A few points. First the wicks. Heat a solution of 250 ml water with 15 ml Borax and 45 ml Salt, add the cotton string and let it soak for a day (take it off the heat during this day) before drying it. This solution makes the wick burn cleaner (less smoke) and brighter, like the wicks sold in craft stores. Substituting chemical salts can make colored flame BTW, ex: copper salt makes a blue flame. Tie a knot in the wick at the bottom and you can pull the wick tighter without it pulling free. You might need to put a few toothpicks or something under the mold. or countersink the cap around it, to account for that knot but it will also help with leaking wax. Finally those molds that you have a problem getting the candle out of? Get some silicon mold release spray. A brief spritz of that makes it much easier to pull out. Good video, it was quite informative. =)
If you spray the inside of your mould with a silicone spray, you can get the candle out very easily. I used to make my own candles and I made my own wicks too. I bought pure cotton sewing thread and depending on how bright or fast I wanted the candle to burn, would plait several strands together... 3 lots of 7 strands was my favourite. It takes ages but gave me very good control of the flame. The next stage was to soak it in a fire retardant. I used borax... sodium tetraborate dissolved in hot water. When the wick had soaked for 5 minutes, I hung it up to dry, then I soaked it in hot wax and let it nearly dry, similar to you. Just before it set, I gave it a twist, 5 or 6 turns per foot and let it harden fully. When the candle burns down, the flame burns down in a way that stops the pool from burning on one side of the candle and running the hot wax into the holder. I often used citronella scent and had several burning in the evenings to stop mosquitoes and sandflies from biting so I could enjoy a beer with friends and family late into the evenings. I enjoyed making candles but our local source of scents, dyes and other bits and pieces disappeared... this was back in the 70s and 80s, long before the internet and Amazon. I live in New Zealand. I gave away my moulds to a friend and moved to another city where candle making was unheard of... pity. I really enjoyed your explanation and it bought back sweet memories. I'm now 70 and don't trust myself with hot wax and live flames. Like you I had a wax heater but mine was home made (modified electric kettle) with a thermostat, 150ºC maximum. I ran it at just over boiling point of water 105ºC after the wax melted. It wasn't expensive to run as wax requires very little extra heat to keep it liquid. Now-a-days you can buy electric hot plates with temperature controls and timers so you can walk away and forget it without risk of your wax catching fire. Cheers and thanks for the memories.
Excellent tutorial. I LOVE messing about with wax, making buddy burners and double height tea lights, etc. I had a thought: Fill the last 1/2 to an inch of the mold with red wax, so you have an end-of-life indicator on the candle. As the red approaches, you'll know you have to change the candle or that the candle will burn out in x minutes.
very clever, personally i collect all the keurig coffee pods and use them as mold to dispose of candle i dont like or that i collect. if you boil your wicks in borax and table salt they will produce WAY more light.
@@vociferonheraldofthewinter2284 let say 300ml of water, put one big table spoon of borax and one big table spoon of normal sodium salt in it. you make the solution boil a little and then lower the heat and put your 100% cotton rope/cord into it. you stir it with a spoon for about 3min and then hang them to dry overnight. the next day you melt a bit of your wax and dip them in it. then again hang them to set and your wick are ready. i use clothes pins to hold my wicks straight into my keurig cups and then i pour my wax into them. its important to pour your wax at the lowest possible temperature to reduce the shrinkage afterwards when the wax cold down in your mold. i do them in batch of 50-100 keurig sized pods. i normally use big candle found in thrift shop. i mix many color and wax togeder. i am thinking of pouring them without wicks and simply making a hole and inserting the wicks afterwards. pouring with the wicks in can sometimes have them crooked inside. i use those keurigs pods candle on my kitchen table, for emergency and camping outside in glass lanterns. for the pods, just use a knife to rip off the aluminum cover, and a fork to rip the filter out of them. a quick rinse and a bit of blue tack beneat them and they are ready to make candle. just remember to use freshly used pods because they can mold inside if older than about 3days.
I have used leftover candle wax to make my own candles in the past. Now I have a better reason! I have two of the UCO Candle Lanterns and I don't like buying their candles at their prices. Thank you for posting this informative video!
