badascan

thanks again, this is much more clear now!

This is the wax that I am using:Pillar Blend IGI 4625. One last question, I paid $2.50 for a 1oz bottle of fragrence. I didnt realize candles take that much fragrence. Based on the calculations about a 1lb candle would be about 1/2 to 1 full bottle of fragrence. That means that a 1lb candle has a fragrence cost of between $1.25 to $2.50. Is this a normal cost for fragrence per lb of candle? Or is this high?

I was just wondering when making pillar candles what do you recommend using wick pins or threading the wick thru a hole in the bottom of the mold and using a screw and mold sealer. Im new to candlemaking the first mold I got had a wick hole and I found that using a screw damaged the wick so I started just using the mold sealer without a screw. This seemed to work well except when you remove the mold sealer to take the candle out of the mold, the wick still has remanents of mold sealer and looks dirty. I then bought a seemless aluminum mold and it does not have a wick hole on the bottom. Should I begin using wick pins or just drill a hole in the bottom of the mold. What is the preferred method for experienced candle makers?

thanks for all your responses, it is helpful!

I'm new to candle making and a little confused about how much scent to use. I purchased some scents form peakcandle.com. The scents come in 1oz net wt. bottles. The instructions say to use about 1/2 oz per pound of wax. That doesnt seem right to me to use half a bottle for one pound of wax? Secondly i bought some droppers for scents and dyes. the droppers are 1oz droppers. What does that mean? Does it just mean they are made for 1oz jars? I have made a few candles 3" x 6.5" which is approx. 2lbs of wax. I put about 3 droppers full of scent for that one candle. I seems to smell good but is that too much? or too little? These questions may sound dumb but any help would be appreciated, I don't want to just be wasting supplies. Thanks