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Paul

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    My education is in accounting, but I hated being in an office. Took up construction; built and designed some beautiful homes over 15 years. Got lucky, sold my company before the implosion. Retired – Became the 8th ranked warlock in “World of Warcraft.” Put 34K miles on the RV and then discovered I was way too young to be so unproductive. Became a Real Estate Broker to try and keep busy and decided to make candles as personal gifts for my clients.
    … that is the short story

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  1. Amen to that ... Peak's Lilac is aaaawesome. I'm using it in 4630 and it is the best Lilac I've tried so far.
  2. We'll have to compare, it is the free sample I recieved also. Very Nice scent out of the bottle.
  3. I'm a big fan of the free samples ... waiting on my Peak order as I post.
  4. Bugs Bunny should have taken a left turn here
  5. One of your old computers or hard drives have been sold and infected by a virus. Shortly after my dead mother-in-law's computer was sold at an estate sale, I started receiving spam emails from her.
  6. Awesome link - Thank you. It sounds like I could take my hot glassware out of the dishwasher and put it in a water bath 90º cooler for 30 seconds. If it didn't shatter at that point, the glass should be deemed good for thermal shock resistance. (page 11)
  7. Personally my glassware comes out of the sanitizing wash in the dishwasher hotter than I like when my candles are burning. They get rattled around in there fairly well. I think most glassware is going to have to put up with a lot more in its life than being a simple one time use candle. Even something like the margarita glass will need to be engineered and made to withstand the bar environment, (washed, scrubbed and slammed on the bar multiple times) to justify the cost to the bar owner. I care more about buying from a reputable well known manufacturer than I care about ASTM glassware. Just my two-cents.
  8. Thanks for the info everybody I'm leaning towards a warming plate because I have a presto and it just seems safer (max temp. 200º).
  9. I'm saving the glass ones, no idea what I'm going to do with them but I hate to throw good glass bottles away.
  10. My wife is kicking me out of the kitchen and I need to make a candle area. I’m currently using a presto to melt my wax and a pour pot to mix in. I’m wondering - should I get a warming tray or a double burner hot plate? Any opinions would be greatly appreciated from those that use either. Is one brand or type better than another?
  11. Thanks Suzy, yep, after weeks of testing my results are like yours. I'm favoring the 60/40 blend. I would say that I'm getting between 12 and 14 hours of scent and it melts nicely in a tiny 10w warmer. I don't get the 20+ hours like I do with straight 4630 paraffin, but I don't think I should expect it with a soy. Just to put my mind at ease I'm testing some 464 and PB blends this week and hopefully will have time in a few weeks to try a C-3 and PB.
  12. I'm not Stella but I just asked this question myself. USA = Universal Soy Additive http://candlemarketingsweeti.com/blog/2010/02/candle-additives-universal-soy-additive/
  13. Honeysuckle from Wellington - Holy cow! This one could fill a warehouse with scent. Black Cherry from Peak - Very nice, I see why its so popular. All I want to do is eat while I'm smelling it. Lilac from Peak - Perfect, very clean.
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