Candle Making for Beginner by Kevin Durant

Author:Kevin Durant
Language: eng
Format: epub
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Publisher: Kevin Durant
Published: 2019-04-18T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Three: Candle Making Equipment

In this chapter, we will take a detailed look at the different candle making equipment that you will be using.

Heat Sources

There are various types of heat sources that you can use when making hand – poured candles. Your heat source will affect the quality of your end products, particularly when it comes to your fragranced wax. Check out the following equipment you can use below:

Turkey Roasters

Turkey roasters are quite common as a heat source if you’re following D-I-Y candles or Do-It-Yourself candle making. You can melt around 10 to 25 pounds of wax depending on how large the turkey roaster is. Usually, it will cost about $ 100 to $ 200 or more depending on the brand or added functions. You can easily buy one at your local appliance shop or on Amazon. You may encounter sophisticated wax smelters that can quickly melt 100 pounds of wax, but such equipment is far more expensive than simply buying a turkey roaster.

If you choose to use turkey roasters, you need to make sure that there is around ¼ inches of water under the roaster pan otherwise your candle wax won’t melt properly, and you’ll also end up burning your turkey roaster so make sure that there's water underneath. That being said, you shouldn't add more water than the measurement we mentioned because if you do, the water will bubble out in your work area. This can also affect the quality of your candles because too much water can produce holes.

The turkey roasters should be set at 175, and it is best that you use a separate turkey roaster for single – pour candles, and votive candle wax otherwise your single – pour wax will require another pour. If the wax is slabbed, you can cool it using cold water, but this can sometimes trap water in your wax so if that's the case, then just set your wax melter on a low, and allow the water to evaporate out of the candle wax. Ensure that the lid of your wax melter is sealed while you do it.

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