lil_fish Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 I'm just starting to make votives, pillars and tart melts....got the containers down-pat, and want to expand my product line.I've made my first clam shells, but when I did a test melt, it started smoking after about 30 minutes.Can anyone tell me why that is? The melter uses a tealight underneath, and the wax is a pillar wax with 25% container wax in it.Thanks in Advance!Cheryl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFTS Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 is it smoke or more like steam? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil_fish Posted April 17, 2006 Author Share Posted April 17, 2006 is it smoke or more like steam?Hard to tell...I would say that it does look more like steam. Is that normal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizbizzyb Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 I've had this happen, but with pre-made tealights. I made some tealights and tested the same warmer and wax today and no smoke. I am thinking it is something with the premade tealights, cause that flame was on fire...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil_fish Posted April 17, 2006 Author Share Posted April 17, 2006 Thanks so much for the info!! I have some tealights that I've made here, I'll give them a try. I did use a pre-made tealight so maybe that's the problem. Thanks again!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candle Man Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Yea I've had that with cheep tea lights. I think they burn way to hot. You also need to check you burner for tea light to bottom of dish distance. A lot of them are different, the closer the tea light is to the bottom of the dish the hotter it will burn. When I use tea light burners I like them with more distance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peppermint Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 I burn a lot of tarts and oils. Sometimes mine will smoke a little more if I am using a new tea-light. There is usually always a Little steam/smoke if you look close, I think it is a mixture of the tea-light and just the FO release. I just decided to use the clam shells and when I got mine today I just had to laugh!! I thought each breakaway piece would be the size if a normal tart. Instead i get this little tiny tart container that I was originally going to charge $6.00 each. I have to rethink that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justrightcandles Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 where did you get your clam shells from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizbizzyb Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 where did you get your clam shells from?You can check Millcreek I believe carries them. Or watch the Co-Op section, I think it has been some time since a co-op was run....but who knows who may be up to running one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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