felixncharlie Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 As some of you may have read from my other thread I am experimenting with double wicking. I have heard that the wicks need to be 1" apart…does that mean the wick itself should have a 1"space between them or the wick clips should be adhered 1" apart? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 I put the the wick tabs close to touching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjdaines Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 I put the the wick tabs close to touching. Me too. With the the tabs touching the wicks might actually be close to an inch apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
001 Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Same here, I put the wick bases around 1/4" apart they end up being about an inch and a quarter apart. They burn more evenly when they are that close together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Yep...I do the same as the others that responded....wick tabs barely touching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SliverOfWax Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I place wicks evenly spaced from each other and from the edges of the container. The tabs never touch. Tabs come in different sizes, anyway, so it you're judging spacing by the tabs, it depends on what size you use.Most of my pictures don't clearly show the wicks, but this picture is close. It's an 8 oz tin with 2 HTP 41 wicks, evenly spaced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertgibbens Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 The spacing of the wicks for a double wicking makes a big difference. I have tested dozens of 4 inch diameter tins with both evenly spaces wicks and 1 inch spaced wicks. In every case where the evenly spaced wicks did not achieve a FMP, the 1 inch spacing easily did. I am assuming the closer wicks are able to heat the wax hotter than spaced wicks. You might try both methods and see which works for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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