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Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #20 on: December 22, 2010, 10:55:56 pm »
The prescription meds or the liquid (may intensify the effects) meds?

well..i dunno...how can you tell which one is doing what? i have taken both  :evil:

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Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #21 on: January 03, 2011, 02:06:27 pm »
question... what is your stringing pattern for the wicks? It was kind of hard to tell but it looked like in the end the wicks were perfectly measured.. Do you string every other notch till all the way around, or string opposite notches till done? Also, how are you tying the wick on and off?

And you made your rack disks out of metal, and I don't really have that type of equipment. Could I make the disks out of wood instead?

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Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #22 on: January 03, 2011, 03:00:13 pm »
Great video!  do you use just straight melted beeswax? Or is anything mixed in?

I would really love to try this.  Wonder how long it would take me to collect enough wax with my one hive!? lol

Thanks for posting this!

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Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #23 on: January 03, 2011, 03:39:38 pm »
Thanks for the feedback. It makes me feel good that ya'll are able to get something from it :)

BeesNeeds, I don't see why a wooden frame wouldn't work unless it would try to float too much...give it a try! Each of my dipping racks has a small hole in the bottom plate to start the wick. I thread the wick up through the hole and tie a figure eight knot making sure to leave about two inches if tag end. I wind the wick up to a notch (let's say notch 1) then back down at notch 4, come back at the bottom to notch 3, up and then across to notch 6, back to notch 5 at the bottom and so forth. This leaves notch 2 open to bring the wick back down when the rack is full and tie off to that tag end left hanging. Hope that helps...if you need I'll take a pic for you.

Ziffa, I use just straight bees wax but you can add colorants and scents too. The 100% beeswax and all cotton wick seems to be a pretty strong selling point...just sold a bunch to a LMT from Miami that uses them in her massage practice. It'll take a while to build your wax stash with only one hive for sure! If you'd like I can hook you up with a friend that sells and ships beeswax at a really reasonable rate...several from this site have bought from her.

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Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #24 on: January 03, 2011, 06:55:17 pm »
sweet, the stringing pattern makes total sense to me.. but then, I play with circular weaving and trim making, stuff like that.. Maybe post a pic so everyone can see anyway?
Extra easy and nice to only need one finishing hole in the base plate.

and lol... when showing the video to my hubby, I said "wow, I could use your brewing kettle for this!" and he said "no way".. I said "for the boiling of water, not the melting of wax", and he said "nope, wax could drip into the water, and mess up the kettle for brewing"
So.. does wax get into the boiling water? Or is it just a matter of being neat and just shaking it off over the wax pot? I don't want to accidentally wreck his kettle if it will leave any trace wax from drips in it..
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Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #25 on: January 03, 2011, 07:00:14 pm »
You could easily rig something to catch any drips but you could clean his pot with hot water anyway. Just do it one day when he's gone fishing! :-D

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Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #26 on: January 10, 2011, 03:38:06 am »
. Could I make the disks out of wood instead?

You could possibly use a couple of aluminum spoked pulleys with a piece of all-thread and nuts to space them, or a shaft and set screws that fit the center of the pulleys. Drill and file evenly spaced notches for the wick.  Find pulleys that will fit easily what ever size pot you'll use for the melted wax.

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Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #27 on: September 02, 2012, 12:49:13 pm »
appreciate all the youtube videos Hardwood. That's a heck of a pot for the water, how many gallons? Burn a 20lb tank of gas to get water up to temperature?
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Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #28 on: September 02, 2012, 09:54:00 pm »
Wow scoot...dug up an old one! The pot is 30 gal if I recall. Takes about 1/2 hr to get it up to temp. I've got a water jacketed 40 gal SS tank that I made an elec model from but it takes 3-4 hrs to heat.

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Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #29 on: September 03, 2012, 12:00:26 am »
Wow scoot...dug up an old one! The pot is 30 gal if I recall. Takes about 1/2 hr to get it up to temp. I've got a water jacketed 40 gal SS tank that I made an elec model from but it takes 3-4 hrs to heat.

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It got me interested!!!  :)   I just don't have much wax.  :-\

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Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #30 on: September 03, 2012, 01:20:42 am »
I have started dipping tapers. I got a used coffee brew pot from a second hand resturant supplier for 10 bucks. I put a restat on the heating element to keep from burning the wax. I can heat it up slowly then keep it set to temp. then I can pour molds and dip thru the top using the same pot. when done I just let it harden or use the spikit to fill forms of bricks. works great.

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« Reply #31 on: September 03, 2012, 03:46:41 pm »
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Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #32 on: January 14, 2013, 10:00:49 pm »
I just purchased this system for dipping tapers, hope it works.

http://www.candlewic.com/store/category.aspx?q=c44&title=Taper%20Candle%20Dipping

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Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #33 on: February 18, 2013, 04:37:17 pm »
So thats where the money I sent you for queens went! :<}  Please let us know if it is good system sir.

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Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #34 on: February 20, 2013, 08:28:10 pm »
Broke t
 I made my own On the same idea. And it works fine. The most inportant thing is to get the right wicking. For it. Keep your eye open for one or two of the old stainless fire extinuisher. Cut the top off and you have a great tank for dipping. Looking forward to Queens a high of 25 deg
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Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #35 on: June 13, 2023, 04:56:54 am »
Who sells these "Dippers"?

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Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #36 on: June 13, 2023, 09:52:46 am »
Who sells these "Dippers"?

Are you asking who here sells dipped candles or the materials/equipment for dipping?
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« Reply #37 on: June 13, 2023, 06:59:21 pm »
Who sells these "Dippers"?

Are you asking who here sells dipped candles or the materials/equipment for dipping?

The video shows a " dipper". The round thing he hangs the candles from to "dip" them.
I Googgled " Dipper" but had no luck.
It only seems to bring up dipped candles.

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« Reply #38 on: June 13, 2023, 07:28:48 pm »
Ah ok.  I've seen people do hand dipping of candles, many seen to just use an appropriate length of board for the vessel they're dipping in draping the wick over it. The stick is weighed on either end with something like a nut or fishing sinker. Some of the boards have grooves to keep the wicks aligned could even use a retired shallow frame of you have any
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« Reply #39 on: June 13, 2023, 07:35:25 pm »
Yes, I have seen videos like this. I may give this a go.