Wicking Tealites?

[pdevine]

I was just curious as to how you all keep the wick from falling over when you pour tealites? I have been using toothpicks laid beside the wick, but sometimes when I pour just alittle too full, the toothpick makes an impression in the wax. Any other techniques? TIA Portia

[soygirl]

I just stand my wicks up in the cup, and when the wax gets to the point where it is a little "congealed" I straighten the ones that are leaning. Some of them just stay straight on their own. I've also heard that you can wait until the wax starts to congeal in the cups and then insert the wicks. I haven't tried that myself. Your timing would have to be pretty accurate, or you would flaw the tops of the tea lights if you wait too long to insert the wick.

[gottabt]

I hate tealights for this very reason. I glue my tabs in and then pour and try to straighten them before they harden too much. I always end up using my heatgun to flaten out the indentations left by the wicks leaning over. They are a royal pain in the a**.

[chris77]

I don't seem to have any trouble, just takes a little time and patience. Pour the wax, let it congeal just a slight slight bit...set the wick in in...blow on it for about 5 seconds to get it to hold the wick in place. If it bubbles and moves a bit, straighten it and immediately run the heat gun over the batch at medium speed and the bubbles and wrinkles melt away. It always works for me! Just got done making some just before saw this post. Good luck!

[BACKWOODS]

I don't seem to have any trouble either. I just glue the tab in, pour and straighten them when they congeal a little just like everyone else has posted. Are you pouring so hot it is melting the pre-waxed wick so it loses its rigidity?

[7Angela7]

I let them sit for a couple minutes then try & straighten them as much as I can. They are a pain!!

[Trae]

I use CD-3 wicks for tealights, which are pretty rigid and stand up on their own so you don't have to anchor them while pouring.

Trae

[pdevine]

Ok, I think I need to let my wax cool down more before pouring these. Will try this and see how it works. Thanks a bunch for the advice. Yea, these are a pain in the a*s. Portia

[dcroome2005]

I cheat and use wick pins :-)

Granted, I go through more cups this way, but hey, it works

Christina

[Tess]

I bought a tealight mold and I absolutely love it!!

[Dee]

I bought a tealight mold and I absolutely love it!!

From where? Do they have the pin in them? What do you put them in after they are made? Sounds interesting.

[Fern]

Candlewic has the tea light molds. They are polyurethene and are a little on the expensive side but might be worth it to you if you make them all of the time.

[Tess]

Yep I get mine from candlewic too. They are definately worth the price. But don't get them if you need them ASAP. They take a long time for them to make and ship the mold to you.

[Fern-Marie]

I went to Wal-Mart and got a box of 300 glue dots, press the wick tab to the dot, and stick it in the cup. Doesn't budge.

[Carrie]

I bought a tealight mold and I absolutely love it!!

Me too.

[Luvcandletarts2]

I give all of you credit for making tealights. My patience for those only consists of buying them at the store. I just had a customer inquire about tealights, and I told her I haven't got into that yet, and not really planning to. She was fine with that.

[butterfly]

I give all of you credit for making tealights. My patience for those only consists of buying them at the store. I just had a customer inquire about tealights, and I told her I haven't got into that yet, and not really planning to. She was fine with that.

Me either but I do put a tealight in my burners. I just don't think it is worth me making them. I buy them from Big Lots as gerrie suggested awhile back. They are very good !!!!