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Scented is this what you are talking about? http://www.tlcsoaps.com/oilsused.htm

I have lost my chart somewhere. My question is.... I am testing a 20/80 Soy/Paraffin wax. and I currently use 51-32-18 wicks but they don't seem to be hot enough for this wax. I need just a tad hotter. Can someone tell me what wick is just a small step up hotter than these? They don't have to be zincs, I do have some others and if I don't have it, I will get it. TIA

Thank you for the help, I was thinking I could do that but wasn't sure. Nice part is, I have one of those cutters, The one I have actually is a large cheese cutter. I think it might be commercial but it is long Thanks again

Thought I had posted this here a few days ago but I must have been dreaming it!!! lol I have never done soaps and like most, I am going to start with melt and pour. Is there a way to get it to look like the CP (I think you call it that) The ruff cut looking bars? TIA Just noticed I can't spell or type today...... since when did pour become puur? Gosh

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I did some research and found out that if you want to use wood wicks you have to contact Old Virginia Candle and they have to give you permission to use them and if they grant it, they will tell you who to contact. They have the direct patent on them. I did find out what kind of wood is used. They are popsickle sticks. BUT, they are of course specially treated. The other thing I found out is that there are only approximately 3 wax in the WORLD that will burn properly with them. Old Virginia doesn't use their regular wax for it. HTH

Yes he does, it is a 165 lb or 25 gallon....$895.00 (this is my votive wax one) His 60 gallon (390lbs) is $1450.00 and His 100 gallon (750lb) is $1850.00 (this is my regular one)

To date, tomorrow is always another story, Coogar prices are the same as when I bought my first. I can tell you that at least with Coogar, I have a digital thermometer prob in my melter 24/7 and it has never fluxed more than 1.2 degrees either way. I have this in their for my own purpose. It is a digital temp that is on the unit that you set. I have ran these as low as 3 inches of wax in the bottom. I have three units from him. I have the 100 pound melter and I have a 25 gallon melter. Along with I have his Mark 6 pour pumper. He tells you that it is for the better of his units to run them 24 hours. He did state that if your not going to use the content for a week or so, you can shut them down if you want to. It takes as much to run his big melter as it does to run your coffee pot. The outside of the units never get hot. And I really like that they are square. In the big melter I will load up 6 -8 cases every few days. and the little one that holds my votive wax only... I load up 2 times a week with 2 cases. I have friends that have water jackets and they say the problem they have is that it throws off way to much heat and it takes 3 times as long to melt their wax then ours does. It is definitely a personal thing, it was just my opinion, observation and experiences that I have had personally. I am sure water jackets have their pros and cons too. I am told but never owned one that CES makes a good water jacket... Taylored Concepts carries them and the RiteHete direct heat he carries to.

I don't personally like water jackets as you have to keep an eye on your water level, second they run externally hotter than direct heat. Also, it has been proven time and time again that direct heat melters can run 24 hours on and on as long as there is wax in it vs. water jacket. The link below is coogar products. He manufacturers his own stainless steel units for years. Alabaster doesn't sell them but owns numerous of them. I have two, their largest real big one and their smallest one. I never turn them off and they have been running for over a year. The owner, Scott, will guarantee them forever. They have double safety temperature gauges on them so they will never go over a danger temperature. Here is a link to some of the information he gives you about them http://www.coogarproducts.com/products/melters/melter.htm I think they are one of the best for there money. And the part I like best is they are square or oblong and cases and or single slabs can be inserted as is and no need to break it up. JMO, hope this helps. (If you want to, you can tell him I told you to call) it is best to call him vs. email him. You may have to leave a voice mail but he will call you back. http://www.coogarproducts.com/

The part I don't like is the have a $2.00 service charge and it doesn't mention it anywhere. When you are checking out if you do the shipping calculator, it will give you a price but then AFTER you pay for it, if you look at your paid invoice it is exactly $2.00 higher. I am not saying they don't have the right but it should be mentioned or hidden in shipping costs from the beginning. JMO

Ditto the zinc 44's that is what I used

Where is Bruce, doesn't he do carved candles? Haven't seen him around in awhile

I ditto Old Will Knot, I have 2 from them, a floor 265# max one and a table top Ultraship 75# max one. Both are great, they are both from My Scale brands. I like them because they give me a life time guarantee if I hang onto the guarantee cards and recipes. Plus I found them to be cheapest in price and shipping.

When I think of this it makes me growl....grrrrr So much to do, so many plans ahead. I am working on getting away from the apothecary jar and going with sleek, slender jars. Getting ready to introduce my new logo. Want to add aromotherapy candles and sometime or another B&B line. Been testing a new wax and think I am really liking it!!! Have a new compact catalog ready for printing, but gotta finish getting rid of the old ones first. Also working on introducing by the end of the year a new company, a candle supply line. Mostly scents and jars. Along with a small line to start of silicone molds. But mostly working on getting a business loan and moving it all out of the house and into a commercial warehouse/building. That is the major part of the list...not to mention about 300 sample scents on the shelf waiting for testing, geez.... where does one begin. The delemas of being a business owner....:undecided

No, those are dust covers that sit on top of the wax