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Many times in my candle business I buy something try it, and ehhh, it is OK, makes things a little better, or not much different at all.  I had hoped this contraption I made to re-melt the tops of candles would help.  This things saves me soooo MUCH time, standing there holding the heat gun above the candles.  This time of year, I am pouring and shipping non-stop.  Pour all night and ship before I leave for my real job in the AM.  Wake up put 25 candles on the re-melter do the other ones by hand turn off the re-melter, go shower, and when I come back down in the basement they are basically ready to ship.  I have been just putting cans on it cause them I can put the heat gun on High to expedite the process.

 

I have another item I am working on it should be here Friday.  Can not wait!  I will show you next week hopefully.  This might be a whole new business in itself.  My mind is always racing with ideas.  LOL

 

FYI - my candle business is just a means for me to make stuff like this.  Gives me things to think about to improve efficiency and process and create stuff.  If you have looked at the other things I have done (youtube) you will know what I mean. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I really like your heat gun rotation thing, so I'm eager to see what you are building.  I already have items for the turntable in my Amazon basket.  I almost wonder if a standard heat lamp would work better than a heat gun (same turntable idea though).  I love DIYing this sort of stuff too.

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23 minutes ago, Paintguru said:

I really like your heat gun rotation thing, so I'm eager to see what you are building.  I already have items for the turntable in my Amazon basket.  I almost wonder if a standard heat lamp would work better than a heat gun (same turntable idea though).  I love DIYing this sort of stuff too.

 

I tried a heat lamp, electric space heater, and the heat gun worked the best.  

 

Not sure if I put the link to the turn table I got - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B014RWD9EU/

Wood top - https://www.homedepot.com/p/1-in-x-2-ft-x-2-ft-Pine-Edge-Glued-Panel-Round-Board-682527/202017012

 

 

 

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2 hours ago, MilosCandles said:

 

I tried a heat lamp, electric space heater, and the heat gun worked the best.  

 

Not sure if I put the link to the turn table I got - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B014RWD9EU/

Wood top - https://www.homedepot.com/p/1-in-x-2-ft-x-2-ft-Pine-Edge-Glued-Panel-Round-Board-682527/202017012

 

 

 

I can see I'm gonna have to buy one of those turntables. Is there anything Amazon doesn't have?

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1 hour ago, NightLight said:

Hmm.

i know you do not want to hear this but you can make perfectly smooth tops with soy wax when you get your pour temps down. Time equals money. Perfect the pouring save the time, make the money.

 

Totally. 

 

More importantly you can prevent the cavities in the cans from forming. I don’t care about tops I DO care about cavities  

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