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  1. Forrest
    I made the same candles with the new batch of 4627 that I made with the old and the HT went from great to weak, so I made some with 6006 and the HT was much better than the new 4627.
  2. Forrest
    Just a thought, but I doubt working at a candle supply place pays well and across the nation people are having trouble finding workers. The problem may improve when the supplemental unemployment ends.
  3. Forrest
    Sadly all of my closest suppliers only sell IGI paraffin, except one sells Pro Blend 400. I may throw out my 4627 and just use the 6006 I have left. Maybe I should go back to trying to double wick an 8oz tureen, it wouldn't matter if the wax was bad because I could never get the wicking right.
  4. Forrest
    Yea, I would switch back to 4630, but why should I expect that to be better?
  5. Forrest
    I switched to 4627 because it was reported to have great HT, the first block I got did not disappoint, but the last block is a different story. I can’t seem to get decent HT no matter what I try. So I’m looking for suggestions for a new wax that would give me the HT I desire. I’ve stopped making candles altogether and I only burn the candles from the latest batch of 4627 to get rid of them. I really need a new wax with great HT to get me going again.
  6. Forrest
    That's very interesting, I felt like my last batch lacked HT.
  7. Forrest
    I said that in 2018, today my process is a bit different. I take my best guess at a wick for the wax and FO I'm using and if it needs adjusting I use my wick list to pick a larger or smaller wick based on how the first test worked and do a wickectomy. I often have do a second wickectomy, but usually get it right by then. All of that came with experience and I would still highly recommend establishing a baseline for anyone without a lot of experience; however, before you can do that you have to understand what properly wicked candle burns like, and that is where many people have problems.
  8. Forrest
    I would be very interested, and I'm sure I'm not the only one. This takes a lot of the guess work out of wicking. It will also give me wicking options where I already have a wick, and maybe better HT. This is all very exciting to me.
  9. Forrest
    This is awesome, I just love having data. It’s much better than my wick list, but it raises a couple of questions. The first one that comes to mind is do you know what wax was used? The second thing that comes to mind is why Yield and ROC? Obviously you are using this for something more complex than what I use my wick list for. Of course the only data I had was the size of the MP. The best thing is I can use this data to incorporate ECO wicks into my wick list, and for that I am very grateful.
  10. Forrest
    I always add my FO while stirring, just because the FO and wax are at different temps, and I want the wax well stirred when I add the oil. However, I'm still putting heat into my wax until I'm finished adding the FO.
  11. Forrest
    That is a tough question. First let me say that room size may not be as important as air flow, so that way of measuring HT would be different for each house. I do have a suggestion, if you were to go buy a good commercial candle, maybe a Yankee Candle or one at Bath and Body Works, and burn it in a room of your house, that would give you something to compare your candles to.
  12. Forrest
    My rule of thumb is to look for the smallest wick that melts all the wax , if I were selling candles I would wick up one size , but for my personal use that seems to give me the best HT.
  13. Forrest
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  14. Forrest
    The best advice I could offer use this site to help you learn. Read old post, search for topics you have questions about, and ask questions. You are way ahead of the curve already. I would add to post pictures when you have questions about specific candles you have made, the more information you put in your question the better the responses will be.
  15. Forrest
    My advice is start with paraffin. The reason is that starting out it will take you a lot more tries before you get it right. If you are having to wait two weeks to see how you did that really stretches out the learning curve.
  16. Forrest
    Using 6006 in 17 different FO at 7% I used WI745, Zinc 44, CD 6, HTP93, WI755, WI750, and Zinc 5.
  17. Forrest
    Not that my HT is bad, but my last batch of 4627 is not throwing nearly as well as the previous batch did. At first I thought it was me, but I made an identical candle with 6006 and got better HT out of it. My CD4s are 2.5 inches and I have to add them after the candle has a couple of days to firm up. Perhaps my best plan would be to bite the bullet and order more 4627, but if I can get better HT our at 9% that would do until I run out of wax..
  18. Forrest
    I have a 3 wick container with 4627 using Nature's Garden Champagne Vanilla and CD4s, I've been using 7% and it is slightly over wicked. My question is what do you think would happen if I went to 9%. I do understand that the only way to know for sure is to try it, but a few educated guesses would be nice as I am out of my depth here.
  19. Forrest
    I recently did a 3 wick container with 6006 and Premier WI740 that worked well. I have one with 4627 wax and CD4s that is not too hot, but I think I'll go down a size next time.
  20. Forrest
    If I was selling candles I would be obsessive about things like that, but I am very careful about burning my candles, I always put them on silicone and give them space. I suspect that the wick sticker raised the wick a little and insulated it, so I may get drift, but I'll be ready if I do. I had drift in a store bought candle a while back and it left the flame sitting on the glass, that's not safe.
  21. Forrest
    I don't think I need wick stickers on these. The wicks have burned out before the wax in the bottom has fully melted. You know I keep my wicks as small as possible.
  22. Forrest
    I’ve been thinking about this for a while for candles with long cure times, but today I encountered a new reason to try it. I was trying to pick a wick for a three wick candle and found the most likely wicks were too short, as in they didn’t stick up above the edge of the container. As they are long enough to be above the wax I decided I could add them later. It will be like a wickectomy, only there won’t be a wick to remove. If this works I may make some soy candles and put them away for a year or so. I can figure out the wicking when I get ready to burn them.
  23. Forrest
    I had an order that was late and I responded to the email they sent confirming the order and ask them to check on it, They apologized and it shipped the next day.
  24. Forrest
    I have two rules for double wicking 1. Don't put the wicks too close to the edge because your container will get too hot. 2. Don't put the wicks too to each other or it will tunnel I'm pretty sure that any time the wicks are far enough from the edge they are too close to each other, but that isn't a rule, so just ignore that part and keep trying.
  25. Forrest
    Some FOs leave an orange residue on my tins, Falling Leaves is one of those. I suppose if candle making was easy it wouldn't be any fun.
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