On Mon, 21 Mar 1994, David F. Verville wrote:
 
> A big thanks to all of you who responed to my mail.  RE: Flame goes out.
>
> I went to the local "Arts and Crafts" store and purchased several
> different sizes of wick.  I found that even the thickest wick
> would not burn properly.   So a bought some bucther's cord
> and although it burns better, it is still unsatisfactory.
> I'm going to try braiding several smaller wicks into one
> larger and experiment.
>
Hint: try using _WICK_ cord...it is for candles. Pulls the liquid wax up.