Wolverine Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Purchased a spool of RRD raw wick and there is no direction on it. Since RRD wick is directional how do you tell which way should be up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilcountrymama Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Maybe the way you pull it off is up tough question for me I always get the pre tabbed rrds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgia Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 you probably should contact the supplier to be sure. I buy mine pre-tabbed also. I looked at one under a magnifying glass and cannot tell the direction by looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricofAZ Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Let us know what you find out. I have the same problem and there is nothing on this forum that has the answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 (edited) Top has posted the answer to this several times. Has to do with whether the "v" in the weave is pointing up or down, but I can't remember which because I use non-directional wicks. Edited September 10, 2011 by Stella1952 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricofAZ Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Stella, it is not that easy. The wick weave points up at one location and when you roll the wick in your fingers it comes around to a place where it points down. Typical of how a weave works.However, it is not round. It is semi-circle on a cross section. The flat or indented has a V to it and the round side does as well (which is opposite). So, does this mean the V points upward on the flat or indented side or upward on the round side? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilcountrymama Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Why not cut a piece off and just burn it by itself and see which way it bends just a thought I've done this a couple times just to see how the wicks burn on there own with no wax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricofAZ Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 I don't think the direction has much to do with it bending. The directional nature is supposed to wick the wax better in one direction or the other. So I guess if we can't figure it out, we need to do a lot of test burns and try to determine which way the wick performs better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Just sayin' - if you search, Top (and others) have answered this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricofAZ Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 I did search, in fact, I asked this a few months ago. Top and Stella and others I think have posted some good info about how a wick will bend one way or the other and how that can be predicted. Apparently the RRD direction if I read correctly, has to do with the core and the wick's ability to draw fuel (molten wax). I don't think Top ever addressed this issue.From WU:RRD - This is a round wick with a uniquely braided cotton core designed with tension threads that give the wick a slight, but effective, curlduring combustion. The wick is directional in that capillary action flows more freely in one direction. Due to their intricate design, theRRD series provides a centered burn pool, self-trimming burn characteristics and a consistently high rate of fuel flow. These wicks workwell with viscous fuels such as vegetable wax, gels and one pours. They are effective in containers and especially useful in pillars due totheir concentric burn pools.So what they are saying is that the direction effects the capillary flow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Wolverine, you really need to contact the supplier from whom you purchased the spool and ask if the cut end goes into the tab or not... It depends on how the wicking was wound when spooled, according to what I just read in the discussions here at CS that I found using the Google Site Search tool. Once you know you can mark your spool accordingly. The cut end USUALLY is the one that goes into the tab, but if the wicking was rewound this may not be true. Only ONE way to find out and that's ask the people who sold you the spool. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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