MissMori Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Questions, questions, questions...I have anywhere from a generous 1/32" to 1/4" hang up (soy wax right now, I have 150 lbs of it)... should I wick up? My container is 3" wide top to bottom. I'm using an htp 105 wick, which is recommended for containers that are 3" to 4" in diameter. Should I wick up to an htp 126 which is for 4" to 5" containers? OR should I find another wick, cotton core perhaps for a 3" diameter container? Maybe try zinc core?I know, I know, this is where testing comes in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandleMakinCutiePie Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 I've had success wicking a 3 in jar in ecosoya advanced with an htp 1212 and LX 22,24,and 26,depending on the f.o.I usually have to wick up a size or 2 higher than manufacturer and supplier recommendations it seems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Try a CDN 14. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjdaines Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 I am using a 3.5" Variable diameter container and use a HTP 1212 which works well with the Ecosoya Advanced wax. I tried the lager LX wicks all the way up to LX-30. By the time I got a good melt pool the darn thing mushroomed like crazy. Dropping back down eliminated the mushrooming but brought back the hang-up. The HTP wick don't do that for most of the burn. Towards the end of the candle's life when there is no solid wax left (all melt), the HTP wick can get a little ugly as the self trimming seems to fail. However, for 3/4 of the candles' life it looked pretty darn good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbs Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 (edited) I use a CD14 most of the time. Which I think is similar to CDN14?? Edited March 22, 2011 by sbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissMori Posted March 23, 2011 Author Share Posted March 23, 2011 Thanks for all the responses. I bit the bullet and ordered CandleWic's "ever wick we have" sample pack. If I can't find a wick in there, I should give up on candles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyGCC Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I am just about done myself. I refuse to be done with candle making. I would love to hear about what works best as far as the wicks from candlewic for 3' pillars. I almost have all of them. I should have let every one know it is the square braided ones. Please help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandleAddict_RN Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Try a CDN 14. Stella, I see you mentioning CDN frequently but I can't seem to find where to get them. I've searched everywhere! I did find this AM that Southwest Candle Supply has a couple but only cdn 10 & 12. Please let me in on your secret supplier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyGCC Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 (edited) I am just about done myself. I refuse to be done with candle making. I would love to hear about what works best as far as the wicks from candlewic for 3' pillars. I almost have all of them. I should have let every one know it is the square braided ones. Please help.I should have said I use the EcoSoya pillar wax also, but I am still trying to figure out the wick size. Help. Edited March 23, 2011 by TammyGCC Want to give the type of wax I am useing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyGCC Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I should have said I use the EcoSoya pillar wax also, but I am still trying to figure out the wick size. Help. I am terrible at this posting thing. I meant to say inches on my pillars and I used one ' instead of " sorry. I would really love some help on what wick size to use on the 3 inch pillars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissMori Posted March 23, 2011 Author Share Posted March 23, 2011 I'm using C3 to make container candles, so I'm not sure how much I can help... being new and all. Although, shopping around, I did see something about wicking up if you are using vegetable or soy wax. I can't remember which supplier's website, but they test their wicks using paraffin and suggest wicking up 1, 2 or even 3 sizes if you are using veg/soy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Stella, I see you mentioning CDN frequently but I can't seem to find where to get them.I used to get them from the now-defunct Just By Nature. They are available in large supply from both WickIt & Wicks Unlimited. I think a couple of other suppliers have them, but you have to check around.CD & CDN (Stabilo & Stabilo KST) are the exact same wicking. The only difference is the acid-resistant treatment applied to the CDNs. They usually wick very similarly, in terms of size. If you can't find CDNs, try CDs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandleAddict_RN Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 I used to get them from the now-defunct Just By Nature. They are available in large supply from both WickIt & Wicks Unlimited. I think a couple of other suppliers have them, but you have to check around.CD & CDN (Stabilo & Stabilo KST) are the exact same wicking. The only difference is the acid-resistant treatment applied to the CDNs. They usually wick very similarly, in terms of size. If you can't find CDNs, try CDs. Oh Ok, That's great because I have just about every size of CD's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flickerscandles Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Hi, everyone new to site, I have been trying to find the right size wicks for 8oz tins 8oz mason jars and 16oz mason jars all using ecosoy advanced wax .the wicks I have been trying seem to burn to hot in the tins and in both jar sizes if anyone has made any of these containers using ecosoy advanded and what size wicks you are using thanks:confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HorseScentS Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Hi, everyone new to site, I have been trying to find the right size wicks for 8oz tins 8oz mason jars and 16oz mason jars all using ecosoy advanced wax .the wicks I have been trying seem to burn to hot in the tins and in both jar sizes if anyone has made any of these containers using ecosoy advanded and what size wicks you are using thanks:confused:I'm a newby, but here's Candle Science's Wick Guide: http://www.candlescience.com/learning/wick-guide.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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