I use a pencil to tie the top of the wick off, but the wick bases I have aren't heavy enough to keep the wick taught. The wick isn't centered down the middle of the candle.
2006-10-02 02:10:36 · 5 answers · asked by trigam41 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
There are little tabs you can buy that you thread the wick through. Then you place a blob of wax on the bottom, put the tab into that, and then make the wick taught and pour.
2006-10-02 02:15:14 · answer #1 · answered by marie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get two plates. Thread the wick thru a centre hole on a plate and place them at both the bottom and the top. The plate should be the size of the container in which you pour the melted wax.
If it is a candle that is about 1/2" diameter, then take two pennies, make a centre hole to fit the container.
This will keep the wick dead centre and taut.
2006-10-02 02:16:10 · answer #2 · answered by Nightrider 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can purchase a small metal plate that is attached to the wick, pour a small amount of wax into the base just to cover the plate, then let it harden, then you can apply more tension to the wick when you pour the remainder of the wax over. Easy!
2006-10-02 02:22:48 · answer #3 · answered by wheeliebin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dip the end of the wick several times in melted wax until the end look ike a small ball with congealed was...center it, then pour your wax...the ball will melt but by then the wick will be centered and coated with the liquid wax.
2006-10-02 02:16:37 · answer #4 · answered by Frank 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about using a fishing line weight from the tackle department at Wal-Mart or someplace like that? They come in all sizes and are heavy. Never done this, but it popped into my head!
2006-10-02 03:47:38 · answer #5 · answered by LesElle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