The Lamps, Lanterns and lighting thread

[jerrymrc]

The easy way to make candles. Gather up your stuff (posted above) and here we go. We are going to reuse those dollar store candle glass. Peal off all the labels and put what is left on the stove on LOW. All we are trying to do is melt the wax enough to get the old wick out (picture 1)

Once the wicks are out and halfway clean (picture 2) we need to melt the paraffin. Get a coffee can and make a spout on it. put your thermometer and the paraffin in it and start to melt it on LOW (picture 3).

Gather up your wicks and other stuff. (picture 4) Today we are using wire wicks that are already made. You can buy bases and bulk wick but today is easy. I use small paper clamps to position the wick with a stick (picture 5) Continue to melt the paraffin keeping it right around 200 degrees. I go ahead and add my color to it. Once all the paraffin is melted I turn it off and let it get below 175 for glass. The correct temperatures are marked on the thermometer for the type of mold you are using. I will finish in the next post.