PoiToy

I'm trying to wick beeswax votives and it just is not working. I'm using square braid and started with 1/0...now I'm up to #3 (the largest I can fit through the hole the mold pin leaves) and the dern things still will not reach FMP and the flame drowns after a couple of hours. Do I need to find a way to go up a wick size or just write off this batch of beeswax? What wick size do yall typically use for beeswax votives?

Thanks for the replies! I wasn't sure about going smaller since my flame gets so small after it burns for a while. It's also dancing/flickering quite a bit on this second burn. I haven't tested any other wicks as all I have on hand are square braid 4/0, 2/0 and #4. I'm waiting for an order of #1, #2, #3 and #5 to arrive. I also read that beeswax containers were a bad idea because of how hot the beeswax burns... I made my first candle without reading any info anywhere (I just bought beeswax, wicks and tabs and ran with it) so I didn't know any better. Also, I use mason jars for olive oil lamps, so I figured they'd work fine for candles... It worked GREAT. I burned it for 4 hours straight one night without any trouble and then off and on until it was gone. This may have been a fluke, of course, but since I prefer container candles, I'm trying to replicate that one. Unfortunately, I'm using beeswax from a different supplier now. Does anybody know if adding olive oil to the beeswax would help it burn cooler and lessen the risk of breaking the glass? I thought I saw, after finally doing some reading up, that you *have* to use square braid for larger diameter beeswax candles? I didn't realize there was so much trial and error involved in this : )

Hello all! This is my first post. I found you guys while trying to solve my beeswax issues. I'm using plain beeswax in a mason jar with a #4 square braid wick. For the first 30 minutes or so I had a flame that was about 1 1/2" inches that would occasionally flash higher with a puff of smoke, then return to 1 1/2" inches. After 30 minutes, it dropped down to a sad 1/2", just barely clearing the top of the wick. I originally wicked this wax/jar with a 2/0, which was drowning, so I thought switching to #4 would be a huge improvement. Should I go higher? I'm almost scared to see the flame size that'd give me to start with! I'm completely learning as I go here. My first candle with a different batch of beeswax using a mason jar and two 2/0 wicks was a rousing (and completely accidental) success. Since then I've not made a single burnable candle (single or double wick). Is there some beeswax that is just no good for candles? This stuff is dark but clean-looking (no debris) and has a super strong honey scent. I hope I gave enough info...any help is greatly appreciated!