Violetsexoticcandles Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 Hi Guys,I've been at this for a few weeks now, trying to wick my 3 inch palm pillars to leave the walls standing.I tried a CD16 which was too hot- the walls were too thin and began to crumble by the 4th burn. Then wicked down to a CD14, it was burning okay until Friday- the walls started to crumble at the top, even though closer to the base it was still very thick.I began turning it every 15 min or so once Stella suggested that. Should I wick down to a CD12? To me, that seems too small.I have samples of HTP wicks as well as premiers. I'd like to get this down so I can start offering them for sale but first want to ensure that the tests come out with a decent wall left over. Thanks a bunch!Violet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubure Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 I'm using CD 12 for my 2,8'' and I think it would be sufficient for a 3'' palm pillar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 My 3" pillars leave a 1/4" shell with a CDN 14. How tall are your pillars? The taller they are, the thinner the tops may become after repeated burns. I generally stick to 6" because my wicks are 6" long... You are trimming your wicks, right. Vi?We have made 8"-10" before and the tops do get thin on those... we also found that burning so deep in a pillar makes it very easy to forget to extinguish it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violetsexoticcandles Posted October 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 My 3" pillars leave a 1/4" shell with a CDN 14. How tall are your pillars? The taller they are, the thinner the tops may become after repeated burns. I generally stick to 6" because my wicks are 6" long... You are trimming your wicks, right. Vi?We have made 8"-10" before and the tops do get thin on those... we also found that burning so deep in a pillar makes it very easy to forget to extinguish it! They aren't very tall- I only got a 10 lb bag of the wax so I poured half, so it's like 3" tall (the mold is 6" tall but I only filled it halfway). And yes, I'm trimming to 1/8 an inch. Each burn has been 3-4 hours. IDK? I might try the CD12s?Thanks guys... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lantern Light Mama Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 I use #1/0 square braid wick on my 3 inch crystallizing palm pillars...I've never tried any others because these work well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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