I use a 1" dowel, several lengths (1", 5" mostly) and a piece of the extension tube - for stubborn candles (beeswax almost always), I sit the dowel under the tube, the extra piece of PVC tube on top & strike it with a mallet until it finally "breaks" through (still sometimes need to use the 5" dowel and smack the candle tube on top of it like a slide hammer)
Using this method I made paraffin candle. Worked terribly. Melted too fast, wax spilled throughout the interior. Burned through within 2 hours. Then did it with beeswax. Came out AWESOME! Made 9 total for 10 bucks in wax. Beeswax candles I've made last about 12 to 13 hours. Thanks for the tutorial. Fun to do. Also. I didn't make the bottom groove. And I use toothpick tips broken off to stuff the hole to prevent wax from seeping out. Came out easy when unmoled the candle. Heatgun used to demold beeswax.
Stearic acid Palm stearic acid (or stearin) is generally used as a wax hardener which helps pillar or freestanding candles hold their shape in warmer climates. It also increases wax opacity (whiteness) and assists with mold release. The harder the wax the longer the candle will burn. It works great. I get it at Hobby Lobby in the candle makers section.
Thank you so much for your video. I just figured out what to do with all of my candles that have residue wax on the bottom. I can recycle it, make my own candles. You're awesome. Thanks!
I just made UCO lantern candles thanks to your video. To pop the candle out of the pipe after the wax has cooled I tightened and loosened a hose clamp all along the length of the pipe. Just slip the clamp on the pipe and tighten, loosen it, move the clamp on the pipe and repeat. My candles pushed out without resistance. Thanks again for the great money saving video. Oh, a bobby pin works in lieu of a clothespin.
I have 3 of the UCO candle lanterns. My wife and I make candles that we sell. This video is a great help as the UCO candles are a bit expensive. I'll be making my own going forward.
I used to make lots of candles when my kids were little, and I used to make all their favorite colors by using Crayola candles. Just melt a crayon in with the plain wax. Another great video and I ordered a lantern Thanks
Good video. I'm a candle maker and have a UCO lantern. I use taper candles from Ikea in mine. I just cut a chunk off the bottom to fit the length. I like your PVC pipe idea. Very good. I put my candles in the freezer. I also spray a little WD40 in the mold. I have always liked candles.
@@jiujitsu2000 Hello! I was wondering what kind of wax you use for these candles? I haven't made a candle in 30 years. lol! (Totally starting from scratch.)
Cool video! I also prefer beeswax when I make my candles. The beeswax will be much easier to remove from the mold if you initially pour it cooler. I know it has to be hot to make its way through the filter media though. I filter mine ahead of time, so I can remelt it and pour it into the mold when it's cooler. Look for the beeswax to start making spots of a semi-solid "skin" on top as you watch it cool. Pour it at that point into the mold. After solidifying, they will come right out of the mold - no risk of damaging them by having to use some force. Thanks for the great videos.
Brilliant. I would have bought a UCO years ago if it was not for being tied into proprietary candles. If I can make them myself I might give a unit a shot. Great stuff mate.
Wow, a couple days ago I was thinking about this because I have one of those UCO lanterns. Candles for it aren't really cheap. Great video. I'm going to try it.
Thank you man. I bought a uco lantern not to long ago and looked at the price of candles for it an though damn! If I could just make em myself....I wonder if anyone on RUclips has done that.... Thanks again!
Great innovation vid. If you want a modestlyi larger candle, try using of the small soda pop aluminum bottles. You have a screw-on aluminum cap, and the bottle. Turn the bottle upside down, and saw off the small bottom. Create a little frame to put the bottle inside. Put in the wick, and pour in the wax. Leave to cool. Use some water water, and put the bottle into the water, and loosen the wax from the bottle. Slide out the candle and let cool. You will have a mini-bottle shaped candle and wick. If you really want to have a unique candle, use the same bottle, cap, and candle inside with the wick. The bottle will keep the wax warm and burning. When the wax drops down, push up the candle upwards to the screw neck. Eazy squeezy.
You have skills!! - if i would try this, i would propably burn down my whole house,!! - i just ordered UCO lantern, actually two! - i hope it will work nice, mainly as a backup for heating, greetings, Levi from Finland
Great tutorial! We did candle making as an art project in school when we were young. Enjoyed the refresher course. Glad to see the repurposing of the ice cream bucket, keeps them organized and dry. Would it help when reloading the bucket to put a board or long candle under one side of the bucket to keep them standing up against the other side? Thought occurred to me, if you forget the bucket of candles in your car trunk over the summer, would they become one big candle? . . . Could you leave them in the form tube? Back to my class we sprayed our forms with Pam. If you can imagine it had just been put on the market.
