azaria567

I have been doing a lot of testing with 464 lately and I agree with rjdaines. CD wicks are the best with the wax, for me anyway. Personally I feel 2oz per pound is too much. 6-8% FO works best, so about 1 to 1 1/4 oz per pound. Keep in mind as mentioned on this forum ahundred times (and I didn't believe it until I learned the hard way..) a good cure time will increase your hot throw. If you are interested in color, I really like Reddig-Glo Dye Chips. I do get some frosting but I actually really like the frosting patterns I get. : )

So I ordered a Sample pack of every CD size available and Finally found the right size! Yay! It's amazing how 1 size up or down makes a drastic difference. Sorry this image isn't the best, its from my phone. This is a 3in candle with a CD 16 and it has been burning for 3 hours. GW464, 6% FO.

Thank you so much you guys! Jack I think I will try to double wick. I was really not wanting to double wick but I am seeing that it would look better and I think I will get better results. So I really have no idea why I was to resistant to a double wick. Stella and rj, a little bit of residue wouldn't bother me too much. On all of these tumblers I was having about a 1/4" -1/2" of wax on the sides and the melt pool kept getting smaller the longer it burned. But I did a test burn yesterday of a double wick and it looks much better. The wicks were a bit big so I will try again but so far I like what I am seeing. Now I just need to figure out my jar. I don't have enough room to double wick that one. ; p

Ok, I really need to vent. I am using a 3 in straight side tumbler with GW464, 6% fragrance load and 1-2 dye chips per pound. I have tried Eco and the flames(no matter what sixe wick) were very jumpy and inconsistant. CD Gorgeous flame but I cannot get a nice melt pool. Lots of hang up or the next size up would burn itself out. LX the flame isnt as pretty, mushrooming a bit, melt pool is close but still not quite there. HTP nice flame but again the melt pool isnt reaching the sides. Any advice is welcome! I am so frustrated. Oh and I am burning them in 3 hour increments.

Here is a link to candle science, they have great FOs too! http://www.candlescience.com/reed-diffusers/

thank you stella for your help! I really appreciated it!

Thank you so much for the reponse. The pictures are from the second burn. The first burn didn't seem too bad, the flames were slightly large but the mp reached the edge at about 3 hours into the burn (3 in diameter candle, so that sounds right). after I took these pictures I trimmed the wick a litlle shorter and tried again and now they seem to be perfect, even better then the first burn. the candles in the first photos burned for about 4 hours for the first burn. Then after they cooled I lit them again and took photos immediatly. After I posted the question, I realized I should try to trim the wick. I then trimmed the wick and let them burn. So to make sure I am understanding your reply correctly and to post a specific question I am having right now, Is it normal for the flame to be a little bit larger or smaller until it "settles in"? Here are the new photos after I trimmed the wick. These have been burning for about an hour. The tumbler still has some wax around the edge maybe I will try to wick up.

I will be going! I am fairly new to this forum and I am excited to go to the open house. I actually didn't even know about it until you posted this thread. So thank you! Wouldn't it be amazing to win the give away?!

Currently I am using eco wicks in my containers. I really want them to work bc they are primed in vegitable wax not parrafin. But When I find the right wick sixe to get the best mp the flame is still very tall. If I wick down then it is too small and doesn't burn to the edge. I am try to find wicks for a 3in diameter 10oz tumbler and a 12oz libbey bean pot jar that is 3in diameter at its widest point. Is there something I am missing about Eco? Or should I just try to find a different? the jar pictured is an Eco 10 and the tumbler is Eco 12.

I know that the cure time effects scent throw but does it effect wick and burn performance as well? How long should I cure for? Any advice would be appreciated. I am trying 464 and ECO wicks.