Welcome, Guest
Login or Register
Home
« previous next »
Pages: 1 2 3 [All]   Go Down

Author Topic: Dipping tapers  (Read 34615 times)

Offline hardwood

  • Galactic Bee
  • ******
  • Posts: 3482
  • Gender: Male
  • Alysian Apiaries youtube.com/MrBeedude
Dipping tapers
« on: December 21, 2010, 12:51:55 am »
Several of ya'll have asked me about making candles and such so I figured I'd post a little video. Hope you enjoy and Merry Christmas!!!

dipping candles_0001.wmv

Scott
Logged
"In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag...We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language...And we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."

Theodore Roosevelt 1907

Offline Bee Happy

  • Super Bee
  • *****
  • Posts: 1656
  • Gender: Male
  • that's me - setting a phoenix free
Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2010, 01:19:35 am »
Fun video. I'm honestly still undecided whether I want to do the dipped - tapered candles, gonna do the poured ones though.
Logged
be happy and make others happy.

Offline hardwood

  • Galactic Bee
  • ******
  • Posts: 3482
  • Gender: Male
  • Alysian Apiaries youtube.com/MrBeedude
Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2010, 01:35:18 am »
Hand dipped sell better and if you set it up right you can make lots of them in a short time. I'm only set up to do 48 at a time but I've seen where a guy that makes them for the Catholic Church can dip 10,000 in a day!

Scott
Logged
"In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag...We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language...And we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."

Theodore Roosevelt 1907

Offline bud1

  • Heavenlyl Beekeeper
  • Heavenly Beekeeper
  • Field Bee
  • ********
  • Posts: 767
  • Gender: Male
Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #3 on: December 21, 2010, 08:54:23 am »
scott; been playing with my first ones, don't look to good, but they burn
 take care pard and looking to see youall soon
Logged
to bee or not to bee

Offline JP

  • The Swarm King
  • Universal Bee
  • *******
  • Posts: 11709
  • Gender: Male
  • I like doing cut-outs, but I love catching swarms!
    • JPthebeeman.com
Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #4 on: December 21, 2010, 10:09:56 am »
Some nice lookin' candles there. I see you were blessin' 'em at the end, just before your elf woke up from...     "pacing " herself.  :-D


...JP
Logged
My Youtube page is titled JPthebeeman with hundreds of educational & entertaining videos.

My website JPthebeeman.com http://jpthebeeman.com

Offline Robo

  • Technical
  • Administrator
  • Galactic Bee
  • *******
  • Posts: 6779
  • Gender: Male
  • Beekeep On!
    • Bushkill Bee Vac
Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #5 on: December 21, 2010, 10:21:03 am »
Nice video Scott.  I just pinned it so it won't get lost.
Logged
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it comes dressed in overalls and looks like work." - Thomas Edison


Offline AllenF

  • Galactic Bee
  • ******
  • Posts: 8192
  • Gender: Male
Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #6 on: December 21, 2010, 07:40:55 pm »
That was great.   Loved it.     X:X

So how do you fix the turkey inside the bigger pot to keep it off bottom?
Logged

Offline hardwood

  • Galactic Bee
  • ******
  • Posts: 3482
  • Gender: Male
  • Alysian Apiaries youtube.com/MrBeedude
Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #7 on: December 21, 2010, 09:29:06 pm »
Allen, I put a rack like the ones you cool cookies on in the bottom of the big pot.

Scott
Logged
"In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag...We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language...And we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."

Theodore Roosevelt 1907

Offline annette

  • Galactic Bee
  • ******
  • Posts: 5353
  • Gender: Female
Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #8 on: December 21, 2010, 09:57:32 pm »
Wow, I had no idea that is how they were made and I have always admired those candles.
Thank you so much for sharing your expertise with us.  Also you were sure drinking lots of diet coke there!! :-D

Annette
Logged

Offline ronwhite3030

  • House Bee
  • **
  • Posts: 218
Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #9 on: December 22, 2010, 02:25:32 am »
what size wick did you use hardwood?
Logged

Offline rdy-b

  • Super Bee
  • *****
  • Posts: 2286
Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #10 on: December 22, 2010, 02:26:41 am »
  12 oz-- :lol:  RDY-B
Logged

Offline ronwhite3030

  • House Bee
  • **
  • Posts: 218
Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #11 on: December 22, 2010, 02:58:29 am »
i said wick, not liquid rdy
Logged

Offline ronwhite3030

  • House Bee
  • **
  • Posts: 218
Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #12 on: December 22, 2010, 03:08:56 am »
what do you make your candle holders out of hardwood?
Logged

Offline hardwood

  • Galactic Bee
  • ******
  • Posts: 3482
  • Gender: Male
  • Alysian Apiaries youtube.com/MrBeedude
Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #13 on: December 22, 2010, 09:13:39 am »
ronwhite, I've tried several wick sizes and 2/0 square braid seems to work the best. These candles have an 8hr burn time and drip very little.

