NickS

Thanks Candybee. We already have two 4 lb. and a 1 lb. pour pot from when we made candles way back when.

Thanks to everyone for your input so far! I truly appreciate it. Here is my initial shopping list. I know there are some things here that I don't absolutely need, but I'm all about being efficient so I added some things that I think will help. I have not included pour pots because we already have two 4 lb. and a 1 lb. from before. Please let me know if I'm missing anything critical. New fire extinguisher The scale recommended by TallTayl. Presto pot and ladle Electric griddle 25 lbs IGI4627. Interestingly, if I get this from Bulk Apothecary and everything else from CS, I save $7 on shipping plus a $10 first time order coupon from BA. 8 oz. Macintosh Apple FO 1 oz. red liquid dye Thermometer EZ wick setter, single wick 12 piece bag of wick bars 1 roll of wick stickers, large. CS website says the small are for tealights. LX wick sample kit. I also wanted an HTP sample kit, but that's the only wick series that CS doesn't carry a sample kit for, so I'll just start with these. A case of twelve 8 oz. apothecary jars. A case of twelve flat lids A free 1 oz. sample of Fraser Fir All pending my wife's approval. She is on an airplane heading home from visiting her sister and nieces in NJ and should be landing in about 20 minutes. Thanks for reading!

Just about every wax I read up on had some who were super successful and some who crashed and burned. Scent throw is the most important thing for us, at least at this time, so I figured we would try to tame this particular beast. I don't mind messy, maybe in time I will. Thanks for the advice about the buckets, I already have many of the orange ones from the other place.

20ish years ago, my wife and I were making candles as a hobby and it was something we really enjoyed doing together. Our local supplier went out of business, and before the days of the internet as we know it, finding a new supplier was more effort than we were willing to make, so we moved on. I found this forum a few days ago and have read a whole bunch before deciding to join today. Y'all have a great community here. I've recently been brainstorming business ideas because I really hate working for someone else. Fortunately my wife is well employed and supports many of my crazy endeavors, some successful and some, well, not so much. Finally, candle making popped into my head, I remembered how much we enjoyed it, and thought this may be what I've been looking for. So I headed down the rabbit hole. I realize this is going to be a long process before I can even consider selling my wares. I'm figuring a minimum one-year and more likely a 2+ year time line before I can get to that point. But it's time to take the first step and begin R&D. To begin, we'll be making container candles. We will start with one type of wax and one type of jar and work until we are successful with that. I've settled on starting with 4627 and will not let myself become distracted by all the other shiny things. First thing I'm doing is putting together a spreadsheet with a few suppliers so I can compare costs, shipping, etc. to see who I want to use for supplies. Since CS is (relatively) close with their Reno warehouse, I'm hoping I can get decent shipping rates from them, or take a weekend getaway and pick up from them. I'm still going to compare with others but I'd really like to stick with one supplier in the beginning. Now a couple questions: 1. How granular do I need a scale to be? I have a shipping scale that will weigh up to 400 lbs. in one ounce increments. I also have a small digital scale that will weigh down to 1/10000 of an ounce, but it's max capacity is only 50 grams (a bit less than two ounces). Should I be looking at a new scale that's somewhere between these two? 2. Is there any particularly recommended thermometer? 3. I want to start with just a few relatively easy to work with FO's. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance. I'm sure more questions will be coming soon.

What's your name? Nick How old are you? 47 Where do you live? Las Vegas (technically North Las Vegas), NV How long have you been making candles/soap/whatever? Just getting re-started. I found a tub with my old candle making supplies and found some notes dated 1998, so it's been a minute. How did you get started making candles/soap/whatever? Back in the pre-internet stone ages, we picked up a starter kit on a whim and found we enjoyed the hobby, but our local supplier closed up and finding other places without internet was just too much effort to continue. Currently, I've been brainstorming business ideas (especially ones that my wife and I can do together) because what I currently do is pretty dead end. I'm looking to eventually turn candles into a business, but if it doesn't work out, it won't be a loss because we love candles for personal use. Are you married? Any kids? Married 25 years to my beautiful wife Missy. 3 beagles, no human children. If candle/Soap making isn't your primary job, what do you do? Deliver food for Grubhub. Anything else we should know? Our candle making efforts will be funded primarily with poker winnings. Hoping for an outstanding parlay of these funds (eventually).