How I test burn candles for proper wick sizes in all containers.
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- Опубликовано: 24 авг 2024
- This how I test my candles to make sure I have the correct sized wicks in jars and containers.
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Thanks for this quick tutorial. My daughter is getting into candle making and she gifted me one of her creations using a wood wick. I'm glad to see the test you had using one because when I lit the candle for the first time, after trimming it down to about 1/4" the flame shot up to about 2". I've since visited the vendor she purchased her supplies through and there was a post where someone suggested the normal flame height was 1.5" - 2" high. In a tin used to illustrate the post, that flame height appeared to be disproportionate, and in my opinion unsafe, to the vessel. I am glad to see your test showed what I consider to be a safe flame height.
This was EXTREMELY helpful. Wastes less wax, and your points are well made. Thanks...
THANK YOU for sharing your precious time, talent, knowledge, and skills with us all, so we may learn! GREAT info & help 4 my "newbie" self! 😉 Hugs 2U!
Hi! Thank you so much for doing these tests for us. It's sooo helpful! You mentioned that part of what you test is how hot the glass gets. How hot is too hot? And how do you measure how hot it gets?
Thanks I’m litterly in the middle of making my first candle so in the morning when the candle is fully solid I’ll test it
I had a bit of a chuckle when the stick entered the frame and started poking at the wick. I wasn’t expecting that.
Hello. Sometimes I have issues with my wooden wic floating before it’s time for the candle to be done. I use a glue gun to glue them.
You just agreed to the same thing I always said about test burn more than 4hours. I always go 5hours because customers don’t burn at four hours or trim wicks as they should.
Absolutely. I even do full day burns to make sure they’re ok. You will end up with a few customers that burn them like crazy. Lol
Thank you for your video. How do you fix a wick that is wrong ? : The one that gets drowned in wax and snuffs out
When you test burn to wick fit a new vessel, do you test with or without FO?
Where do you go to get a diverse selection of jars? Seems like a lot of people have the same jars/containers.
Thank you, this was super helpful!
Thank you for this video!!
How do you stop the sooting on the glass?
I just started making candles and I'm conducting burn test now. I have a wick that has preformed the best so set it up with a full jar and a half jar. The full jar worked perfectly 4 hours and just over a fourth of an inch deep and full melt pool. The half jar is just over 1/2 inches deep and the flame is dancing alot. I'm using a 4 inch tall 3 inch wide jar. What are my next steps. I feel like the jar is too hot in the half jar. Love your videos! Thanks
i have one question my wife started a candle business and on the first batch she made by using cotton wick and it has lots of smoke on the jar, do you why or it's better to use wood wicks than cotton? thanks for the videos they are very useful and i learned a lot
How do you know which wick to use? Trial and error? I buy from Lone Star and I'm not sure what I'm doing lol
Trial and error.. be sure to label all your candles, and write everything down..
My candle flame burns bright for initial 2 hours , but the flame becomes very low for next 2 hrs, and again picks up to burn beautifully till the very last burn. How can i resolve this issue, plz advise
Hi, I just found this video in perfect timing i bought wooden wick from candle science in size small for a 8oz tin. What size wick would you suggest i use medium or small I'm not sure because the tins does get hot. Any suggestions on wicks i should use
How much time is it ok to let a candle cure after pouring before making the test for wick dimensions?
Do you recommend testing candles in the actual vessels you plan on eventually selling your candles in or it doesn’t matter?
You definitely need to test in the vessel you’re selling. Only way to get an accurate burn test. 🙂
What size jar do u have? And you prefer wooden wick for the 6006?? Not the other wicks?
Is the black soot on the jars normal? I've tested two and have had it on mine. I'm thinking about trying the wood wicks. I love the crackle but I'm also scared to try them because I've seen so many people have problems with them staying lit. I'm a beginner so I'm trying to do my research and my head is about to explode. lol 🤯
I haven't had much trouble with the wood wicks at all.
As for soot, that is normal but can be taken down quite a bit with proper wicks. I had a wick that is just a touch big in this jar, still works great without over burning but could go down one size easily.
