Mama Turtle Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 (edited) Here is my first tortoise palm pillar in Bayberry. On 2nd burn with CSN 12 had a blow out. Time to wick down. [ATTACH]19913[/ATTACH][ATTACH]19914[/ATTACH] Edited April 23, 2010 by Mama Turtle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 (edited) That looks like it came out great! Good work. How long were you burning to get the blowout?I love this flurry of testing threads. This is what we should be doing around here. Edited April 23, 2010 by topofmurrayhill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Turtle Posted April 23, 2010 Author Share Posted April 23, 2010 Thanks!! I was surprised at how well it came out on my first try. 1st burn was 3 hours and flame was steady but huge (btw 1.5-2 inches which scares me), blow out happened 2 hours into 2nd burn (flame still huge with a few puffs of black smoke. Next, I will try CSN 11 or CSN 9. Want to have it ready for the holidays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soy327 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Wow, That is one beautiful pillar. I've never tried the tortoise palm, but I love the other Pillar palm waxes. If you try a CSN 9 please give us the feedback and pictures are always enjoyed:drool: Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 How did you pour the candle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Turtle Posted April 24, 2010 Author Share Posted April 24, 2010 Heated dye (2 dye chips), wax (1 lb), and UV inhibitor (1/2 tsp) to 200. Removed from heat, added FO (1 oz), stirred for 2 mins, put back on heat to ensure correct temp and poured at 190. Warmed mold in oven before pouring and cooled on wire rack with styrofoam cooler on top. It was about 73 degrees in the room I was pouring in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 I've been trying to figure out what the best pouring guidelines are for this wax so I can write up a summary, but I'm not sure if there are consistent rules or if it changes with the FO or something.When I poured on the hotter side like you did, it seemed to cause some blotchy frosting here and there on the surface of the candle. Do you see anything like that or is it all clean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Turtle Posted April 24, 2010 Author Share Posted April 24, 2010 The reason I poured so hot is because I tested a glas glow and poured to low (175) and did not get a nice pattern. I wanted to make sure to get the tortoise pattern. I did not have any blotchy patches....clean right out of the mold. It was also clean after the 1st burn, but after it cooled from the blow out, there are white freckles around the ring that melted though and caused the wax to drip out on the outside of the pillar. Inside has frosting as well.I think you could write up a starting guideline, but then folks will have to test around that point to see what works for them in their own workshop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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