The mini votive down-harvester machine is with 24 molds for votives of 1.75" round (top)x 1.5" round (bottom) x 1.75" tall, with a rounded flared top. It has retractable wick pins, and you will be spared the trouble of reopening the stuck wick holes after harvesting the candles. The wick pins can retract inside the pistons (head molds of candles). Raise the wick pins when you pour wax. Lower them before you start to scrape the excess wax off. If you do not lower them, your scraper will bend them. After the excess wax is scraped off, raise the wick pins again to open the stuck wick holes, and then lower them down. As you can see from the photo, there is a hand lever and a hand wheel. The hand lever is for raising and lowering the wick pins, and the hand wheel is to raise or lower the pistons. When the pistons are raised, the piston head will seal the mold and the wax will not leak when poured in. After the votives are molded, the pistons are lowered to get the votives out of molds. I have tried soy wax, beeswax, paraffin wax, and the little unit can utilize any candle making products. The soy does not stick to the machine any where. Besides, the machine is 100% manual, so candles with them are still hand-poured ones. In one hour, you can make 48 votives. With this machine, you produce candles faster and better. No need to bang molds on the counter top. No need to pour several times to refill the sink hole. No need to pull wick pins out by hand. No need to fumble with wick to make it erect and in the center of candle.