@@StandleyHandcrafted Thank you!
Any thoughts on burn tests for candle tins? Obviously I can see the melt pool but it’ll be hard to see how much it’s burned
dip a popsicle stick in the wax and measure
@@christybrooks3729 how can u tell with the popsicle stick, should I have a ruler too
Hi Standley ive got a question. Ive made a batch of candles and the circular melt pool doesnt reach the edges. What can i do to fix it? i was thinking I could remelt them and change the wick and then pour the wax back in and let them cure again. They are already fregranced btw. What do you suggest?
If you remelt them I would try to keep your temp as low as possible to prevent burning all of the FO out of them.
How quickly can we do wick testing after pouring the candle ?
It depends on the wax. Paraffins maybe 2-3 days.
Soy and soft waxes more like 10-14 to get a good test. Making sure the wax is full hardened.
So it's not necessarily a bad thing when the candle burns at the top of jar and causes soot?
Not always, sometimes soot can be a wick that wasn’t trimmed before use and it’s just too long to start with.
Good info
Definitely, I have been wanting to put one together all about wood wicks
Would you consider a candle a fail if there’s soot build up on the sides as well as some soot in the wax? Currently having this issue with every wick test I’m doing.
It depends on how much, if its coated then yes I would try another wick. If you have a little bit of soot build up as it burns all the way down,. absolutely not.
Almost all candles will get some form of soot and discolored wax as they burn. Not all but it is common for sure.
@@StandleyHandcrafted The frustration im having is that I followed the recommended wick size with the wax and vessel I’m using. All of the tests I’ve done with each fragrance oil set off a lot of soot on the sides and the flame was too high, too much black smoke. I’m using makesy coco apricot Creme wax with a 12oz aura vessel. Makesy recommended a wooden wick .02/.75 boosted wick. But all the tests I’ve done seem to be burning too hot? I’m kind of at a loss as what to do because I’ve tried wicking down, using non boosted wood wicks but I’m still getting soot. I’m newer at this so I would just welcome all the advise on what to do. Oh and I’ve also tried different cure times. All the same issue
@@LittleGreyDove I love Wood Wicks, but I had to go back to Cotton because they were so inconsistent for me.
What wax works best with wood wicks? Is there a wax that wood wicks should not be used with?
What’s the benefits of using wood wicks?
Teresa They’re more cool looking and unique. They make a crackle noise when they burn.
What kind of wick should I use if I am using a 6oz jar. Btw, thx for this video
What is the diameter of your jelly jar with the medium size woodwick?
This is so great for beginers,i am curious,can you tell me wht my soy wax (444) after burning,it gets a dark brown color? I would apreciate your reply,thank you very much !
Iam begginer and I have to waste a lot of money in test phase. Is there any tip not to check and test.
How should the melt pool look in an hour
Hello can you help me out I did my first candle everything looks fine but is that normal after 5 hours the flame higher and I see sometimes smoke but my glass is not smoke. I know normally you shouldn’t live candle for 5 hours but I want to see how say my glass is
Ive been testing my vessels and only filling the wax half way up the vessel , but all my wicks end up falling over and blowing out in about the 2nd hour. Why? Is it because the wick isn’t stuck to the bottom? I’m trying not to waste so much wax , but feel like if I filled the vessels all the way and started burning maybe the wicks wouldn’t blow out?
Hi, I'm wanting to start making tea light candles. How do you measure the burn for something so small?
If you are wick testing only not scent how long do you let the candle set after pouring? 24hrs? Haven’t seen this answered anywhere thank you
What ECO wicks work best for a 12 canning jar
Wow Jeff that wood wick was a super clean burn with that 6006... Can you tell me what percentage of fragrance oil did you use that is awesome I need to order some wooden wicks from LoneStar and start back using those. when I first started experimenting with wooden wicks I used to get them from Lonestar years ago I'm not sure why I stopped oh my goodness!
I use about 1.3oz per pound of wax. It was super clean!
how long do you cure candles before burn test?
