Basic Candle Equipment

Candle Making Essentials
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Essential items that you will need to make candles in a safe manner

The first thing you will need is a double boiler set up to melt your wax in. The double boiler method is the safest way to melt wax but it is also the slowest. There are a few ways to melt your wax for making candles, and we’ll discuss those so you can decide which way is best for you.
One thing I will warn you is to never melt wax on your stove unless you are using the double boiler method. Never melt wax on or in anything that does not have some form of temperature control because wax does have a flash point and will burst into flames without warning once it reaches that point. Depending on the wax the flash point may be between 290 – 380 degrees. Always be safe when you make candles.
The next thing you will need is a good thermometer. You need to use this with your kitchen kettle to ensure a proper candle wax temperature at all times. After that, you will need a “pour pot” to pour your melted candle wax into your molds.
Next, you will need an accurate and reliable scale for weighing your wax to put in your melter. A scale that weighs up to 5 Kgs should be sufficient. When we weigh our wax we break it up with a hammer and put the chunks the digital scale until we reach the amount we are going to melt.
So far you will need the following items to begin your candle making:
1. Melting Pot
2. Thermometer
3. Pouring Pot
4. Scale to weigh your wax
5. Hammer to break up wax