Wick'n'Wax Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 and I'm sure its written somewhere, but can I find it!!I have an octagonal mould and it weighs 600g when full of water, how much paraffin wax would I need to melt for that?I promise I'll write it down.xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillgunter Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 I believe(head hurts today), that you set your scale to 0 with the mold. THen fill with water, what ever that weight is, thats how much of wax you need. Somebody chime in if I am wrong:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlessjade Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 If you find out the weight of the empty mold, you could probably use the "container" calculator at http://www.candletech.com/calculator/container.phpWax is denser than water, meaning that the same weight in wax will take up less space than the water, so there would have to be a conversion involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wick'n'Wax Posted March 15, 2007 Author Share Posted March 15, 2007 If you find out the weight of the empty mold, you could probably use the "container" calculator at http://www.candletech.com/calculator/container.phpWax is denser than water, meaning that the same weight in wax will take up less space than the water, so there would have to be a conversion involved.thats the exact thing I was after xx I knew I'd read it somewhere, thanks both of you for your answers xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnjieBurdett Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 I did know but have forgotten because my gorgeous hubby made me a spreadsheet on Office Excel that works it all out for me. I type in the amount of water in grams and it tells me how much wax in grams and how much stearin and fragrance oil too - lazy cow aint i LOL.He has just told me that you weigh the water that it takes to fill the mould, in grams, then multiply that by .85 and that gives the amount of wax in grams. I don't argue with him, he's the clever one Anjie,x.ooops to late! someone found the calculator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlessjade Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 He has just told me that you weigh the water that it takes to fill the mould, in grams, then multiply that by .85 and that gives the amount of wax in grams.I've also seen that conversion factor somewhere, but couldn't remember where or what exactly the number was. The calculator is probably just using that conversion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wick'n'Wax Posted March 15, 2007 Author Share Posted March 15, 2007 thanks anjie, only 5gms diff and me being me I put in 500g just to make sure.Sounds like a brill spreadsheet anjie, cool hubby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgia Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 If you are using parafin, there are approx 20 fluid ounces per weighted pound. Fill your mold with water, get the fuid ounces and divide by 1.25. That will give you the weight of wax you need. 20 / 1.25 = 16Soy wax and soy blends are different.Once you figure out how much you need for a mold, write it on the side of the mold in permanent marker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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