hem06 Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 Hi beeswax-ers!Just wondering what wicks you all use for:tapersvotivepillarI have found a wick that works great on votives. However, I get it froma small craft store that does not label with the TYPE of wick it is. The bag simply says "X feet of braided wick" (or something)Anyway, was wondering if any of you could give me numbers! TIA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 For my tapers I use #2 square braid and my 3" pillars I use a #3 sq. braid. I don't do many votives, but have used LX14 or 16 depending on the scent. My tapers & pillars are unscented usually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hem06 Posted July 29, 2005 Author Share Posted July 29, 2005 Thank you so much!!That will give me a place to start testing, anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theisenk Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 i'm interested to hear more on wicking beeswax as well. i've had poor luck here. poured a 2inch straight beeswax pillar with #1 square braid and the wick doesn't lite very well. the melt pool is fine but flame is weak. the same thing happended when i poured a 1.5 inch pillar with a flat braid (forgot the #-must keep better notes!). any ideas why beeswax may be inhibiting my flame??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hem06 Posted August 9, 2005 Author Share Posted August 9, 2005 You really have to wick higher with BW. It is hard to wick, but when wicked properly burns alot nicer, and longer, than any other candle I have ever tried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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