Just came here to your Video. It`s interesting to see how to make latern candles. You explained everything very well and understandably. Greetings from Germany :)
Also, a suggestion... take some vegetable oil, & rub it inside of the mold. You could also use Pam. It makes removing the candle from the mold, easier!
This is a very good and well thought out and planned video. Any advice about the wax itself? I find that the UCO candles burn longer and cleaner with almost no dripping while other candles sometimes burn sooty, drip, and don't burn nearly as long. Is there any special wax or wax additive that you recommend?
I recognize your name, but seems like I hardly ever see you. Nice to see one of your videos again. I just found this one today. Sometimes RUclips works strangely. Anyway, great project. The commercial items are often more expensive and not much better or even as good as homemade versions.
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In place of using your finger to push the candle out...... Get a piece of wood doweling with a outside diameter just less the the inside diameter of your candle mold. Or just use a candle you have already made that is good and hard. ( Preferably well aged ) The UCO Candle holder is really nice , I have had my Brass one since 1971.
check out the crisco as an emergency candle, that is much better and you can learn to make a candle that lasts like a week ha ha. Atleast useful in a shit hits the fan type of scenerio and cheap
The string you could use also is fiberglass candle wicks or cotton. You could also use different mixtures to get a longer burn time to. There are also a few modifications you could also do to make the candles burn longer. If you need to in an emergency situation. Some of my favorite mixture is beeswax and other wax to extend your burn time by hours.
Wow another amazing super great video info and analysis from absolutely the best channel on RUclips. How much does it cost to make the candle vrs buying them ? Thank you and keep up the good work
Brother I just now made today, a replacement candle for the UCO lantern you sent me...and guess what? My castings were perfect using a Pill Bottle...but I am testing a thin Jute Twine for the wick and right now it's questionable...works fine for candle use but doesn't seem to put out enough heat for the aluminum form to melt properly...this is still in testing phases and hope to shoot a video on it all...but had to see yours because I know your castings work perfectly.
I've taken this tutorial to the extreme the past month, now have 6 candle molds based on this pipe & cap concept - some double-sided tape at the top to slow the cooling of the wax up top as I was discovering some air bubbles formed inside the candle, so this helps keep the top wax molten longer to sink & fill it - I found out that Square braid #6/0 is the optimum wick to use here, I can light a candle and burn it all day long 'til it flops over onto the side of the metal can and snuffs itself out at the end. High-melt paraffin wax (pillar/votive) seems to work better than standard paraffin, and I bought some filtered/white (cheaper) beeswax that also works great with the #6/0 wick. Ended up making a stash of 84 high-melt paraffin candles (3/day * 7 days/week * 4 weeks was my math) for safekeeping and have made a few batches since for daily use while working from home (using it as a fun decoration and hand warmer here in the winter).
If you must waste time making your own candles, at least use self trimming candle wick, not string, so the flame doesn't get huge and make a mess of your lantern. I made a few candles for my lantern before I figured out it wasn't worth the trouble, then I got the oil insert for the lantern to avoid wax spills. Later still I got a nice oil lamp that runs 20 hours on 4 ounces of oil and can be adjusted for high altitude. Candle lanterns won't burn in the cold thin air even as low as 11,000 feet because the heat from combustion is insufficient to create new fuel by melting and vaporizing wax.
@@KJ6EAD id love to see it. a good detailed vid explaining what you can see and its principal of operation might be enough to base modifications of a in-production lamp on. im in school to be a machinist and im trying to make the best lamp that i can. seems very few make a really good lamp now a days. ill sub and hit the bell so youtube will drop a notif when you get around to making that vid. lookin forward to it.
You can make an anti bug candle using bees wax and wax extracted from wax myrtle seeds... gather them in the late summer/fall put them in boiling water for several minutes then turn off the heat and let cool ... the seeds will sink and you can gather the wax ,it does not take much per candle to work and has a much better aroma than citronella. The leaves of the wax myrtle make a good tea or wash to keep away ticks,fleas,red bugs,and mosquitoes.
