Kelly Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 It may but my imagination, but it seems like my FO in my candles (8oz Jelly Jar) is settling to the bottom. When I test burn the throw seems to get stronger as the candle gets closer and closer to the bottom.Is there a way to prevent this? Or is it just my imagination? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sally Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Sounds to me like you need to stir your wax more after adding the fo, it will help to blend the fo with the wax all the way through.Sally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly Posted January 10, 2007 Author Share Posted January 10, 2007 I guess I should have mentioned this in my original post but I do 2-3 minutes at time of adding FO to wax, and usually at least two more times and right before I pour at the slushy stage).I thought maybe I should pour before slushy (although that gives me ugly tops and worse frosting) because when it gets slushy it's getting kind of "crytally" at the bottom. I wonder if I'm waiting until it's too slushy?Don't get me wrong though, the top half of the candle still smells good but it just doesn't seem quite as strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carriegsxr6 Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 i notice this too when my candle starts to burn closer to the bottom of the jar. i think what the real reason is, that the jar gets hotter and the candle burns hotter, because the flame is burning all the way inside now, thus giving off a better throw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Bug Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Hi. I think that if FO is mixed well, the reason might be that the jars are tapered some and as the candle burns down, the temperature of the melt pool increases slightly. As long as it isn't too hot, the throw seems to improve as the temp increases (up to a point of course). Don't know if it is true, but it seems logical (good ole Spock, lol). Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fern-Marie Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Double check your temps when adding your FO, you may want to try adding the FOs at a higher temp. The FO has to bind with the soy...make sure that the thermometer is accurate. Most of them will vary 5-10 degrees...this can ruin your batch.Also, the hotter at the end thing does sound logical, but may I also suggest that by the time you get to the end your candle has had that much more time to cure, thereby giving the FO and the wax more time to bind?Lastly, is it possible that you should wick up one size so that there is more heat to produce a hotter melt pool? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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