The candle holders are just simple hexagonal blocks of various exotic woods with a 3/4 hole in the top. When you crowd several of them together it looks like honeycomb.

As for the actual dippers in the video, they're made out of some aluminum plate I had laying around and some threaded rod. I've been thinking you could make some out of bicycle sprockets pretty easily.

Scott
Logged
"In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag...We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language...And we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."

Theodore Roosevelt 1907

Offline VolunteerK9

  • Super Bee
  • *****
  • Posts: 1647
  • Gender: Male
  • Gamecock fan in UT land.
Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #14 on: December 22, 2010, 05:37:55 pm »
*POOF* you are a sticky
Logged

Offline hardwood

  • Galactic Bee
  • ******
  • Posts: 3482
  • Gender: Male
  • Alysian Apiaries youtube.com/MrBeedude
Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #15 on: December 22, 2010, 06:08:08 pm »
That's odd...I didn't feel a thing :-D

Scott
Logged
"In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag...We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language...And we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."

Theodore Roosevelt 1907

Offline Robo

  • Technical
  • Administrator
  • Galactic Bee
  • *******
  • Posts: 6779
  • Gender: Male
  • Beekeep On!
    • Bushkill Bee Vac
Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #16 on: December 22, 2010, 06:31:13 pm »
That's because you where well hydrated.

As we preach to our scouts - "Hydrate or Die!"

But we don't recommend diet coke for them  :-P
Logged
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it comes dressed in overalls and looks like work." - Thomas Edison


Offline AllenF

  • Galactic Bee
  • ******
  • Posts: 8192
  • Gender: Male
Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #17 on: December 22, 2010, 09:05:38 pm »
Diet coke?    My eyes may be playing a trick on me.    :-D
Logged

Offline VolunteerK9

  • Super Bee
  • *****
  • Posts: 1647
  • Gender: Male
  • Gamecock fan in UT land.
Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #18 on: December 22, 2010, 09:28:42 pm »
Quote from: AllenF on December 22, 2010, 09:05:38 pm
Diet coke?    My eyes may be playing a trick on me.    :-D

oh it was prolly 'diet'

like miller diet
bud diet or
coors diet

reckon why cokes and pepsis arent lite? sorry its the meds talking
Logged

Offline AllenF

  • Galactic Bee
  • ******
  • Posts: 8192
  • Gender: Male
Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #19 on: December 22, 2010, 10:09:50 pm »
The prescription meds or the liquid (may intensify the effects) meds?
Logged

Offline VolunteerK9

  • Super Bee
  • *****
  • Posts: 1647
  • Gender: Male
  • Gamecock fan in UT land.
Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #20 on: December 22, 2010, 10:55:56 pm »
Quote from: AllenF on December 22, 2010, 10:09:50 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:
Logged

Offline BeesNeeds

  • New Bee
  • *
  • Posts: 29
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?

Outstandingly informative video BTW :)
Logged
- :bee: -

Offline ziffabeek

  • House Bee
  • **
  • Posts: 394
  • Gender: Female
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!

love,
ziffa
Logged

Offline hardwood

  • Galactic Bee
  • ******
  • Posts: 3482
  • Gender: Male
  • Alysian Apiaries youtube.com/MrBeedude
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.

Peace be yours,
Scott
Logged
"In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag...We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language...And we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."

Theodore Roosevelt 1907

Offline BeesNeeds

  • New Bee
  • *
  • Posts: 29
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..
Logged
- :bee: -

Offline hardwood

  • Galactic Bee
  • ******
  • Posts: 3482
  • Gender: Male
  • Alysian Apiaries youtube.com/MrBeedude
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

Scott
Logged
"In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag...We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language...And we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."

Theodore Roosevelt 1907

Offline WPG

  • House Bee
  • **
  • Posts: 93
  • Gender: Male
  • The Land Between Two Rivers
Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #26 on: January 10, 2011, 03:38:06 am »
Quote from: BeesNeeds on January 03, 2011, 02:06:27 pm
. 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.

Goodluck


Great video, Hardwood
and great to have a nice tuck-ee into beddee after sufficient dehydration prevention. :evil: :-D
Logged
Push, Pull or get Out of the Way

Offline ScooterTrash

  • House Bee
  • **
  • Posts: 92
  • Gender: Male
  • ScooterTrash Forever
    • Vince & Pat's Apiaries
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?
Logged
I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it.

www.VPBEES.com

Offline hardwood

  • Galactic Bee
  • ******
  • Posts: 3482
  • Gender: Male
  • Alysian Apiaries youtube.com/MrBeedude
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.

Scott
Logged
"In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag...We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language...And we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."

