Sue Ellen Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 I am just not happy with the bottoms of my pillar candles. Can anyone tell me how you get them nice and flat and straight? I currently use a hot pan to "spin" them on to flatten the bottoms, but they are not always level, sometimes they are at a slant and sometimes they are rounded. I have been told by a former roommate that I should never hang curtains because they were all crooked, so maybe my head is on crooked. But I need a better way of making the bottoms pretty. Thank you!Sue Ellen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcbrook Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 I have tried the same method you use and it is not so easy as you think it would be. I think it just takes practice. I have not made that many though so sorry I am not much help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Ellen Posted April 3, 2014 Author Share Posted April 3, 2014 thank you pcbrook, I will keep trying it, unless I come up with a better idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 I gave up on that method a long time ago. I can't cut straight, walk a straight line etc. You could level them while in the mold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Ellen Posted April 3, 2014 Author Share Posted April 3, 2014 Moderator, how can you level them while still in the mold?And by the way, I love your pic! Is that your cat? Sue Ellen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 There are a couple of ways, but you can either:1) wick your mold (if using a wick pin) and turn that mold over while holding on to the wick and melt the bottom in a pan, rotating and twirling. 2) while using a wick pin, top off your mold. If it hardens and you see some wax higher than the mold, trim it down with a knife (easier to show than tell, but sometimes there is more wax on one side. When this is the case, I just wait till my wax is still firm enough, but not completely hard and I trim it down with a knife -- knife is flush with rim of the mold and I keep it that way as I rotate the mold, hit it with the heat gun just enough to smooth the surface, let cool, remove the wick pin and wick and seal.) Not sure those make sense to you, but the second is the method that has worked well for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Ellen Posted April 3, 2014 Author Share Posted April 3, 2014 Cool, Moderator. I think I get the picture of what you are explaining. I will give it a try Saturday and let you know how it works for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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