JacquiO Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 I testing some bags of soy I bought to try out and poured a dozen scented votives. I poured 2 batches of six each and they all cracked around the wick pin. The wax is candlewic's soy voitive/pillar. I did a repour. I got a little shrinkage and nippling around the pin. Easy release and a nice smooth finish but how do I eliminate the cracking. The 1st batch I did at 120 degrees when it was slushy. The second batch I tried pouring at 150. Waited 20 minutes between pours. Cracked on both 1st and 2nd pours. I did not warm the molds. Should I have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorrie Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 They could possibly cooling too fast around the wick pin. I actually pour all my votives and cover them with a box or place molds on cookie sheet, pour votives and place in the oven to cool slower. It works for me:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWave Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 I super second Lorrie's post. When we started we had lots of cracked votives. We were pouring in a cool warehouse. Votives need to cool slowly and the best way is by putting a box over them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heidijo Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 Try putting a cardboard box over them to slow the cooling process. Always works for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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