Theodore Roosevelt 1907

Offline Intheswamp

  • Super Bee
  • *****
  • Posts: 1501
    • BeeWeather.com
Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #29 on: September 03, 2012, 12:00:26 am »
Quote from: hardwood 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.

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

What's the going price for selling to one of the vendors like Kelleys or Rossman?  My mentor has some that he may sale to this year and I've thought about buying some from him...just don't know what to offer.

Ed
Logged
www.beeweather.com 
American blood spilled to protect the freedom and peace of people all over the world.  320,000 USA casualties in WWI, 1,076,000 USA casualties in WWII, 128,000 USA casualties in the Korean War, 211,000 casualties in the Vietnam "conflict", 57,000 USA casualties in "War on Terror".  Benghazi, Libya, 13 USA casualties. These figures don't include 70,000 MIA.  But, the leaders of one political party of the United States of America continue to make the statement..."What difference does it make?".

"We can't expect the American People to jump from Capitalism to Communism, but we can assist their elected leaders in giving them small doses of Socialism, until they awaken one day to find that they have Communism."..."The press is our chief ideological weapon." - Nikita Khrushchev

"Always go to other people’s funerals, otherwise they wont come to yours." - Yogi Berra

Offline divemaster1963

  • Heavenly Beekeeper
  • Queen Bee
  • ********
  • Posts: 1354
  • Gender: Male
  • God Protect and watch over our sons and daughters.
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.

john
Logged

Offline ScooterTrash

  • House Bee
  • **
  • Posts: 92
  • Gender: Male
  • ScooterTrash Forever
    • Vince & Pat's Apiaries
Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #31 on: September 03, 2012, 03:46:41 pm »
Logged
I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it.

www.VPBEES.com

Offline broke-t

  • New Bee
  • *
  • Posts: 35
  • Gender: Male
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

Johnny
Logged

Offline Vance G

  • Queen Bee
  • ****
  • Posts: 1170
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.
Logged

Offline my-smokepole

  • House Bee
  • **
  • Posts: 84
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
David
 
Logged
My-smokepole

Offline max2

  • Queen Bee
  • ****
  • Posts: 1356
  • Gender: Male
Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #35 on: June 13, 2023, 04:56:54 am »
Who sells these "Dippers"?
Logged

Offline Occam

  • House Bee
  • **
  • Posts: 364
  • Gender: Male
Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #36 on: June 13, 2023, 09:52:46 am »
Quote from: max2 on June 13, 2023, 04:56:54 am
Who sells these "Dippers"?

Are you asking who here sells dipped candles or the materials/equipment for dipping?
Logged
Entities must not be multiplied beyond necessity

Offline max2

  • Queen Bee
  • ****
  • Posts: 1356
  • Gender: Male
Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #37 on: June 13, 2023, 06:59:21 pm »
Quote from: Occam on June 13, 2023, 09:52:46 am
Quote from: max2 on June 13, 2023, 04:56:54 am
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.
Logged

Offline Occam

  • House Bee
  • **
  • Posts: 364
  • Gender: Male
Re: Dipping tapers
« 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
Logged
Entities must not be multiplied beyond necessity

Offline max2

  • Queen Bee
  • ****
  • Posts: 1356
  • Gender: Male
Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #39 on: June 13, 2023, 07:35:25 pm »
Yes, I have seen videos like this. I may give this a go.
Logged

Offline max2

  • Queen Bee
  • ****
  • Posts: 1356
  • Gender: Male
Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #40 on: June 13, 2023, 07:38:15 pm »
Logged

Offline The15thMember

  • Global Moderator
  • Galactic Bee
  • *******
  • Posts: 5267
  • Gender: Female
  • Traveler of the Multiverse, Seeker of Knowledge
Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #41 on: June 13, 2023, 07:59:44 pm »
Logged
I come from under the hill, and under the hills and over the hills my paths led.  And through the air, I am she that walks unseen.
https://maranathahomestead.weebly.com/

Offline max2

  • Queen Bee
  • ****
  • Posts: 1356
  • Gender: Male
Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #42 on: June 13, 2023, 10:47:43 pm »
Thanks!
" Temporarily out of stock"
Logged

Offline The15thMember

  • Global Moderator
  • Galactic Bee
  • *******
  • Posts: 5267
  • Gender: Female
  • Traveler of the Multiverse, Seeker of Knowledge
Re: Dipping tapers
« Reply #43 on: June 13, 2023, 11:26:48 pm »
Quote from: max2 on June 13, 2023, 10:47:43 pm
Thanks!
" Temporarily out of stock"
Oh! So close! :cheesy:
Logged
I come from under the hill, and under the hills and over the hills my paths led.  And through the air, I am she that walks unseen.
https://maranathahomestead.weebly.com/
Pages: 1 2 3 [All]   Go Up
« previous next »