jfear Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Hello All! I am an avid user of Peak's Cotton Cores; I love their similarity to zincs but without the ugly mushroom caps! Anyway, I find this HUGE disparity between the 40s to the next size which are 50s; Without fail the 50s have super tall flames for me; whereas the 40s have almost nearly the perfect flame height everytime. The only problem is the 40s only come in a 2.5 inch. I wish they made a 40 in a 6 inch for my taller freestanders or a 45 maybe?! Does anyone else use these? I can't image ever going up to an 85, the flames must be enormous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonshine Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 I use soy and tried them many times and very much disliked them- they burned to hot and smoked and mushroomed like crazy in my wax but if they work for you that's great - maybe you can buy them buy the spool and cut and tab your own? Many suppliers offer that but I am not about peaks, maybe check candlewic and see if they have them 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wthomas57 Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 I am surprised you liked the cotton cores. I think they are easily the worst wick I tried. I prefer Zinc to them about a million to 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coconut Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 The wick I found to be closest to the cotton cores is the LX series. I think an LX10 would be closest to a C40. LX are offered by many suppliers in different sizes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wthomas57 Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 So for me I think the cotton cores from peak look the best when burning. The flame looks perfect.. but I have to use large sizes to get a complete melkt pool (using parasoy IGI 6006). And by the time i wick up enough, i start getting smoke and mushrooms. But other than that the flame looks the best. Just wish I could get a better melt pool out of them. I cant figure out why I cant since they supposedly burn hotter than other wicks. Currently, I am testing a papercore wick that I hear is similar to the cotton core but with more rigidity. It also goes up higher in size than I could get for the cotton core. Hopefully I get some descent results. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandlekrazy Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 (edited) I get my cotton core from Candlewic. I use primarily the 60C or 62C when I make candles with C3 and they mushrooms but I don't get smoke. Vanilla tends to give a tiny bit of soot on the glass which means it's smoking but I don't see it. Should add that HTP (which are paper core) work well with my wax as well, I just have to twist them to get them to burn straight down the candle. Edited June 21, 2016 by kandlekrazy add 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wthomas57 Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 ive been trying to use cotton core with IGI6006 parasoy. It burns nicely but doesn't get a great pool. In a 11.5oz tumbler with a 3.5" diamater, I am using a C80 and its still not big enough to get a complete melt pool. Needless to say, that is the complain Ive had with the cotton cores. I have to wick up like crazy to get a good MP, by then i have a huge flame and start getting mushrooming. I really REALLY struggle finding a really good wick solution for IGI6006. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfear Posted August 21, 2016 Author Share Posted August 21, 2016 On June 21, 2016 at 9:07 AM, kandlekrazy said: I get my cotton core from Candlewic. I use primarily the 60C or 62C when I make candles with C3 and they mushrooms but I don't get smoke. Vanilla tends to give a tiny bit of soot on the glass which means it's smoking but I don't see it. Should add that HTP (which are paper core) work well with my wax as well, I just have to twist them to get them to burn straight down the candle. Cotton cores I like to use for cupcake candles and other freestanders mostly, but HTP I use for my containers. I love my HTPs, the throw, no mushrooming, etc. But I must admit I despise that uneven melt pool, albiet only in the introductory burn it still drives me crazy! I want to tell my customers, just give it another chance, consecutive burns will be even I promise! I twist mine as well; do you give it just a little twist or a crazy tight twist? Sometimes it seems to make a difference and sometimes it doesn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandlekrazy Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 20 hours ago, jfear said: Cotton cores I like to use for cupcake candles and other freestanders mostly, but HTP I use for my containers. I love my HTPs, the throw, no mushrooming, etc. But I must admit I despise that uneven melt pool, albiet only in the introductory burn it still drives me crazy! I want to tell my customers, just give it another chance, consecutive burns will be even I promise! I twist mine as well; do you give it just a little twist or a crazy tight twist? Sometimes it seems to make a difference and sometimes it doesn't. I twist them pretty good, not tight but enough that the burn is even. It took me a while to get it how I like them. If I overtwisted, I didn't feel the wick was long enough for my container otherwise I don't think you can overtwist. If that makes sense, it's been a long day! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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