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Rachael

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  1. Good to know I just received an email about an end of year sale going on now ...
  2. That is right and I used #2 square braided wicks when I did Beeswax votives and about 1oz pp of Fo . as for coloring you can just remember the wax is already yellow so it may take a bit more dye to make up for that. HTH
  3. I found a converter that uses drops http://www.megaconverter.com/mega2/ havent gone through them all but have a look HTH Just scroll down to kitchen measurements ( converter on the left ) in the drop down thingie
  4. Wowsers look at that pie They all look great but that pie makes me hungry .
  5. Wow things must have changed I will go to the site and have a look see because the chart I printed out stops at LX22 and it says good for Large containers or pillars aprox 4-4.5 inches in diameter. I use the 18 or 20 on my 3" diameter pillars depending on the FO/color ( I still color my pillars) anyhoo I will hop on over to have a look see . Wicks are the ultimate evil LOL Okie Dokie things have are different lol seems they have dropped the recommended sizes by one or two sizes when they added the 24 - 30 wicks . But as I like to have a bit of a wall to contain the melted wax on my pillars I will wait to retest LOL here we go again LOL .....
  6. You are correct Cybersix this is all the thread was , and there really is'nt anything for you to be sorry about. As far as the LX wicks go I went and looked back over my notes and found that back then they only went up to 22 but like I said that was when I first started 6 years ago so I am sure somethings have changed . But now that I think on it I used them to make pillars mostly AFTER I switched to HTP for containers . Forgot about that since I do mostly containers now and only the pillars on request. Anyhoo hope this helped ya some and feel free to voice any other opinions/results you have in the future. Goose...fra...ba
  7. Nope no typo and I printed it right off the website but that was when I first started making candles and havent gone back to see if it had changed as I have switch to using HTP wicks and they work for me so I stick with them. Having to wait to pour at around 100 is torure enough if I had to do it twice or what ever for each batch of candles I know I would go nuts and say the heck with it .
  8. Wow I have to agree Islandgirl no sense doing buisness with someone if you have to make sure nothing is slipped in on the sly. Just curious why they would conduct buisness like this anyway , They would have to know someone is going to get tick off about it at some point and word of mouth will spread and there goes thier customers. I cant see how it would be worth it to them to align themselves with a setup like this .
  9. For my 3" diameter containers I used the LX18 which is said to be good for 3.5" to 4" .But I have since switched to HTP . There will be a little left on the sides which catches up as the candle burns down . From what I have read unless it says different the recommended container size for wicks is generally for paraffin wax and you must go up one size if you use soy or veggie or even Beeswax, although more than likely higher still for Beeswax. been there done that got frustrated switch to soy HTH
  10. Absolutely ! LOL and then there are some that never look bad It is just the nature of the beast But everyone I have given/sold candles to have never had a problem with that after I tell them that is just how soy is . But like I said I never temper it, I heat to the required temp then pour at the required temp and move on But I have to say since going dye free my wicking life is so much easier
  11. Hey Cyber, I use KYpure soy for container and have never tempered it . I get nice tops as well when poured at the right temp as for being ugly that happens after you burn the candle and it sets back up * for me anyway* As for frosting I would get that if I tried for a dark color but I have since gone to no dye in my containers.
  12. Grats on the house Jen and the store !
  13. Wow congrats Spacegirl that is awesome ! Will send positive energy your way to help you with colors and testing ! that is just too cool !
  14. If you mean containers I use the tins for LBs from MMS very easy to fill and customers love them . Didnt see the regular tins in the poll , or the poll for that matter LOL
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