Kelley Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Ok, we all know to test, test, test what you make before you even think about giving it away. I myself am still in this process, but I was wondering if anyone had any personal experience examples to share. There have been some threads here that go into testing because you can burn someone's house down, burn their cat up, have exploding candles, etc. Has anyone ever sold a candle that did this or ever had to take advantage of their liability insurance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meridith Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 I've never had a bad experience with own my candles, but other candles that I have purchased I have had problems with. The biggest problem has been the jar exploding because it got too hot. I worked really hard to make sure that my candles burn properly to ensure the utmost safety and quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candlewitch Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Typically it from the wick moving and burning on the side of the glass from my past burns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelley Posted February 1, 2006 Author Share Posted February 1, 2006 I guess no one has had any customers buy and exploding candle. How about strange things happening while you test. I know Top has to have a few, since he likes fire and stuff. Maybe people who think they don't need to test their products will get an idea of WHY they need to test before they sell if they have some examples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRC06301983 Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 I put saltpeter in a candle once...yeah it kind of went pop at the end, but it was nothing spectacular. Paraffin being an alkane, non polar substance won't really dissolve anything and the saltpeter sunk to the bottom of themelt pool and eventually when the fire got all the way to the bottom is was concentrated enough to make it smoke and flash a little...but it was intentional and a dissapointment. Does this one count?This is probably more under the Krazy Kande tests domain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelley Posted February 1, 2006 Author Share Posted February 1, 2006 I hear that saltpeter has a reputation for diminishing the male sex drive when ingested, better be careful with that stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 I put saltpeter in a candle once...yeah it kind of went pop at the end, but it was nothing spectacular. Paraffin being an alkane, non polar substance won't really dissolve anything and the saltpeter sunk to the bottom of themelt pool and eventually when the fire got all the way to the bottom is was concentrated enough to make it smoke and flash a little...but it was intentional and a dissapointment. Does this one count?This is probably more under the Krazy Kande tests domain.Cool. Rock on dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRC06301983 Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 I hear that saltpeter has a reputation for diminishing the male sex drive when ingested, better be careful with that stuff.Kelley: If you consider that playing with matches makes little boys wet the bed...I was screwed from the outset of my hobby.Saltpeter is the least of my concerns. Wetting the bed can inadvertantly dimminsh your sex drive as well as in no one will sleep with you. lol...well unless you are one of those people that...oh never mind. lol, Top I've decimated more matter in more ways than I dunno what. we should start trading story for story sometime and see who wins. we might come out close to even. now the governments probably gonna start watching this page... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candlesprite7 Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 lol, Top I've decimated more matter in more ways than I dunno what. we should start trading story for story sometime and see who wins. we might come out close to even. now the governments probably gonna start watching this page...Get started on posting thsoe stories, I wanna see them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRC06301983 Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 okay maybe in the off topic forum sometime you will see a posting titled explosions. Maybe I'll tell the story of the time matthew and I accidentally blew up his dads car...People usually like that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcroome2005 Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 I actually sold a 4 oz tin and the customer called my co owner ( friends with her ) and she said the bottom exploded .. Havent gotten the full story yet, but I am pretty sure she was a customer who decided to do a marathon burn and dry the bottom out of no wax.. I burn 4oz tins all the time and never had this happen.Also- same family- her sister said a 12 oz mason jar exploded.. Again, I burn them all the time and so do other customers.. Never heard of this with my jars.. Thinking they are not burning properly or looking for freebies when they are done.. Still waiting from co owner for the whole storyChristina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristiC Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Soundz like someone trying to get a freebie to me. I'm new to making candles; but, for years I have burned all sorts (and recently have been using a candle warmer). NEVER has anything like that ever happened to me, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cactuscandles Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 i bought a tin once from a person and it caught on fire i lit it and looked back at it and it was all in flames but never had anything happen besides that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 I actually sold a 4 oz tin and the customer called my co owner ( friends with her ) and she said the bottom exploded Also- same family- her sister said a 12 oz mason jar explodedWhen you figure it out, can you send instructions for how to make those. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRC06301983 Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 I'm not calling anyone a liar. I am just expressing interest in the logistics of a tin containers bursting. I mean, I know the heat can get very intense. A candle flame burns at an average 2500 degrees give or take, but metal usually warps and then subsequently melts. It would have to be under very intense heat transfer for the metal to bend enough and put enough pressure on it for the bottom to twist and "burst/explode" and I wonder what was in cactus' candle that caused the entire thing to set fire...maybe too much FO? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcroome2005 Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 When you figure it out, can you send instructions for how to make those. Thanks.Ha! Top... Sure.. Will send it ASAP .. Christina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alajane Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 My sister-in-law told me one of my candles "blew up" in her face. Well, after I nearly had a heart attack, apologized profusely numerous times, and prayed (a lot!!!), I got the "real" story from her.She is legally blind--wears VERY thick glasses--and was getting ready to go to work without her glasses on (which I can't understand at all--my vision supposedly isn't nearly as bad as hers and I can't even get out of bed without my glasses).Anyway, she bent over to blow out a candle and the wax "blew up" into her face. After much questioning, it turned out that she bent down right over the candle, blew hard, and blew the wax up onto her face--not at all what I was thinking when she told me a candle blew up in her face!!!Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 I work in the factory of a midsized candle manufacturer, and one day we got a call from a very nice man who said that one of our container candles had shattered while being burnt. The guy that handles such things was asking him a couple questions over the phone and when he asked if they'd been trimming the wick regularly while burning there was sort of an embarassed silence... the man told our guy that um... well... just perhaps the wick had gotten too long because they were in bed at the time and some of the wax had been poured out of the container and this wasn't the first time it had happened to them, and no not just with our candles. Our guy told me this (and yes, he's rather naive) and I burst out laughing. I ended up having to explain that there are people in the world that enjoy dripping wax onto each other's bodies as a turn on. Boy was his face red, and I think mine must've been also just from realizing how much I had shocked the poor guy. We did send the nice man a free candle, and our guy gave him a nice lecture about how maybe they should consider keeping something to trim down the wick by the bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcroome2005 Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 LOL Molly..Wax and Beds go together great. Tell them to use tarts instead on an electric burner.. That way there are no wicks involved LMAO !!!Ok- I probably shouldn't have just said that, but I did!!! :-)Christina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 LOL Molly..Wax and Beds go together great. Tell them to use tarts instead on an electric burner.. That way there are no wicks involved LMAO !!!Ok- I probably shouldn't have just said that, but I did!!! :-)ChristinaBWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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