*Dee* Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 i just got my 3 x 6 1/2 mold today i also got the wick pin for it. so i poured into the mold it started setting up and i got a pretty big sink hole around the wick pin, i figured ok its probaly because its so tall i must have to do a repour on taller pillars. so i poked a few relief holes warmed the left over wax back up and repoured. it did it again with the sink hole i only poured maybe 1/4 inch repour. what am i doing wrong with this mold ? the other mold is 4 x 4.5 and i havent had a problem with sink holes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgia Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 If it is only happening with the 6" then it is probably cooling too quickly. Try wrapping a towel around your mold or put a box upside down on top of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 I'm going to assume you're making paraffin pillars.What you're seeing is completely normal. The taller and narrower the mold, the more pronounced the sinkhole. Your new mold is both taller and narrower.You need to start the relief holes once a solid skin has formed over the surface of the wax, no later than maybe an hour after pouring. Make 3 or 4 holes about 3/8" wide (they can be pretty much any size as long as they aren't too small). Come back periodically to keep the holes open by poking through to liquid wax.Doing the relief holes properly can transfer a good amount of shrinkage to the interior of the candle and decrease the sinking down the center. It will also decrease the amount of stretching the wax goes through, so you're less likely to get hidden cavities or other problems that the wax shrinkage can cause. What you'll have instead are cavities you've caused yourself, which can be filled by the second pour. The second pour will also come out flatter rather than just giving you another sinkhole.It will also help if you do your second pour when the first pour has cooled off or mostly cooled. If you tend to get a gap between the side of the candle and the mold, it's good to do the second pour a little before that happens.If you follow that procedure it should minimize your problems.HTH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Dee* Posted August 28, 2009 Author Share Posted August 28, 2009 thanks i will try both. i am using ecosoya pb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeAnn Carlton Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 He said it! Poking the relief holes is a very important step. Not just once either..You can do it!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 Sorry, but the procedure I described may not apply to Ecosoya PB because soy waxes shrink and set up differently. There's been a good deal of discussion in the veggie wax forum about making pillars, so you might want to ask there as well as search the threads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 I have not had this issue with Ecosoya PB pillars. At what temp are you pouring? I agree with Georgia - try cooling the candle more slowly. I also highly recommend making relief holes, as Top described, because air bubbles are an issue with soy pillars. While not as severe or common as the cavities in palm wax, they do still occur far too often to ignore. Is there any chance that your mold is leaking? I have had some leak which caused caved-in areas like you describe... HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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