[Nfb-krafters-korner] Candle Making

[Terrence van Ettinger]

So you're doing this over a stove then?  It sounds quite interesting.
I'm just wary that my double-boiler or whatever would slip on the
stove and leave exposed space on the burner.

Terrence

On 8/16/10, Blindhands at aol.com <Blindhands at aol.com> wrote:
> Terrence
>
> You don't have to worry about it smoking as you use a double boiler or as I
>  did use the wax pouring pot and I would put it in a fry pan with water in
> the  fry pan.  Then you have to use a wooden spoon and I would keep stirring
> it  until the hhunks of wax were melted.  I used container wax which is a
> one  pour wax and it melts at 130 degrees.  When I poured it into my
> containers  such as jars or ceramic creamers, sugar bowls, coffee cups, etc.
> I would
>  hold my finger tip inside at the heighth   I wanted to stop at and pour
> slow enough that I would feel the wax hit my finger.  The low temperature
> of
> the wax to melt never hurt my finger.  Different types of wax have  higher
> melting points and you could really  burn your fingers.  These  other waxes
> you had to do a double pour with them as when they hardened    they would
> not be level across the top.
>
> I have been asked before about making candles, maybe I should give a
> lecture on how to do it.  Anyone interested in that?
>
> Joyce  Kane
> www.KraftersKorner.org  (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
> Blindhands at AOL.com
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