LeeAnn Carlton

Does anyone know of a fo twin for gl's Fireplace? LeeAnn~

He said it! Poking the relief holes is a very important step. Not just once either..You can do it!!!!!

Ditto from me, too!

I have been a christian all my life and have acted like a fool alot of the time. (and still work through issues) But I think she was trying to say....she could have handled it alot differently but chose to not blow up and act like a blooming idiot. I understand what she meant. Being a true christian has alot to do with how you treat others...( only my opinion) I live it, and some times I do miss the mark. ( and then i am like dang I didn't handle that right) and I try again.

Talk about the pot calling the kettle...

What's with the secretive attitude? Are you in competition with your fellow candle makers?

Why should the community as a whole do redundant testing when some members have enough experience to avoid that kind of waste?

If it's only a business to you, fine, but this is a _hobby_ to many of us and the right attitude is to want to _share_ info.

That said, it's true, there are too many combos to be really sure about wicks. But, if you stick to a popular wax, known type and size, set amount of a known popular FO and not too much of a good dye... then _many_ different wicks will work and someone somewhere, here or a store, will help you out.

Thats not true just sticking with one popular wax. We would love too...but when it has changed you are forced to change.( not because we want to) So really with us all telling you this, this alone should help you out and save time and money. You could learn the way we did, had the perfect wax(formula) and poured a bunch of candles with a new batch of wax and every one of them had to be trashed....talk about time and money wasted! So no....not even the best chandler can help out. Hope that helps!

Also About the time you think you have it right....something will change( wax,fo.ect...) Can get very frustrating! So in saying that...everyone has different combos(wax,Fo) that might not work for you. It sounds crazy...but someday you will know what we mean by test,test,test. Twice now we have had everything noted the way we wanted it( two years later) and had to start over! Heartbreaking! You just want to cry. The good thing is...you definantly walk away with learning something. You will never be out of testing stage. Hope that helps. LeeAnn~

I agree with Top but how high you pour could also contribute to the problem. I remember several people (myself included) having issues with hex jars having holes in them. If you pour up to the neck it cools faster and then craters form in the center of the candle. Try pouring lower than the neck and get better wicks.

Off topic! The picture of the two little girls on your profile pic...is wayyyyy cute! And thanks for letting me wonder about that dollar!!!!Grose!

Greenleaf did carry the 70/30...they were not speaking of the JS 5050. just clearing that up for you.

the 4627 we tried was sticky and vasiline like.

Our candles last longer than when we put them on the burner. If I am busy and going in and out, I do the burner. But after two days it is pretty much done. The candles burn layered so they continue to get the fragrence. When we do the wickless it liquifies and after about two days( on the burner the entire time) the oil has evaperated out. HTH LeeAnn~

Sorry if I misinterpreted your reply #14 in the thread below

http://www.craftserver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=77680&page=2 where you stated:

The container being discussed there was a soy wax standard JJ container candle, so I assumed that was what you were talking about there and here also...

If it works for you, great. I simply have a big problem with the accuracy of that wick testing method for containers (for the reasons stated) and the length of time you claim it takes for a FMP (in ??? size container of ??? wax).

Agree to disagree!

I tried pulling wicks out with plyers and they just broke off I could not do it, is there a trick?

Yes the wicks have the wick tabs at the bottom. You will have to give it a pretty good tug. But once you do it a couple of times its pretty easy.

Which is...? Achieving full melt pool as you stated in another thread - cause I sure don't agree that a standard JJ should achieve FMP in soy wax in 45 minutes!!! *faint* Once a container candle has been burned, inserting another wick cannot give you accurate testing results because the level of the candle has changed. Perhaps you can guesstimate because you are more experienced, but I don't think the method you describe is best practice for testing container candles nor could I recommend it to a person new to candlemaking.

Save the wick pulling for pillars and be sure to relevel the top of the pillar before lighting the new wick.

First I do not pour in JJ and do not pour 100% soy, I have but not my normal Blend. And I said if my candle is not performing how I want it to with my wick in 45 min to 60 tops I change my wick. That is more than enough time we need to figure my fragrance wick combo....Second I also stated at the bottom the wick would fall over...and again..thats why I said when I figure which wick I like then pour a new one and burn all the way down!(on a few stubborn scents it might take two candles doing it that way) Not sure why thats so hard to understand. But hey different strokes for different folks....You may not tell a newbie that method but that method I was tought when I first started by an experienced Candle maker and candle supply company and it was one of the best tips I learned...

It is intersting to see all the different opinions. It depends on different combos, what you the candle maker wants in your candles. It varies a little but 45 to an hour tops for a melt pool across the top(for us). We have never had a glass break. They do get warm, and if power burned can get hot! Of course thats our way we wanted our candles...everyone is different. LeeAnn~

Okay for me...we do get accurate results pulling the wick...if my candle is not doing what it needs to be doing in 30 or 45 min...different wick...I might go through 2 or 3 wicks...but like I said on the original post After I decide which wick I pour another and test all the way down. Maybe it won't work for others but it is perfect for us. Since your new at this try it...and see if it works..and when your wax gets closer to the bottom...or maybe your power burning and have a pretty deep melt pool your wick will falls over ,big deal let it harden put a different wick or keep what you had and continue to test it! We get accurate results doing it this way, this technique is as important as the heat gun! ( thats pretty important) HTH! LeeAnn~

So Cute!

When your testing if you decide you do not like that wick just pull it out with plyiers(sp?) stick the new one in...once you find the disired wick,..make a new one with it and test it all the way down. HTH!

Yep, in my expierence it was the wax also.

That makes perfect sense I don't color my candles so frosting isn't an issue...

Thanks for your help!

dana

I have noticed that alot of people have mentioned frosting isn't an issue since they went to no color. But in my expeirence( we use light color) the candles we do with no color, they are the ones that tend to frost...so I was just curious if anyone has noticed this?

Most times you can get a range of different candles from 1 pour with the 415. I add CO and most of my 8oz tins are smooth all over but the jars can vary between smooth and lumpy. Just get your heat gun and go over the bad ones the day after.

The same thing with the c-3.( not lumpy) have cracks on some, some don't!

We just started using the c-3.. and the frosting is driving me crazy! Not all our candles do it. We have the stupid wet spots too! oh how I miss my 70/30 days! Perfect..perfect let me say that again PERFECT wax!Absolutly no wet spots or frosting! I still have a couple from that wax...they have sit for months and looks like we just poured them. oh well...wet spots we are dealing with, now the frosting...ummm not sure what we are going to do. I have notices some people say,they don't use dye and that helps, but on our no color ones those seem to be one of the few that has frosted. Oh well we will see! Have a great day, LeeAnn~

I agree with above posts. But at the moment I use more of a soy blend....So I say soy/pariffin blend.( if asked) LeeAnn~

We love our leather candles! Its a love/hate thing....alot of customers love it...and alot say....yuck! Leather is definantly staying. LeeAnn~

okay thanks. I don't use either of them, was just curious.

We bought our first with spigot from Gl. We love it! My Husband made the other four. Love,love,love our prestos with the spigot! In the near future we will be looking for a big melter! Keep our prestos for testing or small personal batches. LeeAnn~

Oh and if you do experiment with bees wax (I tried and didnt get it to work) DONT use it with the 464.

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What did the bw do? LeeAnn~