>
> >We have yet to be able to get the cappings wax clean enough so that the
> wicks (square weave cotton wicks or appropriate sizes) don't eventually clog
> with impurities to the extent that the wick drowns in melted wax.


I've made a lot of candles, and barely refine my wax.  The only time that
I've seen wicks drowning is when they are undersized for the diameter of the
candle.  Candles drip if wicks are oversized.  Maybe I've been lucky!
-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
ScientificBeekeeping.com

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