Googs Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 This is Crystalizing Wax from Yaley's. Some call it Palm Wax. I was just wondering if it's burning correctly. This is the first time I've lit one! I let it cure for three days.Thanks!Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheilaW Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 It looks like you may get a blow out where the shell is getting thin. How long has it been burning? By the way, very pretty candle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candle Man Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 It looks like you may get a blow out where the shell is getting thin. How long has it been burning? By the way, very pretty candle.Like Shelia said + That looks like a 3" diameter and should not be burned longer than 3 hours.The burn you have now looks good except the wick needs to be pushed over a little to center it, and hopefully keep the candle from causing a blowout.That kind of wax is hard & brittle and will need to leave a shell to burn right.Good Luck, Hope you don't have a blowout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Googs Posted August 31, 2006 Author Share Posted August 31, 2006 At the time of the picture it has been burning for 8 hours......:undecidedCandle Man, please excuse my ignorance, why should you not burn a candle longer than 3 hours? The scent throw seems to be better when it's been longer. Does that make sense?Thanks for you guidance!Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 Pretty candle! What scent is it? BTW-- I like to do a test burn for hours too. I just want to see how well it does burning all the way down non stop so to speak. That way I get an idea of how it will burn if my customers do the same (which they do!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candle Man Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 At the time of the picture it has been burning for 8 hours......:undecidedCandle Man, please excuse my ignorance, why should you not burn a candle longer than 3 hours? The scent throw seems to be better when it's been longer. Does that make sense?Thanks for you guidance!ScottIt's not burning a candle for more than 3 hours.To properly test and to have a proper burning candle you burn 1 hour for each 1" in diameter. So if you have a 3" diameter candle then the right wick should burn that candle in 3 hours without problrms.But in in your case with Palm Wax that wax is very tricky to wick because it is hard & brittle. I just gave up and use Paraffin. I may try Palm Wax again and make them everlasting with a glass votive insert.Yes I know customers will burn candles all sorts of ways. What I stated is the proper way and I try to teach my customers the proper way, doesn't mean they listen.When a customer of mine complains about my candles example... you said there would be no hang-up or little to no soot but mine did not do that. I ask them did you burn the candle properly, then they give me a perplexed look, then I explain to them how to burn a candle properly. I also have printed info on how to burn each type of my candles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 Yeah the wick looks a little off. Gotta figure though that a customer probably isn't going to listen to someone trying to limit their burning. I know when I was playing with this kind of wax they didn't. Result was a blow out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Googs Posted September 1, 2006 Author Share Posted September 1, 2006 Thanks Candle Man, that makes sense! I guess I've been lucky today, haven't had a blow out. But I could see where that would happen. This is the second candle I made from this wax. In the first one I used a 30ply flat braid wick. It hardley even melted the wax. Luckily I had ordered a 36 ply in my initial order from peak. The guidelines for the wax just said to use a larger than normal wick, which 30 is. But the 36 is melting it properly.Candybee, I used vanilla. I know that's boring but it reminds me of when I was a kid. Thanks for the compliment!Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 RRDs are great with palm wax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Googs Posted September 1, 2006 Author Share Posted September 1, 2006 I'm not sure what RRD's are? Sorry I don't know, still learning the lingo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 Ooops sorry! It's wicking RRD with like NST2 treatment something like that, works well. I have a boat load of the wicking, but it's raw, so you'd need to prime it. If you want some to test, you'll have to let me know. More specifics about this wicking at www.candlewic.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheilaW Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 The 30 ply flat should work fine if you twist it. Here's the link explaininghttp://www.candletech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26017&highlight=twisted+wickAfter you twist the wick it is probably comparable to a 32-33 ( this is strictly a guess on my part ) This works for me for most fo's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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