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).

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.

I wish to share some information regarding supplies that I use or have used.

Here are capsule reviews of our experiences and ratings for Candlewic, Bitter Creek, King House Candle Supply, Ewe R Wooly, Intercontinental Fragrances, Paramold, and Wicks Unlimited. Counterpoints and amplification are welcome.

After years of hearing from many of my colleagues that they had received cease and desist letters from Yankee Candle's lawyers, I felt rather discounted by the candle giant for omitting me. But today, that all changed.

We have Display SoyBeans for sale.... 5 lbs for $5.00 plus $5.00 shipping and handling.

If you need beautiful soybeans that will help your customers see the purity of your soy products send us an email at airy@mebbs.com or give us a call at 319-438-6081 or 319-350-9956. Thank You.

BLOWOUT SPECIAL section of website is finally up as of today. Come visit our website for your candle making supplies and take advantage of some of our specials. Please register and login and make sure if you have not registered, to answer some key questions to get village chandler pricing.

Visit us at Soyclassiccandle.com.

For those of you who are familiar with Irene and the candle dedicated to Irene to help fight cancer, she is in her final hours against the battle of cancer.

Irene passed away peacefully on Saturday afternoon at 3:15 with her husband and mother by her side. Irene's dream candles shall provide a monitary influence against the battle of cancer.

For those who have been keeping abreast of the latest developments, thank you for your support, it is much welcomed and needed irregardless of how one thinks they may be prepared.

We all have an angel watching over us now.

Thanks to all chandlers,
Sara and Scott

I asked Sarah for an update on the Free Marketing material from the Iowa Soybean Promotion Board.

Here is her response (reprinted with her permission):

"We are in the process of working on our soy wax agreement. After that is complete I will email the wax agreement to everybody. The wax agreement will say that a candle manufacture has to use at least 70% of soybean oil in their candles. After that is signed the manufacture will be able to order marketing materials on line. We are still in the process of creating some of the materials. We hope to have everything available by January."

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Are there really any differences in soy waxes? After all, aren't all soy candle waxes just straight soy wax?

A. Yes, all soy candle waxes begin from straight soy wax, but that is where the similarities stop. The quality of a good soy candle wax depends on how it was manufactured. There are a lot of waxes on the U.S. market that come from all over and are not manufactured with quality or consistent procedures. Some of these waxes will have a high water content, some will have a high oil content, and a lot will not be consistent in either. Then you add in the problem of purchasing from other countries and you get even more inconsistencies. Thats where the problem comes in because once you think you have your additives down, the next batch of candles you make won't turn out right because of inconsistency during the manufacturing. You will have to constantly be reformulating your wax formulas. Phytowaxes are blended with exact quality procedures to offer you a professional, quality and consistent wax.

Warehouse Partners/Best UPS Rate

Brian Bock/The Candlelier has just pointed out that some Chandlers would have a lower UPS rate from one wax warehouse partner rather than another depending on the exact location of each Chandler.

All of the wax warehouse partners work as a team. If any Chandler determines that a better UPS rate is available from one warehouse location than another just contact your own regional warehouse partner. Let them know the location that you want your wax shipped from to achieve the best rate UPS. The warehouse partners are all committed to providing excellent service to all Chandlers. They will coordinate their effort to achieve this.