Nine3 Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 Thanks to all the wonderful dvice I've recieved here my early attempts at pillars are going (imo) great. IGI 4625 experimenting with flt brd 24, 30, 36. The one area that gives me trouble is topping off the dip. Im punching relief holes twice usually twice in the process. The finished product, however, has the visible signs of added wax, in this case a ring around the top of the candle. using a cookie sheet i've leveled the top off nicely but the ring is still there. suggestions as what I can do........please?Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinDucky Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 In that case, I'd say your candle is upsidedown usually. The ring is usually on bottom. As for the ring, never let your repour go higher than the origional pour. The ring is a layer marking, which is fine if you're doing layers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine3 Posted January 9, 2006 Author Share Posted January 9, 2006 OMG! how stupid am I? I read your reply, looked at my candle and couldn't help laughing at myself. Of course upside downThanks:laugh2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinDucky Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 It's not stupid at all! You'd never guess how many of us thought the same way in the beginning, myself included Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaritamama Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 It's not stupid at all! You'd never guess how many of us thought the same way in the beginning, myself included Me too!!!! :tiptoe: Felt like a right royal idiot when it was pointed out to me..... You're not alone!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candlesprite7 Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 OMG! how stupid am I? I read your reply, looked at my candle and couldn't help laughing at myself. Of course upside downThanks:laugh2: Hey you're not stupid, when I first started I didnt know the top from the bottom of a pillar...It wasnt until I bought my first candlemaking book that I figured that out...I had been trying to make them upside down for awhile...hahahahahahaAnd you're lucky! You found this site, I just found this site recently...and I've been candlemaking for years! It shows me everything I still do not know...These people are awesome! Ask any question and so meone will be able to help you with it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candlebean Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 I just ordered a pillar kit from Peak and according to UPS tracking, it's at my house waiting for me to come home!!! Yea!!! Hopefully I'll get to work on my first one tonight - I'm glad I read this first though - I'll have to double check to make sure it's not up-side-down! Thanks for the tip. Any other tips for a soon-to-be first-timer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinDucky Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 I just ordered a pillar kit from Peak and according to UPS tracking, it's at my house waiting for me to come home!!! Yea!!! Hopefully I'll get to work on my first one tonight - I'm glad I read this first though - I'll have to double check to make sure it's not up-side-down! Thanks for the tip. Any other tips for a soon-to-be first-timer?Yup, read the basic instructions over there on the left, then read through the newbie thread. Then jump in and have fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candlebean Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Well, I started my pillar - all of the instructions were great except for one thing - I didn't know how much wax to melt for my pillar ...I'll have to keep playing around with it...I'm at work and don't remember the size of the mold I had, but it's the one that came with the kit....it was still fun though - I can't wait to finish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breanna Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Hi I started with the same pillar Kit,,the amount of wax for that pillar is 23 ounces of wax and this does include the re-pour,,HTH,,, At the left of the page where it says "General Information" it has a calculator to help you,,, <<<< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candlebean Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 A calculator! I swear, I must like the self-abuse of doing thigs the hard way - I use all kinds of calculators on here for everything else, but it never occured to me to use it for this. I must have been in "just got boxes from Peak exhileration mode" and wasn't thinking clearly. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giedre11 Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 But if you have wicked your candle mold already, how can the top be the bottom? Or do you not put a sustainer base on it and just glue the wick to the bottom of the mold?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinDucky Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 But if you have wicked your candle mold already, how can the top be the bottom? Or do you not put a sustainer base on it and just glue the wick to the bottom of the mold??Often those who wick the mold don't use wick tabs. When you wick the mold, you will have excess wick sticking out both ends. The end that goes through the wick hole will have a knot, screw, plug etc. Some people trim the wick off of the top of the mold(open end)/bottom of the candle before doing the repour. You wouldn't see the wick on the bottom of the candle that way. Others just trim off the excess after unmolding. Either way, there is no need for glue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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