AnitaS Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 Hi, it's been a while since I've made a candle. I'm thinking of making one for a thank you gift. For the life of me I can't remember which size wick I used in the large ivy bowl. I know that I have to use 2 wicks - but would prefer using 3 instead since it wouldn't look so odd. I say odd, cause to me a candle is either 1 wick or 3 wicks - 2 is odd to me for some reason. Anyway, what size wick would be suggested if I use 3? I believe those bowls are 4" wide at opening. I would be creating one of those infamous beach scenes (dolphins/fish).Thank you for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luci Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 Wish someone would answer you, Anita. I have that same question. I've made more of the smaller bowls. Unfortunately, I didn't make notes. I do know this--I used the same wick in both undersea and one with wax embeds. Whatever wick I used, the undersea burned evenly and the bowl eventually emptied (lasted forever!) but the one with wax embeds tunneled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnitaS Posted July 3, 2006 Author Share Posted July 3, 2006 Luci, I believe used the 51-32-18 in the small ones. Works great except for I hate that mushrooming and the particles of the wicks going down in the gel after being extinguished. But it's the right size wick insofar as it will burn evenly and leave about 1/8" to 1/4" of gel along the wall of the glass. The tunneling problem you had was due to some trapped air in between your waxed embeds (I'm sure you found that out earlier). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luci Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 Thanks, Anita. I will try one with that wick (if I have one). How about the large ones? I did a really big fish bowl as a Christmas gift. Probably had $50 in wax and embeds, etc. Was taking care of some bubbles with a heat gun and cracked it! So, decided to burn it. Glad I did. I used some fat wick I got at Michaels that doesn't say what kind it is. Used it not knowing any better. It smoked like a chimney! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnitaS Posted July 3, 2006 Author Share Posted July 3, 2006 Your welcome. As for the big ones, I'm assuming you're referring to the Ivy bowls.. that's what I'm trying to find out.. which size wick people are using for this bowl. Wow, you really took chances in burning that candle with a cracked glass! You could have had quite a mess on your hands! I would have thrown it away after saving any embeds and gel (since it sounds like there was such a large quantity) that could be saved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrystalClear Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 I wish I could help! But, I have switched all my candles over to forever candles. I'm trying to remember what wick I used in the large ivy bowls. :undecided It's been so long since I wicked those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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