eugenia Posted August 14, 2005 Share Posted August 14, 2005 30 ply flat, 3 hours, 7% FO, 3T stearic, 1/2 tsp vybar 103, 1 tsp translucent crystals, 1/2 tsp uv inhibitor. No sweating, no bulge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scents for me Posted August 14, 2005 Share Posted August 14, 2005 great burn there Eugenia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinDucky Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 The burn looks great! I'll have to make a note of your additives Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharyl55 Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 Beatuful burn, Beautiful candle! Already added to my Rustic notebook. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alohagirl Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 That looks good. I would have thought all those additives would make it burn weird. :smiley2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
femmcandles Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 Just curious, what is the size of your diameter around the candle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugenia Posted August 15, 2005 Author Share Posted August 15, 2005 3" rounde Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
femmcandles Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 Sorry, wrong way of putting the question. :embarasse The diameter around the melt pool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugenia Posted August 15, 2005 Author Share Posted August 15, 2005 Sorry, wrong way of putting the question. :embarasse The diameter around the melt pool.A little more than 2 1/4" diameter on the melt pool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fern Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 Wow Eugenia...that looks great! I never knew that you would get such a beautiful burn with those additives...and 7% FO load...in a wax that only accommodates 3%...and no sweating??? Great experiment! How's the throw on that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryinCary Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 I'm going to have to try your new recipie E...very interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugenia Posted August 20, 2005 Author Share Posted August 20, 2005 Wow Eugenia...that looks great! I never knew that you would get such a beautiful burn with those additives...and 7% FO load...in a wax that only accommodates 3%...and no sweating??? Great experiment! How's the throw on that?It's throwing Fern!e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donita Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 What a combo of additives....didn't know that it would be rustic with all of that stuff....that is a beautiful candle!!!!!!! Donita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugenia Posted August 20, 2005 Author Share Posted August 20, 2005 Here's a pic of the 2nd 3 hour burn. My Mom sent me this Shona and I could not resist showing her off!This one is just pillar...I've not tried hugging and at this point it seems superfluous. Will carry on.e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 30 ply flat, 3 hours, 7% FO, 3T stearic, 1/2 tsp vybar 103, 1 tsp translucent crystals, 1/2 tsp uv inhibitor. No sweating, no bulge.Looks like a nice burn there. I just have a question about your formula. You specify everything in 'spoons but the FO as a percentage. How much FO did you actually put in per pound? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugenia Posted August 20, 2005 Author Share Posted August 20, 2005 Looks like a nice burn there. I just have a question about your formula. You specify everything in 'spoons but the FO as a percentage. How much FO did you actually put in per pound?1.25 ouces of FO per lb. (weight, not volume)e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 OK here's a rough estimate of your percentage formula:IGI 1343 83.8%Stearic 7.9%FO 6.6%Translucent Crystals 0.9%Vybar 103 0.4%UV Inhibitor 0.4%With all the hardener I'm sure not surprised it isn't bulging. In terms of percentage you had a little less FO than you thought but I would not be surprised if you could cram 7% in there. Actually I figured the FO as ounces by weight rather than volume. If you measured volume and it was a dense FO you might have a little more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugenia Posted August 21, 2005 Author Share Posted August 21, 2005 Thanks Murray. You are correct, "roughly" 7% FO. Trying not to get too complicated here :smiley2: don't want any heads spinning, LOL... Just killed the 4th burn and still no bulge and good throw...... I am on a mission as usual!e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 Thanks Murray. You are correct, "roughly" 7% FO. Trying not to get too complicated here :smiley2: don't want any heads spinning, LOL... Just killed the 4th burn and still no bulge and good throw...... I am on a mission as usual!eHeh, sorry, I just don't get the "feel" of a recipe until I see it as percentages because I always work that way. Figured I'd post it since I had it. If I were to make this I'd just round things out to 8% stearic, 1% TC, .5% Vybar and .1% UV (do you think more is helpful?) and 7% FO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugenia Posted August 21, 2005 Author Share Posted August 21, 2005 If I were to make this I'd just round things out to 8% stearic, 1% TC, .5% Vybar and .1% UV (do you think more is helpful?) and 7% FO.Sure, for those that like percentages. Weird, I always think that way in soap recipes, but not necessarily candles.e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtngrl Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 Lookin' good!What kind of holder are you burning your candle in? It looks really cool. Murray, did you calculate the stearic correctly? No, I haven't done the math, I'll leave that to you. The reason I'm asking is 'cuz the recommended amt of stearic to use is 2-5%. Seems 7.9%, or 8% if you prefer, is a bit high. E, what do you think? I don't see where you stated how much wax you used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugenia Posted August 21, 2005 Author Share Posted August 21, 2005 I did not weigh the stearic; used 3 tablespoons to 1 lb of wax.e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 Lookin' good!What kind of holder are you burning your candle in? It looks really cool. Murray, did you calculate the stearic correctly? No, I haven't done the math, I'll leave that to you. The reason I'm asking is 'cuz the recommended amt of stearic to use is 2-5%. Seems 7.9%, or 8% if you prefer, is a bit high. E, what do you think? I don't see where you stated how much wax you used.Recommendations for stearic vary by application, but I've seen up to 30% so it's not outrageous. You could melt that stuff down and make a candle out of it.Converting from 'spoons to weight is always an approximation though, and a tricky one because of the different consistencies of the products (from powers to flakes to granules). I used the rule of thumb of 1/2 oz per TBS, but I just tried it empirically and only got 1/3 oz per TBS so maybe I overestimated.That would change it to something like this:5.4% stearic6.7% FO0.9% translucent crystals0.4% vybar0.4% uv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugenia Posted August 23, 2005 Author Share Posted August 23, 2005 Still going strong, no hugging. Started at 5", about 3" now. Consuming itself, as it should. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugenia Posted August 30, 2005 Author Share Posted August 30, 2005 Still burning that tester, no hugs allowed.. I want it to be "self-consuming"eMany burns later.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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