Chandler Guild blogs

Water Jacket Melters 500# and 1000#

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 21:03:53 -0400

We have one 500# water jacket wax melter and one 1000# water jacket wax melter. These were used during the fall season of 2006 for approximately 4 months. We purchased them new. They have only been filled with virgin soy wax (no scent or dye). These are currently in storage in Colorado. The 500# has been reduced to $1700 and the 1000# has been reduced to $3200. We can work with you on pick or delivery in Colorado, or we can palletize them for shipping via freight line.

10 oz. Clear Glass Tumblers

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 20:42:02 -0400

We have 2 pallets of 10 oz tumblers. They are packed 36 per case. These are perfect for drinking glasses long after the candle is gone! We need $25.00 per case and you pay for actually shipping charges. If you live in Colorado, we can arrange for pickup or delivery. If you are interested in several cases the price may be negotiable.

sulphur candles

Fri, 03 Jun 2005 14:35:45 -0400

Hi,
I had a customer ask me about making sulphur candles for her and when I try to get information on the web I feel like I'm going in circles. I have found they were used for purifying wine barrels and keeping away bugs but what else are they used for? Does anyone know how to make them and the level of difficulty that accompanies this project? Thanks for your help!

Scent throw

Tue, 12 Apr 2005 01:43:30 -0400

I am very new in the soy candle business and have been experimenting with different scents and wicks. I poured a 9 oz candle into a jar that was widest at 3.25. The scent was very strong prior to burning the candle. I used a #14 wick in the jar and the melt pool was to the sides in about 4 hours. When it burns though, there is no scent. If it's not burning and I smell the candle it is strong. Would the wrong wick still affect the scent throw if it is burning correctly?

Retail Candle Packaging

Thu, 20 Jan 2005 08:15:28 -0500

Hi Everyone,

Can someone share where I might find quality votive retail packaging? I am looking for the clam shell type packaging that Yankee uses for their votives. I have a shop and I have run out of retail packaging for my votives. I would like to find a container that holds 13 votives. Like a Bakers dozen kind.. Buy 12 get 1 free sort of thing. I am pretty desperate at this point so any help would be much appreciated.

Melter

Fri, 17 Dec 2004 15:02:37 -0500

Wenesco Melter

New never been used; just taken out of the box and placed on a shelf.

Holds 105 lbs (15 gal) with sealed and polished aluminum interior, is fully insulated and convection heated. A heated drain valve and cover are included Temperature is thermostat controlled (300 F)

MPW 15 operates at 120V.

$800.00 plus shipping & handling from 31088 (Warner Robins, Georgia).

Soy wax turning Yellow

Thu, 02 Dec 2004 07:38:28 -0500

I was wondering if anyone knows what causes soy candles in jars to turn yellow. It seems to happen when exposed to sunlight. Is there anything that can be done or added to prevent this. I appreciate any help.

Thank You,

Frank

Happy Holidays!

Mon, 29 Nov 2004 16:51:41 -0500

Hi Everyone,

Seems as everything has been pretty quiet lately. I just wanted to take this time to wish everyone a successful holiday season. Hopefully the Chandler Guild is not going to end and we will see a more productive 2005.
I would love to hear from some of our members. Please private e-mail me if you wish to 'chat' or please post your hello's on the forum.

With warmest regards,
Gwe

Sink hole in candles

Thu, 14 Oct 2004 15:45:51 -0400

We've been having problems with a sinkhole/crater in the 18 oz and 28 oz candles we are pouring. The top forms over but then later, after full cooling, there is a crater or sinkhole on the top.

How can we prevent or fix? We are not pouring at a high temperature -- 140-150. We are not pouring too quickly, either.

Soywax trade marked??

Tue, 28 Sep 2004 21:07:50 -0400

This came to a fellow candle maker who makes Soy Wax candles. When I looked up this information I see they have "soywax" not "soy wax" trademarked. So what is a person to claim if they are using Soy Wax in their candles?

CEASE AND DESIST USE OF SOY WAX TERM:
From E.R. W**ley and The M*ble Wh*te Company

We understand you are using the term "Soy Wax" in your products and we are not aware of any established relationship with our companies. Even the term SoyaWax is a conflict, as it is too close in name, and our usage applies to candles as well as balms. We own the Registered Mark Soy Wax, serial number: 78415479 as you can note below. You may also verify this on the United States Patent, Copyright and Trademark offices. We purchase our Soy Wax from Cargill who owns Patent Number: 6,645,261 which does go beyond candle use and into cosmetic applications, such as balm.

Buying Power

Mon, 26 Jul 2004 14:34:20 -0400

Hi Everyone,

Unfortuanetly, it doesn't look as if we will be having a Chandler conference this year. One of the things I was going to address would have been 'buying power' amongst all of the chandlers. Well, I have decided to address this anyway, especially with the holiday season approaching. Is there any one who would be willing to get together (via e-mail and phone) that would want to discuss this with me?

Free Iowa Marketing Material Update (Update)

Thu, 17 Jun 2004 13:31:38 -0400

I contacted Sarah Van Gorp from the Iowa Soybean Promotion Board in regards to the Free Marketing Material as a followup to my posting here back in November. Here is Sarah's response:

"Sorry this process has taken so long. We had some changes in staff so I'm actually no longer working with the soy candles project. Elaine Kenney (ekenney@iasoybeans.com) now handles all the soy candles marketing activities.

Revisiting Scent Throw

Fri, 28 May 2004 07:26:33 -0400

I am in the process of looking for a new FO supplier. I've been using many oils from Nature's Garden, but I'm not satisfied that these are the best quality scents I can get.

I saw that someone else on here said they were trying Lebermuth oils. I would like to know if you had any success? I've received about 40 1 oz. samples from Lebermuth for testing purposes and I just cannot get them to work in candles. I've tried different waxes/additives, etc and still no scent throw at all. I've been told by 2 other candlemakers (not soy users) that Lebermuth should be avoided for candle scents because they're not strong enough. Any ideas here?

Wholesale natural wax pillars

Thu, 13 May 2004 13:49:37 -0400

Hi all,

I need to purchase natural wax or beeswax pillar candles at wholesale for my store. Anyone out there do those? Please contact me if you do.

Thanks,
Gwen

Where is everyone?

Wed, 12 May 2004 14:06:24 -0400

I am wondering where everyone is? I have thought about attending the chandler guild annual meeting, but after watching this website for several months now, I'm not sure theres much to the chandler guild.

Please somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but whats going on?

TIA

Amanda