Beth-VT

It's tricky, huh. On the main page of the shopping cart, look in the frame to to the left, right under the keyword search box, there's a link for Sampler Packs. HTH.

Doncha just luv that wax????

Almost all tech reviews i've read say to stay away from Lexmark. I have 2 Minolta's, love them. Hate HP. Their software for everything is CRAP. It takes over and is everywhere.

I just looked, and their site is the same as it's always been. I love them, and they're fairly close, but their site sucks, lol. You need to call.

I have one I bought from Candlewic. I don't care for the pouring edge. I much prefer the spout on the standard 4# pour pots. This sucker holds a lot, but so much that you just can't pour from it. Kind of defeats the purpose. I do use it for measuring out my flakes for melting (I blend), and it's great for that.

CareBear has the correct prices listed.

Well your post office may not know, but the USPS does, their new rates have been posted on their site for some time.

Well, well, well.....look what the cat drug in!! Haven't seen you in like.......forever??? Welcome Back :wave:

Well....kinda, cuz the 75% would only be true if all ingredients were equal. You could have 75% of your ingredients be organic but those same ingredients might only make up 25% of the product. You would need to figure the % of the bar for each ingredient individually and add them up.

For anyone in New England, Ocean State Job Lots currently has these, $139 I think

Ayup. If you put a PM sticker (or anything) on it, and sell it.....that would be trademark infringement.

This is a perfect reason as to why testing is needed from top to bottom. what may seem like a perfect burn to begin with, can totally bomb near the end (if even that far). You've discovered the bane of a chandlers existence.......single wicking a large apoth. jar. Welcome to the club. I sincerely doubt a CD-20 will work. But as mentioned, there are a ton of factors. The difference when you get down into the jar is the lack of oxygen, and the 'current' of heat created (and trapped) down inside the jar.

It's funny though.....my post wasn't even directed at you. LMAO!! If that's your view, then get out now, you are in the wrong business. That's like saying there's no need for Ford, GM and the rest to crash test their cars. Gimme a break! Every one here has obligations. To home, to family, to a job, to school, to kids, sports, and, to make a quality and safe product. Look. There was nothing nasty to my original post. It was obvious to me that although drusilla had read some of the other links regarding testing, she still feet that her method was adequate. I'm simply stating that it's not. That's not being nasty, just honest. It doesn't matter to me if you consider this a business or a hobby. If you are selling them to others, even in small qty's, or even if you're giving them away, you are still providing what is quite possibly an unsafe product to other people. The reason for these boards is for people to learn what's right and wrong. What is safe and what is dangerous. And to contribute to helping others when they can. Biz tried in an oh-so-subtle way to convey the same message I was but the point was obviously not taken. I've been doing this for 6 years. I still learn new things from this board and others, almost every day. You both admit to being very new, and I'm just letting you know that how you are testing is quite incomplete and possibly a hazard. You are making a product that has an inherent reputation for being dangerous. People have died from faulty products and faulty testing procedures. The biggest of the big candle makers have had recalls due to faulty products.....and more than likely from inadequate testing. You are making a product that has the potential to burn someones house down and to kill innocent people. It's not something to be taken lightly. I could care less if you don't care for my tone, it was merely misconstrued on your part. My posts here over the last 4 years have been meant to be helpful. The only reason I've ever been "nasty" as you like to call it, is when people (usually new) come in with a know-it-all attitude, ask for help or suggestions, but refuse to, or worse, try and belittle any advice given. Welcome, and have fun at what you do. I'm happy to help. But if one of your inadequately tested products hurts someone, don't come running here for sympathy.

LOL Biz....you are bad. Look, drusilla, I'll come right out and say it. How you're testing is flat ass wrong, and un-safe. I will guarantee you that how a wick burns at the top of a fully filled 8 oz. jar (for example) is entirely different than how it will burn at the bottom. The process of testing is to guarantee that the wick you use burns properly AND safely from beginning to end. Starting at the end proves nothing, other that it might smell good. That jar could be a freakin' torch at the start, and you're process ensures that you will never know that. Diameter and height of the jars, narrowing necks and the related oxygen supplies all have huge impacts on the burn. Again, just because it looks good with a few oz. burning in the bottom proves absolutely nothing! That is not testing. That is simply burning. This is why I find it unrealistic to use untested, customer provided containers, or odd ball (single) flea market finds. It's just not economical to fill (to the top), burn, clean and refill, only to sell it for roughly the same price as a like size container.

Business names are not quite the same as individual products. Think Coke, Pepsi, all the common brands of anything. You don't see any other companies out there with the same name selling jewelry or baby bottles or pencils. Why? Because they have the name trademarked and they enforce it. I would talk to an attorney before you get your heart set on anything.

http://www.packcoinc.com They have 3" tube )

BCN has them by the 1000. Theirs are the best I've used.

Nope :0)

LMAO....that's good to know E! I bought some of these several months ago and just haven't had time to try them with my layout. No I have no worries

Did I read that right? 8 hours...from pour to test burn? Kind of pushin' it, isn't it? The wax will not have even of set up. Nor molecularly bind/cure/and all that stuff. That would give you very misleading wicking results, and the same goes for throw. JMO.

I like the leaf/word ideas, but much prefer the font in A. The font in C is just too widely used to me.

Heh.....yeah, hot pink is a misleading little bugger isn't it, lmao!! For a very light pink, I use about 1/4 drop per lb. and that's pink. Tricky thing is, you'll see no color in the melted wax. You need to put some out to dry....and even then it may take 10 minutes or so for the color to start to show up. I put a small amount out on my white formica. Dries quick, but no color for quite a while....then bam, it turns.

I think a larger wick might help you out. It will consume more in that beginning stage and keep those little dips from filling up (and drowning), and allow for a more typical melt pool to form across all three wicks.

Hey Trish, My mold has those little concave dents too.....don't really care for them but oh well. You have to leave the wicks a bit longer because of them when you first start. I use 24 ply......works well.

Oh No!!!! Not at all......it's perfect