Elapid Posted April 9, 2006 Share Posted April 9, 2006 Candletech has been after me for a bit to post I have been reading for about 3 days now. I'm known as Elapid, I'll let you tell me what that is, and I have been making candles for about a month In fact I am in the process of making my first pillar and I didn't have anything recomended to seal the wick pin in, so I took some plastic wrap folded it x4, and pushed it over the wick pin before I stuck it through the mold. I decided to post while the candle was setting so I dont know : Am I being smart or is this stupid ? Elapid----< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheilaW Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 Welcome to the board. You never know what's going to work until you try it.A lot of people use plumbers putty when using wic pins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candle Makin Momma Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 elapid: Any of several venomous snakes of the family Elapidae, which includes the cobras, mambas, and coral snakes.adj. Of or belonging to the family Elapidae.Do you like snakes? Welcome to Candletech! This place is awesome for any question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connie Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 Hmmmm. Don't know about the plastic wrap. Hope you put your candle mold on a cookie sheet or something. You might have a problem if the wax finds the tiniest hole to sneak out. Welcome to the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 If your candle is setting and you're not already telling a story about spilled wax, maybe it works. It would leak at the beginning.Candlewic has wick pin instructions on their letsmakecandles.com site that don't mention anything about mold sealer. In the past I thought that was an oversight but eventually I got to wondering if it was intentional. Maybe the wax congeals between the pin base and the mold and seals it. The fact that it works with just plastic wrap makes me wonder again.Anyone ever try it with no sealer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elapid Posted April 10, 2006 Author Share Posted April 10, 2006 Well I guess the plastic wrap worked good enough, nothing ran out of the setup and on the cookie sheet. I always have used a cookie sheet, the MS would kill me if I got wax all over the kitchen! So I guess it worked. Momma let everybody know what an Elapid is. I guess I like snakes I have had a few before, but no hot herps ie. venomous. So now I am testing wicks for a 3 inch pillar, sny ideas on what you have success with? Elapid--< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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