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LOL. Well, she suggests that I could get the cost down to $5 per candle. I've been making these for....................... $0. So... if there's no guaranteed way to add a little somethin'-somethin' to make them burn better and still have them be cheap, Cheap, CHEAP, I'll just keep doin' it like I been doin' it. For us, it's really been about 'waste not want not'... we're one of those insane-o chronic recyclers you read about. Thanks! ---JC

Could I try adding 'stearin'? (I just found out what that is about 5 minutes ago. ) The blurb I read says that this makes candles burn more evenly. That's what I'm looking for. What about mixing with beeswax? Obviously I'm a total newby at this stuff so any advice would be welcome. I'm not really doing this as a 'hobby' so much as trying to not waste wax. Thanks, ---JC

Thanks for the speedy reply! 1. I'm making all sizes from them... some 2" diameter. 2. I'm using 'medium lead free zinc core'. It's whatever they had at 'Michael's'. 3. They are just for me to save a few $$$. (The big candles @ the store are quite pricey these days!) Ideas? Thanks! ---JC

Hi, Thanks for the site. I make candles out of old tea lights and they work OK, but... the candle wax doesn't actually -work- very well compared with 'commercial' candles. What I mean is that the re-used candles tend to burn very quickly and in a deep sinkhole in the center---IOW the wax on the sides around the wick don't burn very evenly. (Come to think of it, that's how tea lights work in the first place, so maybe this is natural for cheap-o candles.) Is there something one can -add- to the re-used wax to make them burn more evenly from side to side? For example, those 'Safety Candles' are great in this respect. How are they made? TIA, ---JC