I have always melted my wax on the gas kitchen stove using a 10-inch aluminum pie plate to make it safe. The pot or can I am using sits in the middle of the pie plate. This method eliminates the possibility of a fire, and it catches any drips. I also make fire starters using this method. A cotton ball or two wrapped in a used dryer sheet, shaped into a ball and using dental floss to wind around the ball to hold its shape. Tie a knot. Using a bamboo skewer, i submerge the ball in the wax until the is totally saturated, then i put them in the freezer to cool. To start one, nick the wax ball with the point of a knife and light it. It will burn at least 10 minuted. These balls fit perfectly inside of perscription pill bottles.
Thereal111t -- better to line inside of mold w wax paper shiny side to inside of mold. Not bottom just sides all the way down w slight fold under. Uncle Harry used to do that w his beeswax candle molds. That way a small amount of hot water run over outside & bottom of mold will slide out.
Easy way to do it so the candles will release easier, is to cut your PVC mold in half then use hose clamps or ranger bands to hold the two halves together, pour your wax then after it hardens a bit, remove the hose clamps or ranger bands and it will come out much easier!
A few points. First the wicks. Heat a solution of 250 ml water with 15 ml Borax and 45 ml Salt, add the cotton string and let it soak for a day (take it off the heat during this day) before drying it. This solution makes the wick burn cleaner (less smoke) and brighter, like the wicks sold in craft stores. Substituting chemical salts can make colored flame BTW, ex: copper salt makes a blue flame. Tie a knot in the wick at the bottom and you can pull the wick tighter without it pulling free. You might need to put a few toothpicks or something under the mold. or countersink the cap around it, to account for that knot but it will also help with leaking wax. Finally those molds that you have a problem getting the candle out of? Get some silicon mold release spray. A brief spritz of that makes it much easier to pull out. Good video, it was quite informative. =)
Excellent thoughts my friend! Thank you!!
If you don't have the silicone spray try vegetable oil cooking spray.
Blend vaseline and naphtha 50/50 to make a release. Swab a small amount and you're good for several releases.
Great video
If you spray the inside of your mould with a silicone spray, you can get the candle out very easily. I used to make my own candles and I made my own wicks too. I bought pure cotton sewing thread and depending on how bright or fast I wanted the candle to burn, would plait several strands together... 3 lots of 7 strands was my favourite. It takes ages but gave me very good control of the flame. The next stage was to soak it in a fire retardant. I used borax... sodium tetraborate dissolved in hot water. When the wick had soaked for 5 minutes, I hung it up to dry, then I soaked it in hot wax and let it nearly dry, similar to you. Just before it set, I gave it a twist, 5 or 6 turns per foot and let it harden fully. When the candle burns down, the flame burns down in a way that stops the pool from burning on one side of the candle and running the hot wax into the holder.
I often used citronella scent and had several burning in the evenings to stop mosquitoes and sandflies from biting so I could enjoy a beer with friends and family late into the evenings. I enjoyed making candles but our local source of scents, dyes and other bits and pieces disappeared... this was back in the 70s and 80s, long before the internet and Amazon. I live in New Zealand. I gave away my moulds to a friend and moved to another city where candle making was unheard of... pity.
I really enjoyed your explanation and it bought back sweet memories. I'm now 70 and don't trust myself with hot wax and live flames. Like you I had a wax heater but mine was home made (modified electric kettle) with a thermostat, 150ºC maximum. I ran it at just over boiling point of water 105ºC after the wax melted. It wasn't expensive to run as wax requires very little extra heat to keep it liquid. Now-a-days you can buy electric hot plates with temperature controls and timers so you can walk away and forget it without risk of your wax catching fire. Cheers and thanks for the memories.
Excellent detail. Thank you.
This makes me thirsty 🍻🔥
thanks for advise.
Wonderful tips....Thank you! 🕯
Excellent tutorial. I LOVE messing about with wax, making buddy burners and double height tea lights, etc.
I had a thought: Fill the last 1/2 to an inch of the mold with red wax, so you have an end-of-life indicator on the candle. As the red approaches, you'll know you have to change the candle or that the candle will burn out in x minutes.
very clever, personally i collect all the keurig coffee pods and use them as mold to dispose of candle i dont like or that i collect. if you boil your wicks in borax and table salt they will produce WAY more light.
Great idea about adding a different color wax at the end for an indicator!
