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  1. Hi All, I am making square candles around 3" inches wide and 3" - 6" tall. I am finding it very difficult to find the right wick for these candles. If I burn the candle for too long, 4-5 hours, it burns through the sides and down the wax goes basically destroying the candle. If the wick is to small, say htp 73 it will burn a tunnel through the center and not burn enough wax. These are very tricky candles to wick and burn. Has anyone poured square candles and if so how do you wick them, and how do you recommend burning them? Thanks, Jeff
  2. Thanks everyone, this is all great advice. I believe I got started on the wrong foot by thinking I could blend waxes on my own without considering the different properties and quantities. At this time I think I'm going to stick with beeswax and palm for pillars and may use coconut and soy for container candles. I'll be checking into some of those blends also, thanks!
  3. Thank you for the insight and I believe that is what's happening. That is a really good question, why am I blending waxes? I see that people do blend different waxes and honestly I'm not sure why. I am making pillar, pyramid, and taper candles. I see that there are blended waxes for sale at all the major suppliers, and I see candle makers selling candles that are a blend of different premium waxes. One supplier has a blend of Palm, Bees, Soy, and Coconut, why? Is there certain properties in each wax that makes a blend better? I like the design of a palm candle but was thinking of mixing it to perhaps not appear that it is 100% palm. I'll search around here, but appreciate any input as I go along in my candle making...
  4. I am blending 80% feather palm wax with either 20% Beeswax or Soy Wax 415, and after the candles burn for say 4 - 8 hours for pyramid candles and a couple hours for a small pillar candles, the candle starts to crack in half and all the wax pours out, pretty much ruining the candle. If I make 100% palm or 100% beeswax I don't see this happening, so definitely blending the waxes. Do I need an additive, or do I need to melt the waxes at different temperatures...? I am trying for different patterns in the candles, not just 100% palm so I blend them. Should I be blending waxes like this? Thank you for any help.
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