Neenie
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Thank you LMR😊 Eco wicks from my personal experience in 6006, 4627, burn extremely hot, with a high scary flame, even though they're recommended by Candlescience for 6006, I've not had safe results using the eco wicks, they've over heated my 12 .oz jars, and 8.oz candle tins. I followed both the wax mfg instructions making the candles and also Candlescience recommended wick size, and the eco's still burned like a house on fire in both waxes with or without Fo. BFroberts if the Eco's work well for you, that's great, maybe you've discovered a winning combination of wax/wick/ container that performs safely and smells wonderful for you😊; I hope that months and months of testing will finally give me a safe burning candle as well; but, I'll pass on those eco wicks for now.😉
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Hello everyone, I'm testing wicks(2.9 or 215/16th diameter)in both 6006 and 4627 waxes, the RRD and Eco wicks smoke, soot, or tunnel, the zinc either tunnel, soot, or have a hang up wax; the Htp 104 in 4627 did smoke and soot towards the end of a 6 hour burn, CD 14 in 4627 also sooted some at last burn which was left to burn 6 hours, until finished. For some unknown reason htp 93 in 6006 in 3 inch diameter straight side salsa jar performed better( small carbon ball, no soot) than the Htp 104 in the same jar both with out Fo. The 104 started smoking right after lighting it??(fail) I've just purchased Cdn 2,3, and Cdn 5 wicks from Honey &Hive on Etsy, to try out in both waxes, Wish me luck; the wicks that perform the worst imop for 6006 and 4627 is the Eco wicks, save them for soy or cocosoy blends, unless you do not mind smoke, soot, and really hot to the touch jars( which is a fail, and unsafe). I hope this info helps other newbies like myself😊
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Please someone let me know if some sooting on the rim of a candle jar at a mid burn(several burn tests) after 5 +hour test burning is considered acceptable and safe? I'm new to candle making, and trying to adhere to 100% to ASTM standards, but are these standards realistic? I have tried every wick/size type for 6006, and 4627, they either smoke, I fail them, tunnel, fail them, or soot after several days 4+ hour test burns,(fail) and then I'm just depressed, and feel like I'll never make a candle that doesn't soot or wick down and sadly tunnel. I use Filmore's 12.oz straight sided salsa jars with diameter of exactly 2 15/16s, just under 3inches diameter by 3.19 tal, 3.38 outer diameter l(short &fat), and I cannot find a perfect wick size for these jars. I follow the mfg instructions on temperature melt, blend, pour, and cure, so yes, this is sooting driving me a little crazy🤯🤪
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Hello Kary5334 it's nice to meet you, I'm Neenie;😊 I've just joined Craft Server yesterday, so I'm a newbie, and never joined a forum before. I've been making candles for about six months now, and have yet to make a baseline candle that doesn't soot at some point🤯 I can make candles that give great HT, but I cannot make them to not soot. I was hoping to meet other candle makers, gain and share what I've learned as well.