Biscuits9mm brilliant
@@Francois_Dupont Can you go into more detail on how you boil your wicks in borax and table salt? Measurements and instructions?
@@vociferonheraldofthewinter2284 let say 300ml of water, put one big table spoon of borax and one big table spoon of normal sodium salt in it. you make the solution boil a little and then lower the heat and put your 100% cotton rope/cord into it. you stir it with a spoon for about 3min and then hang them to dry overnight.
the next day you melt a bit of your wax and dip them in it. then again hang them to set and your wick are ready. i use clothes pins to hold my wicks straight into my keurig cups and then i pour my wax into them. its important to pour your wax at the lowest possible temperature to reduce the shrinkage afterwards when the wax cold down in your mold. i do them in batch of 50-100 keurig sized pods. i normally use big candle found in thrift shop. i mix many color and wax togeder. i am thinking of pouring them without wicks and simply making a hole and inserting the wicks afterwards. pouring with the wicks in can sometimes have them crooked inside.
i use those keurigs pods candle on my kitchen table, for emergency and camping outside in glass lanterns. for the pods, just use a knife to rip off the aluminum cover, and a fork to rip the filter out of them. a quick rinse and a bit of blue tack beneat them and they are ready to make candle. just remember to use freshly used pods because they can mold inside if older than about 3days.
I have used leftover candle wax to make my own candles in the past. Now I have a better reason! I have two of the UCO Candle Lanterns and I don't like buying their candles at their prices. Thank you for posting this informative video!
phenomenal. i love you diy attitude. great job creating the mold! thanks a million!
A properly sized dowel might make punching it out of the mold easier. I hadn’t considered a UCO candle lantern until seeing this. Cool stuff!
I use a 1" dowel, several lengths (1", 5" mostly) and a piece of the extension tube - for stubborn candles (beeswax almost always), I sit the dowel under the tube, the extra piece of PVC tube on top & strike it with a mallet until it finally "breaks" through (still sometimes need to use the 5" dowel and smack the candle tube on top of it like a slide hammer)
Using this method I made paraffin candle. Worked terribly. Melted too fast, wax spilled throughout the interior. Burned through within 2 hours. Then did it with beeswax.
Came out AWESOME! Made 9 total for 10 bucks in wax. Beeswax candles I've made last about 12 to 13 hours. Thanks for the tutorial. Fun to do. Also. I didn't make the bottom groove. And I use toothpick tips broken off to stuff the hole to prevent wax from seeping out. Came out easy when unmoled the candle. Heatgun used to demold beeswax.
I was wanting to make my own candles, now I know exactly what to do. Thank you so much for the video.
Stearic acid
Palm stearic acid (or stearin) is generally used as a wax hardener which helps pillar or freestanding candles hold their shape in warmer climates. It also increases wax opacity (whiteness) and assists with mold release. The harder the wax the longer the candle will burn. It works great. I get it at Hobby Lobby in the candle makers section.
How much Palm stearic acid do you use?
Thank you so much for your video. I just figured out what to do with all of my candles that have residue wax on the bottom. I can recycle it, make my own candles. You're awesome. Thanks!
ABSOLUTELY SPECTACULAR!!!! I gotta make these!
I just made UCO lantern candles thanks to your video. To pop the candle out of the pipe after the wax has cooled I tightened and loosened a hose clamp all along the length of the pipe. Just slip the clamp on the pipe and tighten, loosen it, move the clamp on the pipe and repeat. My candles pushed out without resistance. Thanks again for the great money saving video. Oh, a bobby pin works in lieu of a clothespin.
I have 3 of the UCO candle lanterns. My wife and I make candles that we sell. This video is a great help as the UCO candles are a bit expensive. I'll be making my own going forward.
Nice tutorial, Have not made candles since mt youth, I'm gonna have to get movin and start again. Thank you for sharing
I used to make lots of candles when my kids were little, and I used to make all their favorite colors by using Crayola candles. Just melt a crayon in with the plain wax. Another great video and I ordered a lantern Thanks
Best UCO candle making video on RUclips! Thanks dude!
its nice you do this brother candle making is fun . used to do it when i was a boy . things you forget about over time .
Good video. I'm a candle maker and have a UCO lantern. I use taper candles from Ikea in mine. I just cut a chunk off the bottom to fit the length.
