njcandle Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 (edited) I made these votives last night and am just burning them now to check out the wick.. Burned nice and slow for the first 30 min and then burned a small tunnel very quickly and started pouring out the middle side of the votive.. Anyone ever encounter this?? I am using Ecosoya PB with HTP 52 and CS Honeysuckle at 6%.. Edited April 3, 2011 by njcandle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brown5052 Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Try a tight fitting votive holder, more like a shot glass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CellarDweller Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Yup, a tight fitting container. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 As others have said, votives are meant to be burned in a tight fitting container. They are not designed to burn freestanding. They are molded like a pillar but burned more like a container candle. Might want to read up a little on making votives and how to burn them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njcandle Posted April 4, 2011 Author Share Posted April 4, 2011 Gee.. That would make sense.. So you are telling me I have been doing this wrong the whole time?? What would I do without all of you?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnj Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Yep....I tight fitting votive holder will work like a charm and the votive should last you about 15 hours.I did the same thing in the beginning when first making votives and they behaved the same way and barely lasted 4 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjdaines Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 I made 2 inch diameter pillar candles with the same wax (PB) and scent and got the same results. Now if I was PB it is for votives but the hot throw is poor so in most cases I prefer my votives with some paraffin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Standard votives are narrower than 2". 2 inch pillars are a bitch to wick. That diameter is very tricky in soy and palm waxes, but not as tricky as wicking a votive to self-consume without a close-fitting container. This is why votives are intended to be burned in a close-fitting container. While not the best in the west, PB has a very decent hot throw when wicked & burned properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjdaines Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 I guess I gave up on PB because I wanted a pillar (as I have posted elsewhere here) and never went back to it. Only so many hours in a day and I decided to focus on soy for containers and paraffin for pillars. Being rather opaque, I didn't like the was PB didn't glow when it had some color in it. Maybe further experimenting would have found the right color concentration but I put it away. One can't do everything. I still have plenty left so I may come back to PB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Being rather opaque, I didn't like the was PB didn't glowI'm not a big fan of soy pillars either, although I have made many. Palm wax makes lovely pillars that not only glow, they have crystals. I think it makes the prettiest pillars of all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjdaines Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Wow, that photo of the palm wax pillar is awesome. I think i have 10 lbs of palm pillar wax somewhere in the closet. That blue color is great. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 I think i have 10 lbs of palm pillar wax somewhere in the closet.Drag it out and pour it! :yay: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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