calan Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 Here is the FC Woodland Foliage (basically pine) at 5%, after about 22 hours with a CD-20 wick. Pretty good HT, and it only cured about 3-4 days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightLight Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 When I was testing I was liking CSN 16. It burned like above which I personally like. Thinner shell then a burn like a normal candle bottom half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 I’ve tried all of them in palm waxes and found the CSN were the only consistent burns. Worth the investment since failures also cost $. If candle science ever drops the line, Atkins and Pearce sell them. A couple of us have split mins in the past. I like CSN in many different waxes often where other wicks fail, so worth every penny. Also have some of the V series, which seem to burn ok too in the few I have made. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calan Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 (edited) I went ahead and ordered the CSN sample pack and a package of CSN 7's. I'm loving this wax. So easy, beautiful, less expensive, and less cost on FO. And I've already had a couple of really decent candles, even with CD wicks and a very short cure. I just poured one in the short square mason jar with a wood wick, just for giggles. Might as well push the envelope, although I really have no idea what to expect. I have a good combination of 4636 and a plain .03 - 3/8" wick in that jar, but no idea about the palm. I used wood wick's recommendation of a .03 - 3/8" booster wick in 100% palm @ 2.5", but based on my testing I don't think it will be hot enough. We shall see. Edited December 22, 2019 by calan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calan Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 (edited) 12 hours ago, TallTayl said: I like CSN in many different waxes often where other wicks fail, so worth every penny. That's good to know. Your suggestion of trying a CD in that "Dicken's Christmas" candle I made that just wouldn't wick was spot on. I tried all my usual wicks for that jar and wax (LX 18 through 24, Zinc 51 and 60, and a couple of Premiers) and nothing would burn right at all... but a CD-8 worked fine. Still didn't throw worth a damn, but it finally burned nicely. Weird how one FO can be so radically different than anything else in the same jar/wax/dye/FO percentage combo. Edited December 22, 2019 by calan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 8 hours ago, calan said: I just poured one in the short square mason jar with a wood wick, just for giggles. Might as well push the envelope, although I really have no idea what to expect. I have a good combination of 4636 and a plain .03 - 3/8" wick in that jar, but no idea about the palm. I used wood wick's recommendation of a .03 - 3/8" booster wick in 100% palm @ 2.5", but based on my testing I don't think it will be hot enough. We shall see. Watch those wooden wicks closely in palm. It was a wooden wick in a glass Libbey jar palm wax that caught fire i my house and sent glass shooting across the room. Charred the wooden table it was on. cottonwood wicks also get really dicey btw. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah S Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 On 12/21/2019 at 3:15 AM, calan said: Here is the FC Woodland Foliage (basically pine) at 5%, after about 22 hours with a CD-20 wick. Pretty good HT, and it only cured about 3-4 days. That looks great! Looking at the jar, I think a CSN 7 will be perfect for that. A side by side burn would be illuminating (haha!). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calan Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 7 hours ago, TallTayl said: Watch those wooden wicks closely in palm. It was a wooden wick in a glass Libbey jar palm wax that caught fire i my house and sent glass shooting across the room. Charred the wooden table it was on. What FO % was that? Hopefully I'm starting off on the cool side, if my assumptions are correct. But I'll make sure to put it on a plate and watch it closely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 2 hours ago, calan said: What FO % was that? Hopefully I'm starting off on the cool side, if my assumptions are correct. But I'll make sure to put it on a plate and watch it closely. I start at 3% in palm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strugglebrother Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Apart from CSN I have had very good results with Wedo V Series wicks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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