Candlemaking equipment

First of all you will need some basic tools that you can find in your

kitchen.You will need some pots to do the melting in, a stove or

hotplate, even a gas stove will work. You will also need a few

dowels that you can get from any hardware store that you

will use to do the mixing with. Also try and get camping

kettles, they really make the pouring of the molten wax

a lot easier especially when you are working with
very narrow moulds or when you need to pour

very slowly.


Always remember that working with wax can be extremely

dangerous,therefore I suggest that you get a thermometer

that goes up to 100 degrees so that you are constantly aware

of the temperature of the wax that you are busy melting. If

you do not have access to a candlemaking thermometer

then just make sure that whenever you are busy melting

wax not to leave the room and make sure that the wax in

the pot doesn't start smoking or giving of vapours because

if it does it has reached flashpoint and that is when you

need to be very carefull.


There are occations when you will need to heat the wax to

flash point but this I will cover as I go through the various

types of candles and what it is that you require and do to

make them. The next thing you will require will be a work

area where there are no flammable substances and

preferrably where you can put down some

newspaper for spillages, trust me you will

have them. I will cover
more in my next post.