lit one and let it burn for fours, which was probably too long. The flame dwindled to a mere 1/4" in height. It burned down about 1" in the candle. So what was the problem, the wick? I am also going to contact Eco about this product being discontinued. So, what do you all suggest for good soy votive waxes?

Ugh, I'll tell you that this EcoSoya VB is giving me one heck of a time! From chatting and reading around, it doesn't sound very popular. But, everyone has different experiences I guess! James

OK, don't laugh, What are these heat guns every one keeps mentioning? :rolleyes2

Hey Kimberly, I am going to move them off the rack, may have had to much air circulation on the bases. They had about 3" between them. 5 molds in all, 2 @ 140, 2 @ 130 and 1 @ 120. It is VERY cold outside right now and dry all over. Winters are always dry here! It isn't a tile top, just laminate. My work area in the kitchen was probably around 73-75, I had water going for pasta. I've read some bad stuff on this blend, but I will NEVER give up:wink2: I want to know what to do with it to help others in the future! You're right, it must be tamed! Thanks Kim, TTYS James PS - Lucky dog in Loveland?!?!?!?

OK, I am going to go remelt them right now. This EcoSoya VB is supoosed to be a single pour blend. I will try a double pour though. I will warm up those molds as well. I am going to pour even cooler than the 120. I will also re-test my thermometer to calibrate it. Doing some research on the forums, it seems cooler pours are what's needed on this blend..... Thanks for the advice MBroom..... James

And the 120.....

And the 130, these popped right out of the molds! They smell so good I could eat them!

Here is the 140 pour, these will NOT budge out of the mold, they are solid already and it has only been about an hour at the most....