A few points. First the wicks. Heat a solution of 250 ml water with 15 ml Borax and 45 ml Salt, add the cotton string and let it soak for a day (take it off the heat during this day) before drying it. This solution makes the wick burn cleaner (less smoke) and brighter, like the wicks sold in craft stores. Substituting chemical salts can make colored flame BTW, ex: copper salt makes a blue flame. Tie a knot in the wick at the bottom and you can pull the wick tighter without it pulling free. You might need to put a few toothpicks or something under the mold. or countersink the cap around it, to account for that knot but it will also help with leaking wax. Finally those molds that you have a problem getting the candle out of? Get some silicon mold release spray. A brief spritz of that makes it much easier to pull out. Good video, it was quite informative. =)
If you spray the inside of your mould with a silicone spray, you can get the candle out very easily. I used to make my own candles and I made my own wicks too. I bought pure cotton sewing thread and depending on how bright or fast I wanted the candle to burn, would plait several strands together... 3 lots of 7 strands was my favourite. It takes ages but gave me very good control of the flame. The next stage was to soak it in a fire retardant. I used borax... sodium tetraborate dissolved in hot water. When the wick had soaked for 5 minutes, I hung it up to dry, then I soaked it in hot wax and let it nearly dry, similar to you. Just before it set, I gave it a twist, 5 or 6 turns per foot and let it harden fully. When the candle burns down, the flame burns down in a way that stops the pool from burning on one side of the candle and running the hot wax into the holder. I often used citronella scent and had several burning in the evenings to stop mosquitoes and sandflies from biting so I could enjoy a beer with friends and family late into the evenings. I enjoyed making candles but our local source of scents, dyes and other bits and pieces disappeared... this was back in the 70s and 80s, long before the internet and Amazon. I live in New Zealand. I gave away my moulds to a friend and moved to another city where candle making was unheard of... pity. I really enjoyed your explanation and it bought back sweet memories. I'm now 70 and don't trust myself with hot wax and live flames. Like you I had a wax heater but mine was home made (modified electric kettle) with a thermostat, 150ºC maximum. I ran it at just over boiling point of water 105ºC after the wax melted. It wasn't expensive to run as wax requires very little extra heat to keep it liquid. Now-a-days you can buy electric hot plates with temperature controls and timers so you can walk away and forget it without risk of your wax catching fire. Cheers and thanks for the memories.
I have used leftover candle wax to make my own candles in the past. Now I have a better reason! I have two of the UCO Candle Lanterns and I don't like buying their candles at their prices. Thank you for posting this informative video!
Excellent tutorial. I LOVE messing about with wax, making buddy burners and double height tea lights, etc. I had a thought: Fill the last 1/2 to an inch of the mold with red wax, so you have an end-of-life indicator on the candle. As the red approaches, you'll know you have to change the candle or that the candle will burn out in x minutes.
very clever, personally i collect all the keurig coffee pods and use them as mold to dispose of candle i dont like or that i collect. if you boil your wicks in borax and table salt they will produce WAY more light.
@@vociferonheraldofthewinter2284 let say 300ml of water, put one big table spoon of borax and one big table spoon of normal sodium salt in it. you make the solution boil a little and then lower the heat and put your 100% cotton rope/cord into it. you stir it with a spoon for about 3min and then hang them to dry overnight. the next day you melt a bit of your wax and dip them in it. then again hang them to set and your wick are ready. i use clothes pins to hold my wicks straight into my keurig cups and then i pour my wax into them. its important to pour your wax at the lowest possible temperature to reduce the shrinkage afterwards when the wax cold down in your mold. i do them in batch of 50-100 keurig sized pods. i normally use big candle found in thrift shop. i mix many color and wax togeder. i am thinking of pouring them without wicks and simply making a hole and inserting the wicks afterwards. pouring with the wicks in can sometimes have them crooked inside. i use those keurigs pods candle on my kitchen table, for emergency and camping outside in glass lanterns. for the pods, just use a knife to rip off the aluminum cover, and a fork to rip the filter out of them. a quick rinse and a bit of blue tack beneat them and they are ready to make candle. just remember to use freshly used pods because they can mold inside if older than about 3days.
