missjiggy23

thanks ill try that! when should i poke the relief holes? when the mould is cool to the touch as well yeah? sorry i seem to be asking the same or very similar questions over and over, just want to be clear in my head what i need to do before i try and make another candle!!

thanks for the answers, the reason i tried pouring a little hotter was i was getting air bubbles before so i was advised by someone on here to try pouring a little hotter so see if that would get rid of them. the pit im getting on the bottom of my candle is pretty big just now but thanks for the advice and ill try making sure its cool enough before making the relief holes. the only thing is im worried that if i cant get the put smaller, itll make the candle itself a lot smaller.....i guess its all trial and error and im still learning!! thanks for all the help :highfive:

thanks for the conversion, i never know what to post temperature in, i normally use farenheit but thought celcius would be easier! hehe oh well.....thanks!!

i seem to be!! sorry everyone but im looking for yet more advice! im using paraffin wax that comes in beads if that helps anyone. im pouring (uncoloured unscented wax) at 85oC although I have pured before at 82. im using a plastic opaque circular mould and i have tried poking relief holes. the only thing is as the wax cools theres a huge pit left in the mould by the wax so i have to do about 2-3 repors. if i did this in a notrmal pillar and was using different colours for different layers surely it would be noticable that i'd had to do a few repors? is there any way of cutting down the size of the big pit in the wax so i dont have to do so many repours? im wondering if im missing something obvious but im getting so frustrated with myself that i still cant make a decent pillar! is it the mould im using maybe? who knows??? all ideas/help/info would be greatly appreciated just now (sorry just like the face!!)

hiya erm all it says on the packet is paraffin wax....................

sorry its pillars and im pouring it at 82 oC.........ill get it right one of these days and make a good candle

hi everyonestill tryin to make a decent candle! im meltic the wax (not sure what kind it is lol) to 82oc then pouring, but im still getting a few bubbles in the wax, can anyone explain why? thanks!

hi everyone ive just bought some scents from fullmoons cauldron in the uk and they arrived today woohoo!! anyway.....the bottles are 10ml. how much do i add if i want a fairly subtle fragrance? this question has probably been asked a few times before so sorry if it has. a bit of help would really be appreciated. <<<just gonna post that face cos i luv it hehehe

what size wick should i be using for 60mm candles? i thought i was using one too thick, maybe not then! no sorry it doesnt actually say what the wick is made of which doesnt actually help! im in scotland, id use cm myself but only started using mm as thats wot it says on me wick hehe actually ive found another wick that i have that just says "medium" hmm very helpful! was thinking of buying the one that says "thin." i know this doesnt really help as it doesnt give any measurements but i can buy that in a shop and trying to order as little as poss online as itll cut down on postage, then again maybe i should order ito nline least then i should know the measurements....

thanks!! ill try that when i get the courage to make another one! hehe. just wanted to make sure what i was doig first, thanks

hi everyone even before i ask i think this isa stupid question, i dont wanna waste more time and wax so thought i better ask to be sure. ive been tryin to make pillar candles, with different coloured layers. i know im meant to poke relief holes in the wax but is this for a pillar candle of one colour or am i supposed to poke holes, then fill the layer and repeat for all layers as nescessary? thanks for helpin me out!!

hehe yeah so can i...........well at the moment i can....who knows in a coupla months.........hehehe

thanks! so i need to use a thinner wick if i can find one yeah? i made candles years ago from a kit lol i dont remember having this many problems............heheh maybe im gettin senile dementia early..........

hi everyone been trying to make some basic pillar candles and having more problems!! to be honest im not too sure what width of wick im using, it just says "medium" and I've also been using wick that says for use with candles that have a diameter of 51mm, my candles are 60mm. the problem is the flame is really high, a lot higher than it should be. what can i do about it? thanks!!

thanks yeah ill bear that in mind! what temperature should i be pouring at ideally?