[Sca-cooks] Re: candle wicks

[DragonTamer]

have you guys seen what is available in wicks these days? I mean REALLY
seen?

LOL, there is not "standard" size. That's why we test, test, test.

Amanda Wallace
----- Original Message -----
From: "Philip Lewis" <flip+ at andrew.cmu.edu>
To: "SCA-Cooks maillist" <SCA-Cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 8:19 AM
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Re: candle wicks


> "Mark.S Harris" <mark.s.harris at motorola.com> writes:
> >Someday I'm finally going to get around to making some tallow candles.
> not that difficult... make sure you get/use the hard suet otherwise the
> candles tend to be a bit soft.  If you tell the butcher that the suet
> is not for human consumption, you'll get a much better price. (if they
> don't give it to you for free) Tallow doesn't really smell bad if
> you've cleaned the lipid carefully. Tallow tends to be alot softer than
> beeswax.  Expect more dripage.
>
> >Would the wicks be larger or smaller? More or less tightly twisted?
> >Made of different size threads?
> you can use a thinly twisted ribbon of linen or other cloth... pith,
> or other natural fibers. Main thing is that it has some "body" to it
> so that it doesn't flop over into the pool of wax.
>
> Wick size depends on what you're trying to achieve.  if you want a
> fast bright burning torch, use a larger wick.  if you want a long
> steady burn, go a little smaller. For tapers, i'd just use a standard
> size wick.
>
> --
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> flip
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