Using this method I made paraffin candle. Worked terribly. Melted too fast, wax spilled throughout the interior. Burned through within 2 hours. Then did it with beeswax. Came out AWESOME! Made 9 total for 10 bucks in wax. Beeswax candles I've made last about 12 to 13 hours. Thanks for the tutorial. Fun to do. Also. I didn't make the bottom groove. And I use toothpick tips broken off to stuff the hole to prevent wax from seeping out. Came out easy when unmoled the candle. Heatgun used to demold beeswax.
Good video. I'm a candle maker and have a UCO lantern. I use taper candles from Ikea in mine. I just cut a chunk off the bottom to fit the length. I like your PVC pipe idea. Very good. I put my candles in the freezer. I also spray a little WD40 in the mold. I have always liked candles.
@@jiujitsu2000 Hello! I was wondering what kind of wax you use for these candles? I haven't made a candle in 30 years. lol! (Totally starting from scratch.)
Cool video! I also prefer beeswax when I make my candles. The beeswax will be much easier to remove from the mold if you initially pour it cooler. I know it has to be hot to make its way through the filter media though. I filter mine ahead of time, so I can remelt it and pour it into the mold when it's cooler. Look for the beeswax to start making spots of a semi-solid "skin" on top as you watch it cool. Pour it at that point into the mold. After solidifying, they will come right out of the mold - no risk of damaging them by having to use some force. Thanks for the great videos.
I just made UCO lantern candles thanks to your video. To pop the candle out of the pipe after the wax has cooled I tightened and loosened a hose clamp all along the length of the pipe. Just slip the clamp on the pipe and tighten, loosen it, move the clamp on the pipe and repeat. My candles pushed out without resistance. Thanks again for the great money saving video. Oh, a bobby pin works in lieu of a clothespin.
Stearic acid Palm stearic acid (or stearin) is generally used as a wax hardener which helps pillar or freestanding candles hold their shape in warmer climates. It also increases wax opacity (whiteness) and assists with mold release. The harder the wax the longer the candle will burn. It works great. I get it at Hobby Lobby in the candle makers section.
I use a 1" dowel, several lengths (1", 5" mostly) and a piece of the extension tube - for stubborn candles (beeswax almost always), I sit the dowel under the tube, the extra piece of PVC tube on top & strike it with a mallet until it finally "breaks" through (still sometimes need to use the 5" dowel and smack the candle tube on top of it like a slide hammer)
Brilliant. I would have bought a UCO years ago if it was not for being tied into proprietary candles. If I can make them myself I might give a unit a shot. Great stuff mate.
I have 3 of the UCO candle lanterns. My wife and I make candles that we sell. This video is a great help as the UCO candles are a bit expensive. I'll be making my own going forward.
I used to make lots of candles when my kids were little, and I used to make all their favorite colors by using Crayola candles. Just melt a crayon in with the plain wax. Another great video and I ordered a lantern Thanks
Thank you so much for your video. I just figured out what to do with all of my candles that have residue wax on the bottom. I can recycle it, make my own candles. You're awesome. Thanks!
Just came here to your Video. It`s interesting to see how to make latern candles. You explained everything very well and understandably. Greetings from Germany :)
I have always melted my wax on the gas kitchen stove using a 10-inch aluminum pie plate to make it safe. The pot or can I am using sits in the middle of the pie plate. This method eliminates the possibility of a fire, and it catches any drips. I also make fire starters using this method. A cotton ball or two wrapped in a used dryer sheet, shaped into a ball and using dental floss to wind around the ball to hold its shape. Tie a knot. Using a bamboo skewer, i submerge the ball in the wax until the is totally saturated, then i put them in the freezer to cool. To start one, nick the wax ball with the point of a knife and light it. It will burn at least 10 minuted. These balls fit perfectly inside of perscription pill bottles.
