Trimming wicks for wick test

[Forrest]

I poured two pans with six wicks each yesterday, three each of four types of wicks. Now I just have to wait two weeks to do my test burns. My question is, how do I ensure uniformed wick lengths? My other question is should I trim the wicks to a uniform length before the next day’s burn?   

[TallTayl]

You could use a wick trimmer, but generally I don’t sweat the wick length in the initial pan test all that much.  I shoot for 1/4” on the first burn, then kind of abuse them on later burns to see how forgiving they are. The point, for me, of a wick test, is to see if the wicks choke or flare or soot like a filthy chimney. Those that seem to handle the wax well get looked at more carefully in the next step.