I like your PVC pipe idea. Very good. I put my candles in the freezer. I also spray a little WD40 in the mold. I have always liked candles.
Excellent thoughts! Thank you
The only Ikea candles I see are 3/4 diameter. are those the ones you use? they seem like they would small
@@jiujitsu2000 Hello! I was wondering what kind of wax you use for these candles? I haven't made a candle in 30 years. lol! (Totally starting from scratch.)
Cool video! I also prefer beeswax when I make my candles. The beeswax will be much easier to remove from the mold if you initially pour it cooler. I know it has to be hot to make its way through the filter media though. I filter mine ahead of time, so I can remelt it and pour it into the mold when it's cooler. Look for the beeswax to start making spots of a semi-solid "skin" on top as you watch it cool. Pour it at that point into the mold. After solidifying, they will come right out of the mold - no risk of damaging them by having to use some force. Thanks for the great videos.
Excellent technology!
Got great pleasure from what I saw.
Successes!
Nice, during the last common wax video you mentioned making your own Uco candles...I'm glad you did this.
Great video and method. A pleasure to watch and see the results, thanks.
Brilliant.
I would have bought a UCO years ago if it was not for being tied into proprietary candles. If I can make them myself I might give a unit a shot.
Great stuff mate.
Thank you for your thought & demonstrations !
Wow, a couple days ago I was thinking about this because I have one of those UCO lanterns. Candles for it aren't really cheap. Great video. I'm going to try it.
Thank you so much for this video I love watching your videos because I always learn something.
You got me wanting to get into making these candles, then I can teach my grandchildren how to make them this would be perfect to teach.
Another great video, so good to watch.
That is cool my friend it is
interesting about the
candles.
Thank you man. I bought a uco lantern not to long ago and looked at the price of candles for it an though damn! If I could just make em myself....I wonder if anyone on RUclips has done that.... Thanks again!
Interesting video 2k I’ll have to make my candles from now on for my lantern thanks
I always like your informative videos. God bless
Thank you I have been waiting for this very cool idea
That is a great idea. Thanks for the tip.
The offcuts of waxy string go into your fire stater kit, make a great booster when weather is unfriendly to fire starting.
Excellent idea. I'm writing a note to put next to my candle making.
Love it ! Thank you 😊
Cleans candle with a freaking bowie knife! Love it.
Excellent video. You teach well. Thanks
Great tips , thanks for sharing !
Dude! These candles cost over 15,- bucks for ONE set of three over here (I am in Germany) You are a genius ! Thanks 🙏🏽
Excellent video...
Great innovation vid. If you want a modestlyi larger candle, try using of the small soda pop aluminum bottles. You have a screw-on aluminum cap, and the bottle. Turn the bottle upside down, and saw off the small bottom. Create a little frame to put the bottle inside. Put in the wick, and pour in the wax. Leave to cool. Use some water water, and put the bottle into the water, and loosen the wax from the bottle. Slide out the candle and let cool. You will have a mini-bottle shaped candle and wick. If you really want to have a unique candle, use the same bottle, cap, and candle inside with the wick. The bottle will keep the wax warm and burning. When the wax drops down, push up the candle upwards to the screw neck. Eazy squeezy.
You have skills!! - if i would try this, i would propably burn down my whole house,!! - i just ordered UCO lantern, actually two! - i hope it will work nice, mainly as a backup for heating, greetings, Levi from Finland
Thank you for the kind words and support that you can my channel... I really appreciate it and hope you like your lantern they're very nice
Extraordinarily good tutorial. Thank you.
Thank you!!
Fantastic instructions. I like your bluish turquoise ones best. Going to give this a try. Thank you so much : )
Blessings to you, thank you!
Awesome! Thanks!
this is very good. this is something i can use and do - thx JJ2K !!! thumbed up!
Thank you sir. Very informative
Thank You Pal, Always wanted to know how to do it. well done! ... Mike.
Great tutorial! We did candle making as an art project in school when we were young. Enjoyed the refresher course.
Glad to see the repurposing of the ice cream bucket, keeps them organized and dry. Would it help when reloading the bucket to put a board or long candle under one side of the bucket to keep them standing up against the other side?
Thought occurred to me, if you forget the bucket of candles in your car trunk over the summer, would they become one big candle? . . . Could you leave them in the form tube? Back to my class we sprayed our forms with Pam. If you can imagine it had just been put on the market.
