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Hey look at this! Another great way for testing!! http://www.technische-geflechte.de/site/english/about-the-wick/wick-selection/slab-test.html

it's similar, what I don't like is that off centered melt pool!

Ok will try that. I found this useful page! http://www.technische-geflechte.de/site/english/about-the-wick/typical-wick-stands.html

I stick wicks to the bottom with stickums, and they are waxed, I don't know if I can twist them!

Sorry I took misleading pics, top and bottom of jars are the same size, it's the perspective that makes them look like something else LOL.

I will let them go, and see what happens. The middle pic is CD10 and I didn't expect such curling, melt pool is off center!

Ops yes it was a mistake. Here are the pics.

The CSN9 is in the small tumbler, 2.55 inch diameter.

The CD10 and CD12 are in the larger tumbler, 3 inches wide.

CSN9 has big mushrooms, CD10 is fine but too small and curled a lot, I'll guess I'll use CD12.

The CDN is mushrooming a lot. CD12 not at all, CD10 a little bit. It seems the smallest wicks are developing mushrooms. But I don't have a full melt pool, even with the CD12. This is after another 3 hours test!

CSN is still mushrooming, but it's more straight, the CDs have less mushrooming but are curling a lot!

Not for what I know but I'm kinda new to containers an these wicks, I usually make pillars with flat braid not waxed..

the FO was Fall Harvest it was a Bert's scent. Maybe it's because of the FO.

Great candle!! I didn't use much color just a drop or two to make swirls.

Now I lit all the candles again. I hate mushrooms!

I'm letting candles cool then will light them again. The CSN wick looked good it was a bit folded along with the other testers.. don't know. I used 5% FO in all candles, the CSN has the worst mushrooms, it counts three. And to me it's a bit small for the candle... who knows.

No FMP in the first burn of 3 hours and a half.

All the wicks are mushrooming, including the CSN, wich splitted in two halves.

The wood wick was not trimmed leveled, so it was burning only on one side, now I trimmed and leveled and it's going right.

Will stop the first session burn for now!

Test going on, the CD10 and CD12 are behaving the same way, curling and maybe are developing mushrooms (can't say exactly now). The tumblers are 3 inch wide, after two hours the melt pool is not full, larger with CD12, the hot throw is good in both...

The small tumbler 2.5 inch wide is going with a CSN9 but it seems a little underwicked. I will let them burn and see.

The wood wick today is not so good small flame and no throw.

Organize! Organize!

Yes I know how it is, you have to get organized to test properly without getting mad, but once you find the way that works for you you'r halfway done!

Thanks, I'm liking it. after 4 hours it has a full MP about half inch deep, the glass is warm but not too hot.

Tomorrow I'll test the other wicks, all candles are made with same wax, color and scent.

Here it is. I also made a "swirl".

The wood wick I have come from UK. This is the medium size and maybe it's a bit large for this tumbler, anyway it's burning quietly, a nice crackling sound and a good throw.

I use a lot of peak's oils and they always throw good for me. I made some testers today, with CDs and CSN. Tomorrow I'll start the testing.

In the meanwhile just for fun I made a candle with wood wick, and it's burning and throwing really good!

I usually use a 5% of most of my oils, I'm usually really happy with this percentage.

CSN are good for palm but I dont' have many, so I will test some CD as well. I'm trying to be ready for a christmas craft market. I could ask CS a shipping quote and see how long it would take to have the wicks.

Yes I don't have many CSN but since I have 200 pounds of this wax I want to try them, I can buy some more (if shipping to italy won't kill me). They are made for palm! Just to have an idea, how much FO do you use?

ChandlerWicks a CD12 seems big to me, I made some tins time ago and I settled with a CD 10, anyway I'll do as you suggest. I also found CSN wick from candle science I forgot them in a box, maybe I'll give those a try too. Flickering flames, mushrooms.. my nightmares. I'll try to do my best!

I checked what kind of wicks I have for testing, I have only two RRDs so I guess I'll skip them, found a lot of CDs, ECO and HTPs.

I'll start with CDs. Guess I'll start with CD 10, I use less than 1 oz pp of scent in wax. Thanks for suggestions!

thanks a lot, my idea is to have a full mp but not a too hot glass.. Is there any difference between those wicks in terms of heat? Stupid question maybe, but I erad abourt ROC and YELD and now I'm more confused LOL!

Hello, I'm about to test some container. I don't have a lot of experience with containers, I only made some very large and I found out cd 18 was the choice. The wax I'm going to use is a palm wax for containers that looks like soy, it's in flakes and it behaves likes soy (don't know what wax is it, it's from pitisumi haiash and it's the only I have here in italy).

The containers I found are glass tumbler, I chose these because they are inexpensive. The smallest has a 2.55 inch diameter, the largest is 2.95 inch.

I have a lot of wick samples of different types, I have RRD, CD, HTP, WU paper core, ECO, LX..

I was reading the charst on wickit and wicksunlimited. They bot say all the wicks work well in natural waxes, I got a bit confused on wichs size to pick.

Any suggestions on sizes to star with? The tumbler are straight, same diameter from top to bottom.

From what I was reading here I got the idea ECO wicks have a lot of problem.

Many thanks!