Candlelovr Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 Hi guys! I was wondering if I can get some clarification on how to test burn. Dont misunderstand, I do test burn my candles but I am curious if your supposed to burn them for a certain amount of time to "set the memory". I thought I remembered hearing that your supposed to burn them 1 hour for every inch the candle is in diameter. Is that right? Also, the rule of thumb is that your mp is supposed to be 1 inch for every hour that you burn it right? So a 2 hr burn should leave a 2" mp. I started getting a lil confused and wanted to make sure Im doing this right. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimistarts Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 i always tell my customers that the first burn should be long enough to have the melt pool be the entire diameter of the candle top!.... :highfive: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candlelovr Posted June 3, 2006 Author Share Posted June 3, 2006 Awesome! Thats what I look for! Also, dancing flames, smoking, flame height...um...anything else Im missing? These are the things I look for when I test burn and so far..the LX wicks are holding up beautifully! I have 2 burning right now...22's in 3 1/2" pillars and so far, so good! Ahh, I finally found a wick that I can stick with!!! YAY!!!oh, one more thing. So if whatever the candle diam is..say my 3 1/2"...i should give it 3 1/2 hrs to burn and if it doesnt reach the diameter of the candle, or really close to it, the wick is too small..right?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candlelovr Posted June 4, 2006 Author Share Posted June 4, 2006 bump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimistarts Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 i think that the rule of thumb is an hour per inch of diameter, but i wouldn't worry if it takes somewhat longer.... now if it never catches up then you definitely need to wick up ! :highfive: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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