Margaritamama Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 Here are pics of my 3" pillars burning. They were both burned initially for 3-4 hrs, and subsequently burned for about the same amount each time. Maybe as many as 3 burns since the initial one - My questions are..... Is this a good burn for a pillar? What else could I do to make them self-consume like Tops' mottled candle that he recently posted? Do I need to wick up?I am using 1274, 3tbs stearic, 1oz per pound FO and 30 ply flat waxed (I use wick pins).Any comments, or advice, would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaritamama Posted October 15, 2005 Author Share Posted October 15, 2005 Here is the 2nd pic - same formula.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucker Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 Hi there MAMMA. The pix are fine BUT>>>>> ya gotta hug them there pillars or yer gonna have spill out. I know I haven't been at this very long and am still quite inexperienced but one thing I know for sure "YOU GOTTA HUG THEM THERE CANDLES". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaritamama Posted October 15, 2005 Author Share Posted October 15, 2005 I have been hugging the second one. The first one ran away with me a little as I had friends over, and neglected it a bit! However, I have not found any real difference between the hugged, and unhugged one. They both are leaving a "shell". What should I be doing differently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanaE Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 It does look like you could wick up one size without a problem. My mottled/rustic pillars burn so that they totally consume themselves. I use a low smoke 19 for 4045H wax, and low smoke 21 for 1274 wax. They worked perfectly from the get-go so I haven't had to test any other wicks with them.If you find the 30 ply aren't doing the job, you could try other wicks - a CD16 maybe, or an LX20-22? I have some 1/0 square braid here and they work well with this wax, but i have to watch them because the wick is a little hot and I can get spill over if I power burn for more than 4 hours.DanaE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 I've had the same troubles with flat ply. Really like the first burns (3-4hrs) then they get low with second burns - with particular Fos. So I've been trying different wicks (very ecpensive with Fos). Have tried hotter burning ones (as I've said a few times on the board lol). HTP 83 and 105 have been used successfully for some of my stronger Fos. I know people use them for containers, but they can also be used for pillars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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