cestlavielumiere Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 I am having a senior moment.... when weighing candles... I have weighed the jar, then filled it with water and weighed it again and got the volume of wax to melt. Now, (here is the senior moment...) what is the final weight to be listed on the label to say the weight that is being sold? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth-VT Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Wax and water will weigh different. You need to weigh an empty jar, tare your scale to zero, then put a finished candle on the scale. The reading will show the actual weight of the candle itself.....and that's what's supposed to be on your label, aka. Net Weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cestlavielumiere Posted October 18, 2007 Author Share Posted October 18, 2007 Thanks, (tapping the head... duh!! ouch that hurts). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cestlavielumiere Posted October 18, 2007 Author Share Posted October 18, 2007 Sorry, does that include the weight with the cover on the container or without the cover? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth-VT Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Without. You want to reflect the weight of the candle only, not any part of the container. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoyCandleQueen Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Wax and water will weigh different. You need to weigh an empty jar, tare your scale to zero, then put a finished candle on the scale. The reading will show the actual weight of the candle itself.....and that's what's supposed to be on your label, aka. Net Weight.If you tare out the empty jar and then place the finished jar on the scale you will still get the weight of the whole finished jar. What you want to do is subtract the weight of the empty jar from the finished jar. That would be the weight of just the wax, correct?Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cestlavielumiere Posted October 18, 2007 Author Share Posted October 18, 2007 I believe so. But what do I list on the candle as the weight? do I charge just for the wax weight or total weight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgia Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 If you tare out the empty jar and then place the finished jar on the scale you will still get the weight of the whole finished jar. What you want to do is subtract the weight of the empty jar from the finished jar. That would be the weight of just the wax, correct?DawnIf you put a 2 ounce jar on the scale and tare it when you take the jar off the scale it is essentially -2 ounces. Then when you put the 8 ounce candle on the scale it will register 6 ounces (-2 + 8 = 6) which is the weight of the wax inside your jar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoyCandleQueen Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Mine doesn't show up as - whatever the size is. It always shows up as 0.Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cestlavielumiere Posted October 18, 2007 Author Share Posted October 18, 2007 My scale is horrible, time to go to Harbor Freight to get a $30.00 digital one. What is the weight that you would list on your label? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoyCandleQueen Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 I just double checked what Beth said and I'll be darned if it didn't work that way. I guess you learn something new everyday. My 8 oz JJ weighed 5 7/8 oz. filled up to the first "thread" towards the bottom. HTHDawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k0mptec Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Mine doesn't show up as - whatever the size is. It always shows up as 0.DawnThe scales generally don't say -2 or whatever the weight of the item you had on the scale when you hit tare. It is programed (till you turn off or the scale turns off on you) to read zero at 2 ozs or whatever the weight was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth-VT Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 If you don't have a tare function on your scale, another way to do it is set your empty jar on the scale when it's off, then turn it on. It will now read zero with the jar already factored in. Then when you remove it and put a finished candle in it's place, you'll get the net weight as well. Not all scales tare so this is a cheaters way to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 But what do I list on the candle as the weight?The NET weight of the CONTENTS of the container - just the wax, m'am. I express this in the product description as an "8 oz. glass jar containing 6 oz. of MyFine wax." On the label it says, "Net Weight: 6 oz." Look at some of your products at home and you will understand.do I charge just for the wax weight or total weight?That depends upon how you figure your costs. Most people figure the cost of the wax (and all ingredients and shipping) plus the cost of the container (and the shipping) plus labor and overhead X whatever your markup is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cestlavielumiere Posted October 18, 2007 Author Share Posted October 18, 2007 Cool. Thanks for all of the input. When you order some containers they advertise "10 oz" jar or what ever the ounce is and when you fill it, usually you can get a tiny bit more in it. We were just saying 10 oz even though it weighed a little more.. extra. Soo much intricate things to do, no time to "just stop and smell the candles" so to speak. :rolleyes2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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