TiffTiff89 Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Har far away from the sides of jars should I place the wicks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCScentsations Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Don't place them too close to the edges because the edges will burn. About two or three fingers apart is about where I put mine when I double wick. But acourse it depends upon how big your fingers are.Keshia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SliverOfWax Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 The edges will burn? I'm not sure what that means.This is a classic case of having to test to determine proper wick placement. You want a full melt pool without the container getting too hot. I would start with evenly spaced placement and do a complete test burn. If after the second or third burn your melt pool doesn't appear even across the top of the candle, you could melt and rewick to adjust. There are pictures in the gallery of double and triple wicked candles. You might do a search to see if the jar you use is pictured and use that as a guideline. Unfortunately, like everything else chandling, it's trial and error.Good luck!www.SunshineWaxWorks.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth-VT Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 What Sliver said. There's no hard and fast rule, it depends on too many factors. If you place them too far apart you might not get melting between them, and the sides of your container may get too hot and break your jar. If you place them too close together you might not melt out to the edges, and the wicks may have to compete against each other for oxygen and they can drown out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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