Forrest Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 My question is, if my melt pool is ¼ inch deep at the edge of my container does it matter if it is 2 inches deep in the middle? Right now I’m using 6006 and zinc core wicks in 8oz tureen containers or 8oz tins. In my testing my melt pool is good at the edge, but tends to be deeper than I think is optimal, but then what do I know? I want to try an 11oz tureen that has a 4 inch diameter. My thinking is that if I double wick them I can get a good melt pool with more uniform depth, but if depth isn’t an issue then I could just use one big wick. My sincere thanks to everyone who post on this board, you have taken me from “why am I getting no hot throw”, to “is my melt pool OK”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trappeur Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 I don't get it. How could the edge be a 1/4 and the middle deeper? Doesn't make sense to me.....Can you post a picture? Trappeur 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forrest Posted February 1, 2018 Author Share Posted February 1, 2018 2 hours ago, Trappeur said: I don't get it. How could the edge be a 1/4 and the middle deeper? Doesn't make sense to me.....Can you post a picture? Trappeur I don’t have a picture but I think I can answer your question. The wax in an 8oz tureen is about 2 inches deep and 4 inches wide. I think the shape of the container makes it hotter in the middle than if it had straight sides. This causes the melted wax to be cone shaped. I’m using 6006 and once the melt pool reaches the edge of the container I can see my wick tab in the melted wax. I believe I am beginning to understand why straight sided containers are so popular for candle making, and why some people on the board told me tureens were hard to wick. I’m using a large zinc core wick and getting a complete burn on my wax, with reasonable hot throw. I’m just not sure if the larger volume of melted wax is causing me problems that I lack the experience to understand. It could be hurting my hot throw, or making the candle burn too fast. Maybe I should just double wick one of the 8oz tureens and see how that works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandlekrazy Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 It may be tunneling or may just need to catch up, how many burns and how long was each burn? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forrest Posted February 1, 2018 Author Share Posted February 1, 2018 1 hour ago, kandlekrazy said: It may be tunneling or may just need to catch up, how many burns and how long was each burn? For testing I used 4 hours per burn, but I’ve been burning lots of these for personal use for 5 or 6 months. It kind of makes sense because if you assume uniform distribution of the heat with the wick in the middle all melt pools should be deeper right under the flame than they are at the edge, mine may be an extreme case because it is wide and shallow. Tyler Candles has a similarly shaped container and they double wick theirs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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