Lori Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 I have a really strange thing that's just started to happen with my 7oz candles. They look beautiful, but seem to have a developed gap inside (near the wick) that's causing them to self extinguish. I've been making candles for a couple of years and thought that I had everything down... Now I have all of these candles and have no idea which ones are fine and which ones might have a cavity... HELP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Cavities around the wick are so common when it gets cold out. Everyone of us faces that at some point. You’ll have to play with your pouring temperatures and your rates of cooling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share Posted November 27, 2018 What do you do when you have tons of candles and can't tell the difference between the ones are fine, and a few duds? The tops all look beautiful, such a drag! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonshine Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 You can poke holes in all of them around the wick and second pour - PIA I know but I am finding I have to do this with anything soy these days or else it’s a huge gamble on getting huge flares in the flame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share Posted November 27, 2018 6 minutes ago, moonshine said: You can poke holes in all of them around the wick and second pour - PIA I know but I am finding I have to do this with anything soy these days or else it’s a huge gamble on getting huge flares in the flame So you can poke holes in a candle that's been cured for over a month? The only thing that's happening with the couple I've tested are that they put themselves out within 15 minutes of the first burn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonshine Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 (edited) TT can answer that better then me as far as couple month cured candles doing a second pour...I haven’t went back and done that on finished candles from here on out I would just do it to be sure as it doesn’t take that much extra time if you can’t get your pour temps just right sounds like you have huge cavities if they are extinguishing the wicks Edited November 27, 2018 by moonshine 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 I would poke all of them. I just found a cavity about half way down a 12 oz that would have flared if not filled. better safe than sorry, eh? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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