robertgibbens Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Anyone with experience making ball candles? I am burning my first one and the first wick I used made the wax flow right over the edge. I rewicked with a smaller wick but I'm concerned with the large difference in diameter between the top of the candle (less than 1 inch at the top) and the candle middle (3 inches).Guess I can wait to see what happens but any advice would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doglover Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 I have made a few and I have found that if I let the candle burn for a long period of time, the melt pool increased to where the outer candle edge rolled down nicely. However, I had also overdipped mine, too. So that makes a difference. Keep burning and testing. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 I make mine from palm wax so there's no "rolling," unfortunately. I underwick balls a little, aiming for less than the largest part of the diameter so that when the diameter begins to narrow again, it won't blow out. I'm counting on the heat to slowly burn the excess from the widest part without blowing out, if that makes any sense... HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 If you wick for the widest point, you shoulding get too much drip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzzy Bear Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Re Ball CandlesVery interested in your experiment. Hope it goes well. Am new to candle making and would like to know what type of mold you used for the ball candle, or did you use the dipping process? What type of wax are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertgibbens Posted August 1, 2011 Author Share Posted August 1, 2011 The mold was a metal ball mold from Peak. Kind of expensive for a metal mold but once you see it you'll understand. It's as heavy as a small cannonball and very sturdy! My plan is to make paraffin (Pillar Blend IGI 4625) and soy (EcoSoya Pillar). This time I used the EcoSoya and it turned out fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 (edited) I used the EcoSoyaRobert, do think about slightly underwickng if you are making soy ball pillars. Soy pillar wax as a tendency to "bloom" out like a flower and even sometimes crack when heated. Palm wax doesn't do this as much, but for both types, I found it's best to wick down and let the excess melt slowly ("weep" from the sides) so that vertical cracking won't occur. HTH Edited August 1, 2011 by Stella1952 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertgibbens Posted August 2, 2011 Author Share Posted August 2, 2011 Yup. I think I will be testing down with my wicks. Not as easy testing the balls as it seems you have to let them let burn nearly to the bottom versus straight edged type candles. Good thing it's so much fun making em!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitewing Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 I use Yaley large flat braid for my 5 inch balls and medium for my 3 inch. They burn down the center and glow nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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