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  1. Dustpuuppy
    I think she meant the links at the left. After that, try: http://www.peakcandle.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=PCMS&Category_Code=KIT And get a starter kit.
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    One reason I do it, is so people can't burn the thing all the way down. When I do my repour, I don't quite top it off. I let the candle cool, pull the wick pin out, put in the wick, then top it off. The tab winds up just under the surface of the wax on the bottom. The candle will burn down to the top of the tab, then the flame will die. Leaves about 1/2 inch of wax. Call it an added safety feature, to protect the terminally stupid, out there. Your mileage may vary.
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    I buy the tabs and wick by the spool. Really isn't very hard to do. I cut a piece of wick, dip it in wax, run your fingers down the length to squeeze out the excess ( use a paper towel between the wick and your fingers ), let it cool a bit, put the tab on one end, crimp it with needle nose pliers. Pretty easy. Only takes a second or two. Buying premade is easier. I don't know which is actually cheaper. The roll your own is more flxible, if you're using a few of *this* wick and a few of *that* and a couple of *the other* wick... etc.
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    Heh. You may be right. For me, a 1/0 Square burned almost exactly the same as a 30ply flat. I was trying to extrapolate from that.
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    THose things are eant to be used at much higher temps, on a regular basis. 223 degrees shouldn't affect it, in the least. They ARE cast aluminum, though, which does *tend* to warp. I'm thinking this might happen more from it cooling too fast, rather than getting too hot. I could also see where the spigot might make it cool unevenly, too. I wonder... is your work area really cold, most of the time ? Did you wipe it off with a damp rag, on the outside ? Top may have some more/better ideas. Maybe he'll check in, soon.
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    THis makes me think of that scene from the movie "40 Year Old Virgin", where they were waxing his chest. And, I wanna know just WHERE Liz found these new hairs, that she didn't know about. Were they up *inside* that thang, or what ?
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    Certainly better than my first attempt. I was going to suggest trying a square braid, too, but I was thinking more along the lines of a #1 or a #2. Since WVGuy is saying #2 or #3, you might want to start with a #2 and see where you're at. You might consider getting an EZ Wick setter for that mold.
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    Yep. And just the fact that they're priced so high will mean that they're percieved as being better. I've seen times when a person with a better product got outsold by one who's product was of lesser quality, but priced higher, so people assumed the more expensive ones were better. This was back when I was doing leather work, years ago.
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    GIMP. It's similar to photoshop, and it's free. http://www.gimp.org/
  10. Dustpuuppy
    I use mine without the spigot. You can PM me if you want, I'll give the Q&A a shot.
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    For decor, you might add another small stuffed animal. Or a couple of very small ones. You could get some of those small gift bags and put some of the tarts in a couple of those, to give it some color and take up some space. I saw some of those old sliding number puzzles at Hobby Lobby a while back. These ladies would prolly remember those, from bygone days. I think they were a dollar or two, each. I'm thinking they might get a kick out of any little toy like that... something to make them say, "OOOOohhhh , I haven't seen one of those in years".
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    The place where most new folks get in trouble is that a FLUID ounce isn't the same as an ounce by weight. At least not always. Hobby stores tend to sell FO by the fluid ounce which makes things worse, because most folks start off with hobby store products. It confuses people. Candle supply places sell thier FO by weight. As far as weight goes, a pound of feathers is the same weight as a pound of lead.
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    Obviously the lady thought her pals would like what she saw in the basket you delivered. That's a good starting point. You could maybe do it like a sampler basket... 2 or 3 of each scent of tart you make. That might get you some future orders. You might cut a deal with someone here, to get some soaps that match the scents of your tarts. You might consider pouring your tart wax onto a cookie sheet and cutting out shapes with cookie cutters, if you just want some new shapes... might be a cheap alternative to buying new molds.
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    Actually I was thinking of some of the people we used to get. They'd come in and say, "I just bought 500 LBs of wax and I've got a show coming up this weekend. Someone tell me how to make a candle, NOW!!! "
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    I once told someone that the proper wick length, for optimal performance is 15/64 of an inch, but 1/4 will work OK in a pinch. I'm not quite sure if they knew I was joking.
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    The smell of the booger ?
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    I've had it happen, not sure what caused it. I always blamed it on the FO. You seem to have eliminated that, though.
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    Just remembered... Been so long since I've done any layers... You can pour a thin layer of the second wax on top of the first layer, then wait a few minutes, til that sets up and pour the rest. I'm talking about maybe 1/8 inch, or the like. I used to do that not only to keep the colors from mixing, but to give it a little transition. A little bit of purple, between the red and blue, or whatever, rather than just a LINE. I just liked the look better.
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    You can keep the water heated up to 200 degrees, if you need to. Water doesn't boil until 212. That will be plenty hot enough to keep the wax well into the range of being liquid. So that part won't be a problem.
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    Or you pick up empty trinket boxes in stores and smell them, out of habit, before realizing it's empty.
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    No hard, fast rule, that I know of. Some wait only until there's a film, I like to wait a bit longer. I wait until the first layer is almost totally solid. I think some wait til it's totally cooled. If you punch relief holes in the first layer, you'll know what level of solidity it's at, plus the second layer wax will fill the hole and help tie the two together, if they don't bond right otherwise, for any reason.
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    You do what you can. You give them the proper instruction and warning. From there on, it's up to them. You did your part.
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    You might have poured just a little too soon and broke through to the first layer. That would let the other wax blend in with the white. You might wait just a bit longer, next time. If that's what happened, you wouldn't have noticed with a colored wax, because that color would have masked the bleeding. Painters have a saying... if you take 5 gallons of white paint and add one drop of red paint, you get 5 gallons of pink paint.
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    I'd have never thought of that.
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    LOL Yeah, I know, but it was there.
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