I cure parasoy for 48 hours, soy for 3-4 days
How comes when i do my burn test when i blow it out the wax around the wick is all lumpy and horrible looking im using the 464 soy wax and my wicks are defo the wrong size just ordered some smaller ones you think thats got anything to do with it using eco 12 amd eco 14 wicks
Thank you for your videos they're very informative. I've started making candles and I'm finding the wick process to be quite hard. But I'm using soy wax 464, I've tried different sizes jars 7oz, 8oz, and 16oz, using CD- wicks ranging from CD-8 to CD-14 and I keep having the same issue the wick has the mushroom fold problem and sometimes it kind of sparks when I light it for the first time.
I'm using 6% fragrance oil. But I'm guessing I just need to try the ECO wick. Do you have any recommendations? I've also used dyes all my supplies are from nature's garden.
CD wicks naturally mushroom, unfortunately. Though they are great wicks, mushrooming is bound to happen. Candle Science has that statement on their website so people aren’t surprised when it happens. :)
Oh ok great thanks
Hey so question since u got that black soot u would since down on the wick?
Yes, if you get too much soot you would want to test a wick down or possibly two.
Why can't I get a full melt pool and I'm using a soy kit?
Hey do I have to wait till candle cures to test wicks?
Yep
Jeff are these test candles fragrance free to test wicks or so you have to retest new wicks with every different fragrance as it would have a different result? Also I know in this video you started with the candle half way down so should you only pour wax to half way to test wicks?
Yes these are fragrance free just to narrow the field down to one or two. Then I test with oil because it will make a difference.
@@StandleyHandcrafted thank you for being such a n incredible fountain of knowledge
Okay so I’ve made my first ever candle, but I want to know if I start selling candles, what are the instructions about the burn that I should be sending along?
snuff/blow out after 4 hours or you have a full melt pool
do not let the candle burn all the way down continuously
keep out of childrens reach, and it gets hot so dont touch the jar or leave unattended
@@christybrooks3729 what does it mean 4 hours or a full melt pool, from the person that wrote this
@@lehcar19991 that’s how long you should typically be burning a candle for each time and trim the wick in between
@@christybrooks3729 thanks. I just did my first batch and I'm doing a burn test now. It been burning for an hour. There is a full melt pool so do I blow it out now or let it burn for the 4 hours
@@lehcar19991 if there is a full melt pool after 1 hour you need to blow it out and wick down
Some of my customers have complained about the soot, thoughts on how to limit the soot? Thinking about downsizing. I use ECO wicks and I'm wondering if it's the wicks I chose?
Laura Mason Eco wicks are great wicks. I would try going down a size and if it doesn’t work try switching to HTP or CD wicks instead 🙂
Michelle Stovall what are htp or CD wicks?
@@michellestovall7296 where do you get htp wicks from
My vessels that size get over 140 if I wick that high and test for 4 hours. There's a lot of conflicting information on safety testing. Anyone know what the standards actually are?
There should be ratings on the glass as well as the Candle Association.
Some of the wicks in this video are too high and need to be wicked down. I’ll have to see if I can find safety ratings for another video.
@@StandleyHandcraftedhow are you testing your candles for vessel temperature? Just by if it's too hot to pick up?
@@JonBrowning760 Pretty much at this point. I moved away from really thin glass a long time ago, it wasn’t worth it.
If the wick is burning to high I wick down and the temps are pretty good to the touch.
Thicket glass and solid metal vessels hold up pretty good.
@@StandleyHandcrafted hey thanks for info. Your videos have been really helpful.
Hello, I m so confused about it, I see so much soot in one ☝🏽
To get less soot, go down a wick size like I mention in the video. Sometimes the oil amount can affect it as well.
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What is your Snapchat name?
I don't really use Snapchat much at all. StandleyHandcrafted on Instagram though.
@@StandleyHandcrafted ok cool thanks
Question? I have 3 different sizes wick. Eco 8 10 and 12 soy 464 if I get a full melt pool before an hour on all what does that mean and no ht