Also, a suggestion... take some vegetable oil, & rub it inside of the mold. You could also use Pam. It makes removing the candle from the mold, easier!
In place of using your finger to push the candle out...... Get a piece of wood doweling with a outside diameter just less the the inside diameter of your candle mold. Or just use a candle you have already made that is good and hard. ( Preferably well aged ) The UCO Candle holder is really nice , I have had my Brass one since 1971.
Great innovation vid. If you want a modestlyi larger candle, try using of the small soda pop aluminum bottles. You have a screw-on aluminum cap, and the bottle. Turn the bottle upside down, and saw off the small bottom. Create a little frame to put the bottle inside. Put in the wick, and pour in the wax. Leave to cool. Use some water water, and put the bottle into the water, and loosen the wax from the bottle. Slide out the candle and let cool. You will have a mini-bottle shaped candle and wick. If you really want to have a unique candle, use the same bottle, cap, and candle inside with the wick. The bottle will keep the wax warm and burning. When the wax drops down, push up the candle upwards to the screw neck. Eazy squeezy.
You have skills!! - if i would try this, i would propably burn down my whole house,!! - i just ordered UCO lantern, actually two! - i hope it will work nice, mainly as a backup for heating, greetings, Levi from Finland
Wow, a couple days ago I was thinking about this because I have one of those UCO lanterns. Candles for it aren't really cheap. Great video. I'm going to try it.
This is a very good and well thought out and planned video. Any advice about the wax itself? I find that the UCO candles burn longer and cleaner with almost no dripping while other candles sometimes burn sooty, drip, and don't burn nearly as long. Is there any special wax or wax additive that you recommend?
I've taken this tutorial to the extreme the past month, now have 6 candle molds based on this pipe & cap concept - some double-sided tape at the top to slow the cooling of the wax up top as I was discovering some air bubbles formed inside the candle, so this helps keep the top wax molten longer to sink & fill it - I found out that Square braid #6/0 is the optimum wick to use here, I can light a candle and burn it all day long 'til it flops over onto the side of the metal can and snuffs itself out at the end. High-melt paraffin wax (pillar/votive) seems to work better than standard paraffin, and I bought some filtered/white (cheaper) beeswax that also works great with the #6/0 wick. Ended up making a stash of 84 high-melt paraffin candles (3/day * 7 days/week * 4 weeks was my math) for safekeeping and have made a few batches since for daily use while working from home (using it as a fun decoration and hand warmer here in the winter).
Thank you man. I bought a uco lantern not to long ago and looked at the price of candles for it an though damn! If I could just make em myself....I wonder if anyone on UA-cam has done that.... Thanks again!
You can make an anti bug candle using bees wax and wax extracted from wax myrtle seeds... gather them in the late summer/fall put them in boiling water for several minutes then turn off the heat and let cool ... the seeds will sink and you can gather the wax ,it does not take much per candle to work and has a much better aroma than citronella. The leaves of the wax myrtle make a good tea or wash to keep away ticks,fleas,red bugs,and mosquitoes.
Great tutorial! We did candle making as an art project in school when we were young. Enjoyed the refresher course. Glad to see the repurposing of the ice cream bucket, keeps them organized and dry. Would it help when reloading the bucket to put a board or long candle under one side of the bucket to keep them standing up against the other side? Thought occurred to me, if you forget the bucket of candles in your car trunk over the summer, would they become one big candle? . . . Could you leave them in the form tube? Back to my class we sprayed our forms with Pam. If you can imagine it had just been put on the market.
The string you could use also is fiberglass candle wicks or cotton. You could also use different mixtures to get a longer burn time to. There are also a few modifications you could also do to make the candles burn longer. If you need to in an emergency situation. Some of my favorite mixture is beeswax and other wax to extend your burn time by hours.