I made some after watching your video.I lubed my pvc with babyoil and they will slide out easy.
Great video brother ! Very well done and lots of detailed information.....
Brother Bama
Alabama Bushcrafters...
Just came here to your Video. It`s interesting to see how to make latern candles. You explained everything very well and understandably. Greetings from Germany :)
Thank you, blessings from Arizona!
Thanks for sharing.
Well wasn't this so creative of you! Nice JOB
really cool video. thanks for sharing. definitely will try this. :-)
Awesome vid , with great tips thanks .
Aussie Bushcraft thank you!!
Great video, thanks and take care.
Great information !
One can use a USB windmill to cool the candle faster, but not to fast.
FANTASTIC video !!
Thank you for taking the time to make this for us.
Thank you!!
uco lanterns make beautiful ambience.
Also, a suggestion... take some vegetable oil, & rub it inside of the mold. You could also use Pam. It makes removing the candle from the mold, easier!
Nicely done!
Great job will try to make some of these. Thank you for sharing
very clever ty for teaching 🙂
Thank yous for sharing, tutorial of pvc and candle maker holder and holder
This is a very good and well thought out and planned video. Any advice about the wax itself? I find that the UCO candles burn longer and cleaner with almost no dripping while other candles sometimes burn sooty, drip, and don't burn nearly as long. Is there any special wax or wax additive that you recommend?
Hell ya man ! Thank you so much for the video
Very cool , thank you
Brilliant ☺
Nothin to crazy 🤣, I like that 👍 I also like your candle making method and the way you represent or explain how to make them. Thanks good job 👌
Thank you so much! Happy Thanksgiving!
@@jiujitsu2000 Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family as well 🦃
@@bobbiejothomas681 🙏🤗
I recognize your name, but seems like I hardly ever see you. Nice to see one of your videos again. I just found this one today. Sometimes RUclips works strangely. Anyway, great project. The commercial items are often more expensive and not much better or even as good as homemade versions.
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In place of using your finger to push the candle out...... Get a piece of wood doweling with a outside diameter just less the the inside diameter of your candle mold. Or just use a candle you have already made that is good and hard. ( Preferably well aged )
The UCO Candle holder is really nice , I have had my Brass one since 1971.
You can spray cooking oil in the mold as a release agent. Add a drop or two of essential oil for good smells
You make great videos.
Gary Blackerby thank you
If zombie apocalypse happens. I want to live with you man.
The paraffin wax is flammable. Use double boiler (put melt can in a pan of water) for safety.
Looks like it would be good to have several molds.
Why am I watching this I don’t even have candles or lantern
LOL me too
check out the crisco as an emergency candle, that is much better and you can learn to make a candle that lasts like a week ha ha. Atleast useful in a shit hits the fan type of scenerio and cheap
bit now i'm gonna get a lantern, some wicks, and wax. cuz covid.
Good one, brudda.
Good video
The string you could use also is fiberglass candle wicks or cotton. You could also use different mixtures to get a longer burn time to. There are also a few modifications you could also do to make the candles burn longer. If you need to in an emergency situation. Some of my favorite mixture is beeswax and other wax to extend your burn time by hours.
still can't figure out where to collect beeswax. and what is that "other" wax you mix with beeswax? thank you
I use a UCO candle in a small tent sometimes, what candle wax would you recommend? What wax burns clean and what wick material would be best?
Those pieces you cut off are great for fire starting in rain. Throw them in an old pill bottle for easy carry.
Old folks have lots of them pill bottles all sizes.
I make candles from time to time, and learned at a craft workshop at Michael's.
Wow another amazing super great video info and analysis from absolutely the best channel on RUclips. How much does it cost to make the candle vrs buying them ? Thank you and keep up the good work
Brother I just now made today, a replacement candle for the UCO lantern you sent me...and guess what? My castings were perfect using a Pill Bottle...but I am testing a thin Jute Twine for the wick and right now it's questionable...works fine for candle use but doesn't seem to put out enough heat for the aluminum form to melt properly...this is still in testing phases and hope to shoot a video on it all...but had to see yours because I know your castings work perfectly.
ManLand121 thank you brotha! I hope all is well!!
Thank you, at last, 3 beeswax ones cost £11 in 🇬🇧, brilliant
great video, i amthinking of buying a uco lantern and making candles for it, cani ask what type of wax are you using here? thanks !
