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Thank you for the heads up. That would be really bad when using them for food preservation and dangerous for candles.

Me too! It has gotten so bad that every time I go to buy something, I have to search and search and if I find it, I buy multiples of whatever it is. I heard it was like that in the former USSR. If you saw a line you got in it, even if you had no idea what food or necessity it was. And hoped they didn't run out of whatever it was. There was an old joke over there about what was better, Capitalist Hell or Communist Hell. Well it is Communist Hell because sometimes they run out of boiling oil, sometimes they run out of fire....but Capitalist Hell always has everything to make life miserable! I guess we are there now too.

Very good advice. I research and order parts and equipment for appliances and hvac for a living and everything is in short supply or backordered. The time to buy it is when you see it!

Teehee not water, safer is what I meant.

If you want to do gifts, try water options like melts or potpourri... Something without an open flame.

I would not give any of your candles as gifts until you have tested for a while. You don't want your friends to burn down their homes and sue you, do you?

On 9/23/2020 at 3:41 PM, karinz40 said:

I know this will sound studid to mist of you who make candles with glasss and I really do not have intensions of using glass but I must ask.

How to you take the temperature of the glasd jar while it is burning?  A special thurmometer on the outside?

My method is crude but effective. If I could pick up my jar with a nearly full melt pool and carry it to the next room, it was not too hot. LOL! And cheap too.

12 hours ago, Karen Ov said:

Was your ht good after cutting back?

Yes, it was good.  It was 4630 paraffin wax. Before I cut back I tried just about every type of wick I could find but they all drowned until I cut back on the FO.

Sorry Peaks not Leak's!

My normal fragrance load was 6%. I could not wick Leak's Amish Harvest until I cut back to 4.5%, then success! That was with 4639 paraffin wax though.

40 minutes ago, kandlekrazy said:

Gosh I just saw 10 cases at an estate sale, brand new never opened and passed them up.  I don't really use the 8 oz but maybe should have bought to hoard?  lol

 

Or to sell. There are jars on eBay but the prices are high.  All depends on how old they are. For canning, the lids have a lifespan. The rubber can degrade over time or in heat and not seal properly. Fine for candles.

I used a little dab of mold sealing putty and very rarely did I have a wick come loose. It was easy to remove after rewarming too.

As TallTayl said, it was likely thermal shock. This can happen if the flame burns too low in the jar. One way I found to prevent this was to use a wick tab with a tall neck. That way the flame will usually self extinguish before it burns down to the glass. I used to deliberately burn mine to the bottom to test this. I have had canning jars break around the bottom when my jar  cooled slightly and then put it in the boiling water bath. Definitely tell your friend. That is what testing is about.

Hey everyone. Just found that Uline shows some jars in stock by the case and some by the skid.

Years ago I bought jars at Big Lots. May be worth a try.

@craft89, the best thing you can do is sit down and read the old posts on craftserver. I know you can go outside the forum, do a google search and the word craftserver and then your search term. This brings up old topics going back many years. Almost any question has been answered before and some you have not thought of yet. Good luck to you and be safe.

@TallTayl Thank you for your hard work maintaining this forum.

What kind of system did you upgrade? Windows, Mac, Android? Tablet, computer or cell phone?

I do not know about the email but have had a domain parked at GKG.net for years and never had any billing issues. They always email me in advance so I can renew at my schedule. 

It could be a flaw in the glass. The temperature of the wax will not matter as long as the jars are not cold. Real mason jars are designed to be immersed in boiling water but I have broken them when my jars were still cool.

Pre-warm the jars. Pouring hot wax in a cold jar can cause it to vrack or break.

They probably would accept the candle makers policy but that policy is a bit expensive. I am hoping for something cheaper.

1 hour ago, Sebleo said:

What would you be insuring? Would they be looking for protection in the event your computer and files are compromised? 

No, there are no files kept on the computer and they insure the equipment. Just liability, it seems. Like if a delivery person tripped and got hurt, I guess. 

This is a different sort of insurance problem than product liability which we usually discuss. The company I work for allows staff to work from home, but requires us to have liability insurance to protect them from some third party issues. I guess it is an overabundance of caution since we are desk workers, we have no products and no clients. We process warranty claims on a computer. My problem is this: I own my home but due to living in Florida and having a very old house, I cannot get a rider on my homeowner's insurance for a home office. Since I do not rent I cannot get renter's insurance either. A commercial liability policy looks like it costs as much as candle product liability. Does anyone know of any lower cost alternative? I would consider this a very low risk but so far I have not come up with anything. Thanks in advance for any ideas.

On 5/12/2018 at 3:14 PM, Candybee said:

 

Did you add any water or other liquid? (and I don't mean fat/oil). Soap, even cp bases need some liquid to become fluid. When your soap batter is fluid that is when you can pour it into a mold to cool and harden. The liquid takes a few days to evaporate and that is a part of what "curing" a soap is. Curing will also make the soap more firm, last longer, and be milder.

At first just a little sunflower oil. Then I added a little water. Thank you for the reply. I have more shreds so I will try again. 😁