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Those would have matched my old furniture perfectly

I have a question about your photography. What did you use for a background in your picture? I am playing around with poster board. I need to get the right lighting too, I guess.

Pillar wax can sometimes make good tarts. Pour the excess into tart molds or small cups. Enjoy the remains in your tart warmers Tony

I think it looks great... not too many shells, IMO. Tony

GB474 for tarts. Works pretty well. Tony

Because it looks cool? I'll probably do it anyway, because I like to complicate things... tony

Thanks. I'll try that. This was more of just a fun experiment than anything. Tony

I'm sure you can void the warranty (once you're sure this one works) and find a way to permanently attache the cord to the temp controller. I wouldn't want to do it if you have kids around that could pull the unit off a counter. Good luck! Tony

I modified a bit of cocoa butter SFIC M&P base. I mixed in some unrefined cocoa butter (yuuuummmm), a bit of beeswax (cause I figured that the butter would soften the bar) and a bit of cocoa powder. [ATTACH]11472[/ATTACH] I think the beeswax killed the lather, but not completely. Here are my proportions: 8 oz. SFIC cocoa butter soap base .8 oz cocoa butter, unrefined .5 oz beeswax (light yellow color) .5 tsp cocoa powder Gotta figure out how to get that cocoa powder mixed better, though it didn't really cause any problems. The bar smells YUMMY! No artifical fragrance or color Any tips for making the above? I saw a recipe somewhere that used bakers chocolate.

what about us dummies? Tony

I think his are HDPE (high density polyethylene). I only got the stuff I did because I found it cheap. Tony

I'm a virgin soaper, and had a couple questions: Does it matter what kind of Olive oil I get? EVOO, Pomace, el-cheapo? Same goes for veg. shortening. Is the new Crisco ok for this? I intend to cut my teeth on a couple well known recipes here on the board, so I can compare with known results. Thanks! Tony

I bought some UHMWPE plastic on ebay and I am going to try to make my own mold, similar to that style. I'll post my results. Tony

Why not do a co-op. Then you can get as little as you want and help others do the same. Tony

It has been done. There is a thread in the old board archives of just such an attempt. Tony

Not half as strange as what my daughter does with her food: [ATTACH]11332[/ATTACH]

Is that a 2" pillar? How are you wicking that one? I have a 2" mold that I've been wanting to try out. What Pillar wax are you using? Tony

Nice work. Way to get your chunk on! I've been meaning to make some more chunky pillars too. Have you test burned many of them? I am somewhat concerned about the meltpool following the surface of a chunk and leaking out the side. I'll post a pick of a chunky burn. Tony

I am in the process of clearing 1/4 of my basement for this purpose. I have overrun the kitchen and dining room with candle stuff, so I am dedicating some down-stairs space. The only issue I'll have is heat in the winter. I need to get a space heater to keep the area warm when I am doing candles. In the summertime, it is great. stays nice-n-cool.

I walked into a coffee shop and watched most of the pillar candles billow smoke as I struggled to breathe in there. I wanted to run and find a wick trimmer! I talked to the owner later and he said that they spend crazy amounts of money on candles. These weren't cheap candles and they did burn strangely. He mentioned that one of the candles he had in there had caught fire on the side! My guess is that the wick fell over and was laying on the side of the pillar or something.... Anyway, I know what you mean about quality candles. I am going to give that coffee shop owner a price on my pillars. I don't know if I can save him money, but he'll have a safer, cleaner burning candle for sure! Tony

More likely the fragrance oil evaporating. I've seen this on some warmers I've used. Depends on how hot they get. No, I don't think there is danger, as long as the warmer is approved for wax tarts. Tony

CandleScience.com http://www.candlescience.com/wax/glass-glow-palm-wax/ Tony

Gb 444

I tried and liked The Candlmaker's Store spearmint. I don't recall the color, but I'm fairly certain it was not dark. Tony