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You don't really need the FEIN unless you have employees. You can just use your SSN. But if you've got it, it's ok to use it.

As for the rest, are you giving yourself an actual paycheck?

I get my crystal clears from Planet Label. Color? ......any.

When I used alum. bottles, I used crystal clear labels printed in full color. They looked super sharp. Stuck like glue too.

??? Did you turn it back on and let it warm up before you tried to pour again? Once the pot/wax is up to temp, I don't see how the spigot can still be clogged.

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Um....what kind of wax?

We inhale the very stuff you are talking about when you burn a candle.

Clean the excess wax out as mentioned, run it through the dishwasher, and you're set.

Lighteningbug, are you using wick assemblies (wicks with metal safety wick tabs) or just a plain wick? I don't see how it could fall over using a wick tab...

She probably does (like me) and just pokes and hole and inserts a wick. When you reach the bottom and the bottom liquefies enough, the wick just falls over. Remember, she's talking about testers, not production candles.

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Looks nice, but yes, you're wick is too small. (I'm guessing that's a 3" pillar).

See.....ya learn something new every day, lol.

If she's nursing, I'm not sure I'd use Lanolin or anything else since it will be ingested. When her milk comes in, the colostrum is great for the nipples, and after have her just continue to use her own milk, works great and is totally safe for the baby.

Actually, it varies by state. Here, it never was.....until Jan. 1 of this year, a new change in our Sales/Use Tax Law:

"Delivery or shipping charges become subject to tax when associated with taxable sales. Delivery or shipping charges on exempt items remain exempt."

So on out of state orders, I don't tax shipping, but on instate orders I now have to .

Marketing.....and bad marketing at that. I too would be a bit concerned about flash with a low FP oil. Bad idea.

Let's see...

Pillow case, yup! And a 12" little sledgehammer (or any decent sized hammer). Works great.

Double boiler is a simple and safe way to start, move up to a presto when you get a chance, but always always use a thermometer.

Wick Pins? Don't care for them in pillars but best god-damn thing in the world for votives. Get some, one per votive cup.

$17 for shipping? Girl, that ain't nothing

I like just FO/Cyclo. Not oily at all.

PVC and polyolefin. Polyolefin is more $$ and not necessary for candles. It's rated for food contact.

First off, forget about what the jar is "called". A '9 oz'. jar may or may not hold exactly 9 oz. so don't try and figure too precisely.

Second, forget about fluid oz. Soys and paraffins and para-soy blends will all yield different volumes based on equal weights.

I am assuming you test, so when you start with a new size jar, and you're using say, a 9 oz. jar, make up 11 oz. of wax. Add your FO based on that 11 oz. Then tare your scale with the jar on it and fill to your desired fill line and note the weight. Now you know how much it holds and can always make as much or as little as you need for 'X' amount of jars. (Although, after it's totally cooled and shrunk a bit, you might find you've got room for a smidge more).

Your additives and oils should always be measured based on the weight of the wax (not volume) and the additives themselves should also be figured and measured by weight, not volume such as tsp. or Tbsp.

I NEVER ever use volume for anything. There's no need to. It doesn't matter how much volume your jar holds, you should be filling it based on weight, since that what you're label's should be indicating.

Containers will even vary slightly so fill lines will vary.....AND, the temperature of your wax when pouring will affect your fill lines as well, so you should always fill by weight.

If you've got a jar that you know holds 8oz. and you're going to make 10 of them, you know you need 80 oz. of total weight, that would include wax, additives and FO. Simple.

Thanks guys, sounds like I can't go wrong. I know there's some stuff in the suite I won't use, but at the price I can't pass it by.

Grumpy, it's been a few years since I built my last PC, things have changed and I've fallen out of the 'know' a bit, but still think it'd be fun to build another one. Oh, screw that, I'll just have you do it. (And I LOVE Odie!!)

I have 2 Gb RAM, might upgrade if it seems a bit slow. I hate slow.

So I have often run across the need to either open or send, AI files. I don't have it. I use Print Shop Pro Pub Deluxe 20 and love it, it does wonderful things and has a very nice advanced graphic editor, but it's not AI. Not even close.

I also have (old) Dreamweaver 4. I am taking a course on Dreamweaver 8 next month, so I need to get it.

I'm looking at purchasing Adobe's Creative Suite 2.3 Premium which includes full versions of:

• Photoshop CS2
  
• Illustrator CS2
  
• In-Design
  
• GoLive
  
• Acrobat 8

....AND.......

• Dreamweaver 8

All for $359.00 which is ridiculously cheap compared to the cost at Amazon and elsewhere (student discount, heh heh), plus thanks to California's lawsuit again Microsoft a couple of years ago, I have vouchers for $180 off on top of that.

I guess what I'm asking is, does anyone have the suite vs. individual programs, any differences or problems? I'm running XP Pro with plenty of power so I'm not worried about that.

I know I can't lose money if I'm not making money to buy more stuff...but I can use my DH's money to do that. So its still a loss, right?

But now if I lose for three years & then some....what's the IRS do..shut me down? That's what I'm getting at more so.

People invest in tax write offs all the time, right? So is there a point that the IRS won't look at that write off anymore? If I buy a building, but don't rent it out for three years, so the mortgage, utilities are just wasted...do they come knocking in three years and tell me to sell it? Or give it up?

The IRS absolutely DOES NOT LIKE what is referred to as "co-mingling of monies". Your personal funds (or funds from other sources) should be kept totally separate from your business monies.

In other words, you can't 'borrow' or get money from elsewhere, spend it, then claim it as a loss.

Get a one-pour wax?

Whatever you do......do NOT suggest to Holly that she change waxes!!! ()

Water in wax is a part of the slabbing process.

Here is a post about water in wax...

http://www.candletech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39157&highlight=water+wax

Yup.....not the suppliers fault. Not a big deal, just give it time to dry out.

No need to adhere your wicks for testers. Pour a full candle, no wick. When cool, I use the skewer too, place wick and test. If it's too large/small, pull it out with pliers, try again.

Once you think you've got the right wick, burn from top to bottom. HTH.