topofmurrayhill Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 I've been rewicking my pillars with LX and photographed some of the testing. This wick/FO combo was already tested in 3 hour burns and looked pretty good. I made another candle to test 4 hour burns, which are pictured here.It's a 142 MP paraffin blend wicked with LX-21. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted July 10, 2006 Author Share Posted July 10, 2006 Here's the first burn, photos one hour apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted July 10, 2006 Author Share Posted July 10, 2006 Here's the second burn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted July 10, 2006 Author Share Posted July 10, 2006 Here's the third burn.Having already done a lengthy test with 3 hour burns, at this point I'm satisfied that I know what to expect with the longer burn time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted July 10, 2006 Author Share Posted July 10, 2006 This time I decided to marathon it. After 7 hours the flame was high enough to soot. Instead of trimming and continuing the burn, I decided to blow it out and get this photo. There actually had been no change in the way the candle looked for several hours. When I burn the rest of it I think it will burn like this the rest of the way down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugenia Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Looks like a winner to me!e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teercreations Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Great burn and an excellent visual for those that are new and dont really understand what testing encompasses or what to look for.....in my opinion this should be stickied. Great pictures!Pam:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon in KY Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Top, what is the diameter of these pillars? I have always used LX wicks in my votives. I'm sure I have some larger ones around here I could test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted July 10, 2006 Author Share Posted July 10, 2006 Top, what is the diameter of these pillars? I have always used LX wicks in my votives. I'm sure I have some larger ones around here I could test.Sorry, forgot to mention it's a 3 inch pillar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sally Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Great looking pillars & burning beautifully.Thanks for showing us Top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candle Man Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Great Top,WOW!!! I would have thought that a piller with LX's would blow out on one side because the wick curls to one side. But this test did not show the wick to curl at all. Maybe because of the type of wax or the melt point.I do notice more of a curl in my container candles with LX's. I use my own soy blend wax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinMom Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 I've been rewicking my pillars with LX and photographed some of the testing. This wick/FO combo was already tested in 3 hour burns and looked pretty good. I made another candle to test 4 hour burns, which are pictured here.It's a 142 MP paraffin blend wicked with LX-21.What wicks were you using before? And from your testing which do you prefer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon in KY Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 I always thought the LX did not curl as much as others. I find in votives they don't curl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinMom Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 I always thought the LX did not curl as much as others. I find in votives they don't curl.Me too. They have never curled in my votives at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henryk Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 They curl - but not like htp or cds.One thing I like about your pillars is no bulging! I know thats something I am going to have to deal with the 4045H I assume. (I never fixed it with 1343 and I was using LXs also). Are you adding anything specifically to deal with that or is it just the nature of the wax you are using not to do that?(Looks really good btw). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon in KY Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Top are you hugging your candles???? Mine would never burn like that unless I gave them a good "hug" every now and then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freezin Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Top - thanks for taking the pictures and sharing them with us. I think those are burning great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted July 10, 2006 Author Share Posted July 10, 2006 Top are you hugging your candles???? Mine would never burn like that unless I gave them a good "hug" every now and then.I'd rather hug people than candles. These are self-hugging. Who knows else they do when I'm not looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangerine Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Top,Your candles look really nice! Since I don't make pillars, would you sell me some? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted July 10, 2006 Author Share Posted July 10, 2006 They curl - but not like htp or cds.One thing I like about your pillars is no bulging! I know thats something I am going to have to deal with the 4045H I assume. (I never fixed it with 1343 and I was using LXs also). Are you adding anything specifically to deal with that or is it just the nature of the wax you are using not to do that?(Looks really good btw).Mottles are tricky that way because additives that might help will kill the effect. It's a little of everything but everything is important -- the choice of wax because some make the bulge really tough to avoid, optimizing the use of stearic, and wicking so the burn stays as balanced as possible. From what I've seen the bulge usually comes from too much melt pool and too little fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted July 11, 2006 Author Share Posted July 11, 2006 Top,Your candles look really nice! Since I don't make pillars, would you sell me some? That could probably be arranged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donita Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 I just got my LX samples yesterday. Woo Hoo.....Donita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrayMaire Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 That's a beautiful candle - and great information! Pictures are truly worth a thousand words. Thanks for the pictures and the post! Lori Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everito Bandito Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 I just want to thank you top for posting these burn pic's and sharing some of your knowledge and experience. I have come back to these pics many times and tried to think about what I see.When I first started test burning my pillars (which was about what, a couple of weeks ago...lol..) I kept uping my wick sizes in an effort to get rid of mushrooms. (even though I have read on some suppliers websites to wick down, I didn't really understand why) I would try wicking down and would very often still get the mushroom.However, the more I look and think about what is happening with wicks and flames, I think that I may be getting more of an understanding of what is really happening. It would seem that the bigger the wick, the more wax it pulls into it. I think that mushrooming must in some form be unburned whatever - be it fo - oils, dyes etc. that the flame may not be hot enough to consume so it becomes a deposit on the wick.At any rate I had some larger LX's that were mushrooming in some of my pillars and after seeing your pics, I tried an LX 21 in one of my recent pillars and it's not m/rooming on 3 - 4 hour burns. There must be a fine line or a least a line where the flame is hot enough to consume all that the wick is drawing up from the candle, yet the wick is not so large that it's drawing too much up from the candle. So, it not only needs to be the correct size wick but also the correct type wick for the wax, in order to hit that balance where the candle burns correctly. Maybe a better way to put into words is that you've got me thinking about the draw, so I'm beginning to think in terms of the rate the wick draws from the candle as well as the heat of the flame.Anyway, thanks again for this thread and helping me see what can be done and for giving some real good visuals for learning more about candle making. :smiley2:Rambled again didn't I.....Oh well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breanna Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Wow those look awesome!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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