Henryk Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 Does anyone know what is the LOWEST melt point of paraffin I can get away with for making standard-size pillars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candle Man Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 I myself would go with 135*-140*. That way if you do outside shows they would hold up better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henryk Posted August 5, 2006 Author Share Posted August 5, 2006 Well, thats good, but I don't The wax was marketed as a votive wax - even though I see they made votives and pillars out of it - it has a meltpoint of 138 to 143F - so that should be perfect.Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 Depending on the additives, that MP shouldn't make you cringe till temps hit about 90-95 and direct sunlight. Tends to do much better in the shade. (Speaking in regards to outdoor shows.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 Does anyone know what is the LOWEST melt point of paraffin I can get away with for making standard-size pillars?I made a pillar with wax around 130-132 MP and 5% Universal Additive. It looked and burned well. In fact the performance wasn't noticeably different from pillars made with 140 MP paraffin. Rather than treating it as a disposable experiment, I enjoyed burning it all the way down.The additive was meant to be the key thing and probably was. It might not work so well with just wax and stearic, but I think there are hard paraffins below the usual 138+ MP that could make good wax/stearic candles. The wax you have seems like the usual melting point for pillars though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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