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  1. Forrest
    I think they have, that's why I have dozens of different wicks, but I never have the right one. The wax is formulated so that no wick is a perfect fit.
  2. Forrest
    I’ve had some odd results testing CD wicks before but nothing quite that interesting. When I did my 6006 test I was shocked that the CD results were perfectly normal.
  3. Forrest
    Isn't that pretty much true of everything related to candle making.
  4. Forrest
    My two cents. We need to remember that our waxes are not pure; the manufacture added things to the wax and we don’t know what they are. So we can’t know the chemistry of the wax. I suspect that if 150⁰ was all the wax needed to be heated to they would say that; who wouldn’t want to only need to heat to 150⁰? I suspect following the manufacture’s recommendations will give you the best results, but if you are happy with the results you get from other methods then why not use them?
  5. Forrest
    Wait, Aztec does have them, they just don't list them with the other pretabed premier wicks. They are 4 1/2 inches, but that is long enough for me:)
  6. Forrest
    Now I'm starting to get a little paranoid, they have 720s, 730s, 750s, 760s, but no 740s. I think their out to get me
  7. Forrest
    My frustration is that it seems like every time I need to wick up or down the next wick in the series is to large or small. For example the pictures are Premier 700 series wicks in 6006 with no FO. I couldn’t properly wick this candle because the WI735 is too small and the WI745 is too large, what I need is a WI 740, but they don’t make that one. It seems like every wick series has this issue. Why don’t they make wicks with more size varieties?
  8. Forrest
    I'm trying to learn one wax right now, maybe when I've mastered 6006 I'll branch out a little more. That is interesting about the 4627, I'm using 4630 as an "instant gratification" wax so that I can give my 6006 candles the cure time they need, maybe I should just stick to that.
  9. Forrest
    I made 13 candles, each with a different FO, using 7 different wicks yesterday; all in wax I don’t trust. Thinking back on it that doesn’t seem like the smartest thing I’ve ever done.
  10. Forrest
    I’ve never had a problem with 6006, but I’ve only been at this for two years. bfroberts said she had a similar problem with some 4630 recently but it was only with one batch. I’m wondering if the problem was the paraffin, and the source of the problem was IGI. Nothing to be done about that. FC is the closest source of 6006 to me. Next time I’m going through Atlanta I’m going to pick up a two year supply.
  11. Forrest
    I wanted to try 4627, but nobody in my area carries it and the shipping was astronomical. Lone Star carries it so at some point I'll be in Dallas and I'll be able to pick it up.
  12. Forrest
    Forget a year, I'd just switch to 4630
  13. Forrest
    I just made a candle with the old 6006 and one with the new 6006. Thanks to TT I have enough data now so that once I get to burn them I'll know exactly what the difference is and be able to adjust accordingly. Of course all of this sets me back a month.
  14. Forrest
    It will probably be 3 weeks before I can burn them, but I just made a candle with the old and new wax. I'll try and remember to report the results here.
  15. Forrest
    Yes, and thank you for telling me to do that, over and over until it finally sunk in.
  16. Forrest
    Maybe I’m just paranoid, or maybe I have given in to the vast candlemaker’s conspiracy to scare away armatures, like myself; but this new 6006 I just got from Flaming is a little darker, and a little harder than what I got before. All I am doing right now is trying to get my wicking right for various FOs. If this throws my wicking off I am screwed. I still have some old 6006, so I guess I could make a test candle out of each and see what the difference is.
  17. Forrest
    Welcome, you've come to the right place to learn.
  18. Forrest
    Well I do know some NASA design engineers that would design me one that would never leak, I couldn't afford it, but it wouldn't leak.
  19. Forrest
    I’m thinking about getting a Presto Pot, so my question is how do you get the melted wax out of the Presto Pot and into the container you are going to use for adding your FO? Also how much heat do you lose in the process?
  20. Forrest
    I haven't had a chance to establish a baseline in 4630. I didn't want to order any candle supplies during the furlough so I've been short on the wicks I needed. My order from FC arrived last night😀. Next I'm going to do a side by side with 4630 and 6006 with my base wick and no FO. After last nights power burn I know the WI745 is a good wick for that FO for now, I'll have to go down a size when the weather warms
  21. Forrest
    I used 7% Vanilla Champagne, I might as well enjoy the burning the test candles. I have to wick up with some FOs and down with others; Vanilla Champagne is one I have to wick down from a 51 Zinc in 6006. The next one I'm going to test is Orange Peel and Cinnamon, which needs wicking up big time in 6006. I'm also going to do a side by side test with 4630 and 6006 to see how much difference there is.
  22. Forrest
    Here they are after four burns of three hours each. The LX16 is on the left, HTP93 in the middle and WI745 on the right. To my mind the HTP is clearly to big, but I'm not sure about the other two. I'll try a 44 zinc core when my FC order arrives.
  23. Forrest
    I know what you mean, it really gets bad if the FO load is too high.
  24. Forrest
    That is a good question, but I’m not sure anyone can answer it unless they have seen a difference in the re-melted wax. It the wax was pure it shouldn’t make a difference, but we don’t know what additives they put in it. I have never noticed an issue reheating wax, but I haven’t reheated a lot of wax.
  25. Forrest
    My guess is a 44 zinc core would be the best wick here, but I'm out of those until my order from FC arrives. It was cool in my house when I did this test, so all of those wicks will be to big come summer time.
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