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I don't know where you're located, but Melissa @ soycandle was pretty helpful with my wax sample.

Personally, I'd go for something a little more unique. The font looks similar to a candle in the 7-11 I frequent. I live in OK, too. PM me if you want to know what I mean. JMO, though. :smiley2:

Those are absolutely beautiful! They remind me of some pics of an astronaut's view of the earth's atmosphere (from spacecraft). How it, and the Earth are a lighter blue with white, then the darkness of space.

I think the original question was this..

Should I be using a more universal votive cup that most people would have access to to do the testing in? Is a larger diameter votive cup going to have the same results as a tight fitting?

Then, wove on...

I'm going to take a stab at this b/c I like votives...

I spent alot of time looking for glass votive cups to use as molds that would fit most votive cups. It is a 2 oz. oyster cup, tapered at the bottom and wider at the top. It fits in all votive cups I have tried....some votive cups not being as tight a fit as others.

IMO, here's why... Just digging around in my votive testing containers, I grab three straight sided ones. One is a footed Libbey, a Crisa, and one that mysteriously has showed up some time ago. All three have different diameter openings. Their diameters look the same at first glance. The Crisa is the only one of the three without a lip thingy (a lip would disallow a votive to pop out if used as a mold). But, it has a larger diameter opening than the other two. So, a votive made from that one won't fit in the other two votive glasses.

On a side note, I think the terms, pins & tabs were used interchangeably here.

Congratulations on your first candle! Now all your candle spending money will be candle supply money, plus some.

BTW, hemp wicks have been discussed a bit, and some of those threads can be brought up with the search function. 'hemp wicks'

Happy burning! :smiley2:

Welcome!

Here's some manufacturer's suggestions...

http://www.ngiwax.com/UsingEcoSoya/CBTips.php

Happy pouring!

It looks like a rather innocent cup of lemon meringue, with a wick on top.

I do think they should stop accepting sample requests by e-mail. A lot of people will take anything that's free and the energy they put into it probably detracts from focusing on people who are ready to be customers. It would be more helpful to just make modest quantities available for purchase through the website, plus they could still send samples at their discretion to people who phone to discuss their needs.

Your state's Department of Revenue should have the information regarding your business needs. A lot of info could be easily available on their website. Each state has their own specific requirements. Fees can even differ in counties of the same state.

HTH some. :smiley2:

...i didnt intend to sell the candles i took to work with me anyways, its just that some people wouldnt take no for an answer, and i told them they could just have them and let me know what they thought, but they insisted on paying me, so i think what i'll do in return is maybe for everyone who bought if they want another one i'll give them a free one with their order!

Since those same people are still going to want something... I had a sorta similar situation with people wanting candles. So, I whipped up a one page newsletter explaining why (a few summarized paragraphs) it takes time to make a quality candle, some terminology, and other stuff. It keeps them at bay for the most part these days.

Hopefully. If I have a break-in with only candles missing, I'll know it wasn't enough. Sometimes I wonder about the psychology involved regarding people and candles. Eyes quickly light up! I'm rambling... my train stop is here...

I got some Medium cotton and Large Cotton wicks from a company on ebay. They don't give the sizes - the large seems great but too short and doesn't come any longer.

I'd say slurp up some olive oil, take the money... what's a couple of missing H's anyway?

the wicks i was using came from the candle source it didnt say what size they were just medium pre tabbed zinc core wicks 5.75"...

If the info I rec'd was correct, it is a parasoy.

I dig Purple Haze.... Oh, and your candles are very nice too!

I feel obligated to post b/c my name is involved.

That is a very thoughtful gift, I esp. like the label's design. Very pretty.

You may have already seen this.

http://www.candletech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23199&page=4

The addition of the states is helpful to see who to give my money to next.:smiley2:

I like votives. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it sounds like a mini-container-poured-votive you have there (wick moving, etc.).

IMO, I think it may be difficult for you to get advice b/c of the origin of the kit. If it's Yaley, I don't think they have a message board or some kind of extensive product support. If you use products from more well known/used suppliers, troubleshooting may be easier for you.

Hmmm.... it is a Presto.

You may have just ended up with the Presto-iest Presto of the Prestos. :rolleyes2

You may want to try CSoylution's message board too. :smiley2:

The wax is 100% soy wax:cool2:

With wax volume entering the picture, Crowded may have only needed the 5.5 oz of wax to get a reasonable fill. Esp. if Crowded decided to whip the wax . Not that I think Crowded does that, but it would increase the fill volume of the jar. I hope this didn't further confuse the situation!

Just asked about the wax because soy waxes tend to be more dense than paraffins. Maybe if you were weighing some paraffin, but this isn't the case.

Now the disclaimer: I haven't researched all of the popular waxes of both, so this isn't an absolute! There's probably an anomaly lurking out there.

My scale enjoys a regular check-up. :smiley2:

BTW, what kind of wax?

I just used 6.7 oz b/c it was in a similar thread with the 8 oz. jj. In my last 8 oz. container (not a jj), I think I used 6.5 oz of wax. That didn't include tha' fo. This fig. was for demo purposes only.

First thought that popped into my head for your scale... take it to the post office. Weigh same object on each scale. Someone here may drop in with a better idea.

To calc. for different fill levels... (all units will be in wt., not vol.)

Take the total wax + fo of finished candle. (Don't include container.)

Ex: 6.7 oz.

Multiply that weight by the fo%. (Fo% is in decimal form.)

Ex: 6.7 * 0.0625 = 0.4 oz. (wt. of fo)

Then, take total weight (again) and subtract the fo oz. per candle.

Ex: 6.7 - 0.4 = 6.3 oz. (wax wt. per candle)

Since 16 oz are in 1 lb... 60 * 16 = 960 oz.

Approx. # candles with 60 lbs...

Ex: 960/6.3 = ~152