I've taken this tutorial to the extreme the past month, now have 6 candle molds based on this pipe & cap concept - some double-sided tape at the top to slow the cooling of the wax up top as I was discovering some air bubbles formed inside the candle, so this helps keep the top wax molten longer to sink & fill it - I found out that Square braid #6/0 is the optimum wick to use here, I can light a candle and burn it all day long 'til it flops over onto the side of the metal can and snuffs itself out at the end. High-melt paraffin wax (pillar/votive) seems to work better than standard paraffin, and I bought some filtered/white (cheaper) beeswax that also works great with the #6/0 wick. Ended up making a stash of 84 high-melt paraffin candles (3/day * 7 days/week * 4 weeks was my math) for safekeeping and have made a few batches since for daily use while working from home (using it as a fun decoration and hand warmer here in the winter).
Also just bought the Candlelier tonight, so I am going to be using those candles a lot faster now!
Theseasonorg explains the whole bible God bless.
If you must waste time making your own candles, at least use self trimming candle wick, not string, so the flame doesn't get huge and make a mess of your lantern. I made a few candles for my lantern before I figured out it wasn't worth the trouble, then I got the oil insert for the lantern to avoid wax spills. Later still I got a nice oil lamp that runs 20 hours on 4 ounces of oil and can be adjusted for high altitude. Candle lanterns won't burn in the cold thin air even as low as 11,000 feet because the heat from combustion is insufficient to create new fuel by melting and vaporizing wax.
what oil lamp did you get?
I'd also like to know what lamp you got! 😊
@@KJ6EAD id love to see it. a good detailed vid explaining what you can see and its principal of operation might be enough to base modifications of a in-production lamp on. im in school to be a machinist and im trying to make the best lamp that i can. seems very few make a really good lamp now a days. ill sub and hit the bell so youtube will drop a notif when you get around to making that vid. lookin forward to it.
Also, if you search "ultra light renser" you'll see more pictures on Japanese Yahoo auctions and others.
You can make an anti bug candle using bees wax and wax extracted from wax myrtle seeds... gather them in the late summer/fall put them in boiling water for several minutes then turn off the heat and let cool ... the seeds will sink and you can gather the wax ,it does not take much per candle to work and has a much better aroma than citronella. The leaves of the wax myrtle make a good tea or wash to keep away ticks,fleas,red bugs,and mosquitoes.
wow! and all natural. really interesting to spot on of those mytle seeds on my hikes
Wow, I need to find out where wax murals grows !!! I live near a lot of lakes and ponds, the mosquitoes are insane !!!!
I have always melted my wax on the gas kitchen stove using a 10-inch aluminum pie plate
to make it safe. The pot or can I am using sits in the middle of the pie plate. This method eliminates the possibility of a fire, and it catches any drips. I also make fire starters using this method. A cotton ball or two wrapped in a used dryer sheet, shaped into a ball and using dental floss to wind around the ball to hold its shape. Tie a knot. Using a bamboo skewer, i submerge the ball in the wax until the is totally saturated, then i put them in the freezer to cool. To start one, nick the wax ball with the point of a knife and light it. It will burn at least 10 minuted. These balls fit perfectly inside of perscription pill bottles.
Hi, thanks for the video explanations, how do you get wax?
Do u think if u grease the inside of the mold be for u pour the wax if it would make it easier to get the candle out when it hardens
Thanks for showing how to make the candles ,is it cheaper to buy or make them ,what sort of wax do I buy thanks
I wonder if the bees wax ones would come out easier if you sprayed the inside of the tube with cooking spray?
Thereal111t -- better to line inside of mold w wax paper shiny side to inside of mold. Not bottom just sides all the way down w slight fold under. Uncle Harry used to do that w his beeswax candle molds. That way a small amount of hot water run over outside & bottom of mold will slide out.
Thereal111t -- sorry. Uncle Harry's were made from metal so probly won't work with poly pipe.
This is a great video thank you how long did you cut your pipe for your candle
Really great video. Where do get the different waxes apart from the beeswax ?
Easy way to do it so the candles will release easier, is to cut your PVC mold in half then use hose clamps or ranger bands to hold the two halves together, pour your wax then after it hardens a bit, remove the hose clamps or ranger bands and it will come out much easier!