ErronB Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Been asked to do a specific tin, bit of a weird one, they are the 16oz ones which are 4.8" diameter, 1.75 tall. Not the taller 16oz ones. Not really sure how to approach it because realistically it's only gonna hold about 8.5oz of wax to the fill line, and doing something like triple wick seems like it would just burn through it too fast. I'll probably be using 4630 and I gotta stick to self-trim. Any ideas much appreciated, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 You could try either double or triple with tea light wicks. that dimension is the worst, really. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara AL Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 You could try double wick with 2 of the 3/8 inch wooden wicks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura C Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 (edited) 20 hours ago, ErronB said: Been asked to do a specific tin, bit of a weird one, they are the 16oz ones which are 4.8" diameter, 1.75 tall. Not the taller 16oz ones. Not really sure how to approach it because realistically it's only gonna hold about 8.5oz of wax to the fill line, and doing something like triple wick seems like it would just burn through it too fast. I'll probably be using 4630 and I gotta stick to self-trim. Any ideas much appreciated, thanks. Yikes, I don't like that size of a container either. In my opinion, a big container that shallow makes a worthless candle. It won't last very long, unless that's what they're going for. I'd explain the dynamics of it to them and talk them into doing a deeper container. But that's just me. Edited February 24, 2020 by Laura C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErronB Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 9 hours ago, Barbara AL said: You could try double wick with 2 of the 3/8 inch wooden wicks. As much as I like them, I don't trust wooden wicks outside giving them as gifts, the way they burn is extremely inconsistent. In soy they are more forgiving but parasoy / paraffin they are a total crapshoot. 6 hours ago, Laura C said: Yikes, I don't like that size of a container either. In my opinion, a big container that shallow makes a worthless candle. It won't last very long, unless that's what they're going for. I'd explain the dynamics of it to them and talk them into doing a deeper container. But that's just me. I know, it's not ideal at all, trying to talk them into the taller 16oz tin which could be a nice little double wicker at just under 4" diameter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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