mrsposey Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 What determines how much FO a wax can hold? I was testing FO's from several different companies and found that while using the same exact calculations, some oils weeped and others did not. Also, I have many samples FO's in 1 oz. increments. How much wax should I use to hold the entire 1 oz? (does that make sense? I'm terrible at math!)Nancy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artcwolf Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 it depends on the wax and the FO. What wax are you using? I've seen a few that i have i know are heavier then others, and i've used a little less then 1oz pp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsposey Posted December 11, 2007 Author Share Posted December 11, 2007 I'm using Yaley's premium candle wax. For some reason I just can't figure out how much wax to use so I can just use the entire 1 oz sample of FO. Usually when I use 1 lb. of wax, I use 1 1/2 oz. of oil, but I'm having difficulty translating this to determine how much wax to use for 1 oz of oil using the same ratio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artcwolf Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 from my understanding usually 6% is the most you want to add to wax, that is roughly 1oz per pound of wax.I haven't used that wax before so it might be different and i'm sure someone else will chime in that has used the wax. Personally i'd stick with 1oz of FO to 1lbs of wax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 you would use 2/3 of a pound (10.67 oz) if you want to keep the ratio the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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