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loriemccl

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  1. RichardLOZ, I would be very interested in a spreadsheet! (excel junkie here).
  2. THANK YOU! I will check out all of those. I never considered the zinc + plasma combo.
  3. Hi all, and I want to first say thank you to all of the posters, new and veteran, for all of the information I have gathered here. I am grateful. I am new to candle making, but while doing wick tests, I had a very strange (to me) thing happen: I was on the first light after a 10-day cure. The wax is a 6046/4625 blend. There is UV inhibitor @ 1/2 tsp per pound. There is no fragrance oil. The container is an 8-ounce tin ( 3 1/8" Diameter x 2 1/8" Deep). This wick is a zinc 51-32-18. It was a step up from the previously tested 44-36-18 that was "almost there." There was an Eco 8 wick and an HTP 83 in this same batch test. The ignitor is an electric plasma lighter. So, when I got the ignitor within an inch of the zinc-wicked candle, a flame shot up like there was a buried gas jet in the wax! I quickly pulled away, and it stopped immediately without lighting the wick. I tried a second time, and the same thing happened. I'm not too bright, so I went in for a third time, and it lit like normal. The other 2 candles in this test batch didn't behave in any unusual way, and this candle has continued to perform well throughout the testing beyond the shocking event. Is this a common thing that has just never happened to me in decades of using candles? Is this a common thing in candle-making? Is this a bad wick that had some kind of foreign material on the wick? Anyone have similar experiences? I appreciate any guidance. --Lorie
  4. What's your name? Lorie How old are you? 54 Where do you live? West Virginia How long have you been making candles/soap/whatever? 15 years or so How did you get started making candles/soap/whatever? Started making soap and bath & body products while homeschooling my 30-something son for chemistry. I continued with b&b but have recently taken up all things wax. Are you married? Any kids? No, and Yes If candle/Soap making isn't your primary job, what do you do? Have a shop filled with things I love Anything else we should know? Sounds like a polite way of asking, "Is there a history of mental illness in your family?" My answer is: No more or less than anyone else's. One thing, I guess: I find people endlessly fascinating.
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