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JS it is! Shipping to me is ouchy so I may have to get a few more bottles to make it worth it. Thanks all!

Can anyone recommend a good cinnamon vanilla FO?

Very interesting! Thanks for taking the time to compile it!

Beautiful. I always look forward to your posts!

Those are amazing!

Yeah, that's about typical. (I really haven't worked with any larger sized bottles of FO as I've only been doing the 1 oz samples to get an idea of what I like.) The 4630 is supposed to be able to hold 6-10% so I've used that as a guideline. With the exception of a watermelon and a cherry I've gotten a decent hot throw otherwise. Is it a thing with fruity FOs, I wonder? Thanks, all, for the advice. I'm so relieved to know I'm not the only one having an issue with the Coconut Bubble. Trish, I'm also wondering if curing might have an affect on it, so I've got a poured jar that I'll let sit for a while and go from there.

2+ hours. :undecided

Apologies, typo! I heat the wax to 180, pour it into my mixing pot from the Presto, and do FO at 160. I pour into the jars at 150.

I've been pouring and testing my own stuff for a little while now. Neighbor came by last week and said the house smelled wonderful and kept asking if I had something baking in the oven. I told her it was a candle and she asked where I got it, I told her I made it, etc. Anyway, I asked if she'd be interested in testing for me and which scents she'd be interested in. She asked if it would be possible to find a Hawaiian Breeze dupe of the Glade plug-ins, and a coconut scent for her son. I said I'd try. JS came through and I was able to find the Hawaiian Breeze, and I decided on the Coconut Bubble. Cut to yesterday. DH went over to help them with some phone issues, and she told him she wasn't getting any hot throw from either candle. She said she'd lit the coconut in her son's room with a shut door (DH chided her for that, as it was obviously burning unattended), but when she walked into the room she couldn't smell a thing. She said she couldn't smell the Hawaiian Breeze either, but I almost wonder if that's because she's got the plug-ins still going too, as that one had a pretty decent cold throw (ugh, that's why I haven't tested that one myself). I'm using 4630 in 8 oz jelly jars. I added 1 oz FO to 10.8 oz melted wax (enough to fill two jelly jars) at about 150 and stir with a paint stirrer. I'm using HTP73 wicks. I've read that adding too much FO can actually have the opposite desired affect on throw, do you think this might be the case, that I'm using too much? I know 4630 can hold a good load of FO but I'm really not sure if I'm pushing it. The candles themselves look fine, no discoloration, etc.

Greenleaf's Cherry Vanilla is excellent.

Those are awesome! Great color combos!

Wow, what a beautiful job!

Very nice!

Pouring for a swap!

I would also be interested in having someone test my candles!

Still waiting on mine as well. I don't think I've ever been so excited for a sample!

Beautiful!

*Very* good to know -- thank you, Steve!

Oh definitely -- we tried seeing if they'd fit through the little plastic bags but that's apparently not a reliable method :lipsrseal

Thank you, Dustpuuppy. I think the elbow must have been in the wrong bag -- it says 3/8" on it but it's definitely not the same size as the other two pieces. I'd say we are at that point!

Hi all -- my husband and I are trying to gather together everything we need to mod a Presto pot. We're using the instructions here http://www.candletech.com/budgetmelter/index.htm but are having trouble finding a thread tap in the right size (the instructions are somewhat vague, and we're thinking 5/8", though we haven't been able to find it yet -- searched Lowe's, Home Depot and Sears. The 3/8" elbow also doesn't fit the 3/8" ball valve. Oh it's been a fun day). Does anyone who's made the pot know/remember what size tap you used, if you followed the above instructions, and where you found it? And did you find you needed to use a different size elbow? (Yes, I've done a search )

Thank you, Donna!

Yep, though I only went through the first page of results -- didn't have time to go through the other 8. I didn't find a URL, just references to JS, so I figured if someone knew the URL off-hand they could post it. I may be a newbie to this board, but not a newbie to message boards in general.

Cinnamon Vanilla sounds amazing -- does anyone have the URL?

Very nice! I love the color combinations.