pennipom@yahoo.com Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 Hi, I got some wick pins last week for votives, I swear they are almost all crooked (crook-ed)? Is there an easy way to bend them to make them straight? Or is there good and bad ones and maybe I should order from a diff supplier? TIA;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 I had a similar prob with some of my wick pins. I quit using them and now I just place the wick in when the wax is cooling. It is working out better for me and taking less time. I also have centered wicks now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterBaker2 Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 I had the same problem. Really irked me too to say the least. I just set them on the counter and eyeballed them and held the base while I bent them where they needed to go. They work pretty well now. I haven't tried adding the wick while cooling but I'm thinking about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheilaW Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 Hi, I got some wick pins last week for votives, I swear they are almost all crooked (crook-ed)? Is there an easy way to bend them to make them straight? Or is there good and bad ones and maybe I should order from a diff supplier? TIA;)I think I would contact the supplier and let them know. If it was only one crooked one I might let it slide but not if it was all of them. ( or even most of them ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredron Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 Wick pins are shipped to your supplier loose in a box, with perhaps as many as 500 in the box. As they are thrown around in shipping, some are bound to be deformed. Your supplier should inspect them when packing them for shipment to you, but hired help being what it is, they probably don't. You should inspect the pins before using them, and if only lightly deformed they can be easily straightened. In straightening a badly deformed one, the bottom flange can be deformed also, making the pin useless. Your supplier should replace the badly deformed ones. If they won't, find another supplier.I've tried wicking after pouring and don't care for that process. The votive wax can melt the wax in the wick, causing it to lean, causing the same problem as the bent wick pin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pennipom@yahoo.com Posted May 25, 2006 Author Share Posted May 25, 2006 Thank you for all the replies, I am going to try maybe just using a little wax to stick the wick to the bottom and just eyeball on the centering, I think this will be better than the wick pins, thanks again;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelaVA Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 I just eyeball it and bend it back where it should be. Take care though - I've broken a few trying to do this, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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