carman767 Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 I am a new to making candles, and I have only posted here a few times. I made my first candles last week, they turned out pretty good. My kit came with a glass thermometer, works good. I picked up an easy read thermometer over the weekend to see if it would be easier to work with. The problem I ran into was the two didn't have the same reading. I used the easy read Monday on some candles I was making and noticed it was taking longer than usual for my wax to heat up. I put the glass thermometer in the pot, gave it a few minutes and there was about a 15 to 20 degree difference in the readings. Do you think it might be just a bad therometer. I tend to want to trust the glass therometer. Has anyone ever had this problem. A few degrees I could take, not 15 or 20.The first candles I made turned out good. Only 2 of them had a wet spot. Followed instruction by the book, now I starting to question which one is accurate. I don't know if the wax is getting to hot or not hot enough.Please help........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carman767 Posted March 7, 2006 Author Share Posted March 7, 2006 The wet spots appeared. I did a repour on a couple of candles this morning, just before I posted the question about thermometers, went to check the candles and there they were. Big wet spot on each candle near the top. they were fine before the repour. That's why I am questioning the temp reading. Anybody have any ideas...or am I doing something else wrong?Using IGI 6006Heating to 185Pouring 170Repour 175 to 180 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 Test in boiling water to see which is broken. It should read close to 212, maybe a little less if you're at a high altitude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candlesprite7 Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 I'm always reading "Embrace the wetspots" not that I want to of course, I dont do many containers because of it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smart tart Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 yep embrace your wet spots They will appear out of nowhere...or so it seems! Different days will give you different spots.....lol When I 1st began I wondered what all this talk about wet spots were....my containers didn't have any....nope not much...lol the day after I poured I would just gaze in amazement...where did they come from.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carman767 Posted March 7, 2006 Author Share Posted March 7, 2006 I think I know were my wet sopts are coming from, and it's MY fault. It's not so much as a spot, it's more the side of the jar. I'll try a few more today to see how they come out. I don't want to say just yet what I think it might be, but if it is I'll let you know tomorrow.Thanks for the tip on the therometer, will give it a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smart tart Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Carman If you can solve the million dollar question about wet spots, patent it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Your thermometer may need to be calibrated. Fill a cup with ice, then add water. Put your thermometer in the ice water and it should reach 32degrees F. If it doesn't, use a small wrench to turn the calibration nut until the thermometer reads 32 degrees. That is, if your thermometer is not digital... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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