Gladys
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Honestly I think about that scenario all the time. I’m terrified of that happening. That’s why I feel like I MUST be confident in the candles that I want to sell. I know the customer will have to trim but I don’t want a candle that becomes a hazard right at four hours. Many of the people that want to buy from me don’t know how to use wooden wicks so I need to be very safe.
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You might be right. I’m currently going to try .02 .5” in a 3” vessel with 8% and see how those do. the friends that have used my candles like them so far and like a slightly higher flame. But I’m so paranoid of the black smoke at 4 hours or the flame being too large on the 4 hour mark. Hopefully the .02 series works better for these candles after the 2nd burn.
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Thank you so much. I agree about the 3” flame. I turn mine off when they reach 1” lol I don’t like to use boosters either but I have notice that they center the flame where it’s not wide. I’ll do another batch of testing and if I’m not satisfied I’ll switch over to cotton. I don’t use dye and my FO is at 8% so I don’t think I should be having problems like this.
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Thank you Erron. It’s been such a hassle and challenge that I don’t feel confident in my candles because of the inconsistency. I would like something that burns 5-7 hours only because that’s how long I know customers burn theirs. But I’ll continue to test to see what kind of consistency I’ll find. Some makers tell me theirs don’t soot even on power burns so I’m trying to get there.
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How long does a wood wicked candle burn until it’s acceptable to soot? Or have a larger flame?
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Hi there. Yes I have. I like to wick down where it leaves a little wax residue on the sides so it’ll melt down as the wax level goes down.
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Why is it so hard to wood wick 6006? I have tried for months and just when I thought I found something that works, it completely changes two burns later? I’m so ready to throw in the towel and i dont know what to do at this point. The first burn is great and it even burns soot free for 6 hours. But the next burn it’ll start to soot at 3 hours. can I please have some guidance. What is the most that I should expect from wooden wicks?