I'm watching more of your videos and enjoying them. I've made a lot of beeswax candles using the regular silicon moulds and metal moulds. One suggestion is to use a silicon release agent on your PVC pipe to help get the candle out easier. To 'mass' produce those candles leave the wick on the spool. When you take out the candle the wick is pulled up through the mould and you're ready for another candle.. Threading wicking can be a real chore. This will cut your work out dramatically
Thereal111t -- better to line inside of mold w wax paper shiny side to inside of mold. Not bottom just sides all the way down w slight fold under. Uncle Harry used to do that w his beeswax candle molds. That way a small amount of hot water run over outside & bottom of mold will slide out.
If you must waste time making your own candles, at least use self trimming candle wick, not string, so the flame doesn't get huge and make a mess of your lantern. I made a few candles for my lantern before I figured out it wasn't worth the trouble, then I got the oil insert for the lantern to avoid wax spills. Later still I got a nice oil lamp that runs 20 hours on 4 ounces of oil and can be adjusted for high altitude. Candle lanterns won't burn in the cold thin air even as low as 11,000 feet because the heat from combustion is insufficient to create new fuel by melting and vaporizing wax.
@@KJ6EAD id love to see it. a good detailed vid explaining what you can see and its principal of operation might be enough to base modifications of a in-production lamp on. im in school to be a machinist and im trying to make the best lamp that i can. seems very few make a really good lamp now a days. ill sub and hit the bell so youtube will drop a notif when you get around to making that vid. lookin forward to it.
I recognize your name, but seems like I hardly ever see you. Nice to see one of your videos again. I just found this one today. Sometimes UA-cam works strangely. Anyway, great project. The commercial items are often more expensive and not much better or even as good as homemade versions.
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I've read a couple reports on Bushcraft forums that wick size can make or break a homemade UCO candle....that smaller, i.e. toothpick not matchstick size is better. Have you seen this in your experience?
Brother I just now made today, a replacement candle for the UCO lantern you sent me...and guess what? My castings were perfect using a Pill Bottle...but I am testing a thin Jute Twine for the wick and right now it's questionable...works fine for candle use but doesn't seem to put out enough heat for the aluminum form to melt properly...this is still in testing phases and hope to shoot a video on it all...but had to see yours because I know your castings work perfectly.
Easy way to do it so the candles will release easier, is to cut your PVC mold in half then use hose clamps or ranger bands to hold the two halves together, pour your wax then after it hardens a bit, remove the hose clamps or ranger bands and it will come out much easier!
I didn't have the 1-1/4" pipe handy so I took a piece of 1" and bored it out on my lathe. I couldn't quite reach all the way so my candle steps in to 1" about an inch from the top. It works ok. The fatter bottom keeps it centered in the holder and the skinnier top goes almost to the top of it. I got almost 8 hours out of the first one in my Candleir. Now I just need a few caps so I don't have to tape the hole each time.
I just make the candle first, any shape and size and then push a warm knitting needle down the middle right to the bottom to make a hole for the wick. Then I push the wick in. Needless to say the wick has to be a bit thinner than then hole. Then light up, wait till the wax fills the hole around the wick and that's it. I found it to be the easiest way.
As an FYI for anyone trying this 1.25 inch PVC is too big, I am going to likely try 1 inch. I have to shave the candles down with a knife to even get them in the mold
Can you update the description with what we need to make this? I don't understand how you're 1.25 pipe fits in your 1" pipe cap - was that an error or? Thanks!
check out the crisco as an emergency candle, that is much better and you can learn to make a candle that lasts like a week ha ha. Atleast useful in a shit hits the fan type of scenerio and cheap
What is gulf wax / trapper wax. I was wanting a bright light to use as a back up night light for my pontoon boat just in case my running lights turn off accidentally while I'm sleeping on the boat. Can never be to cautious.
I believe its used for canning fruit and vegees. The wax was poured on top to keep the food from spoiling. Used to come in a box with 3-4 square slabs of wax. I have not looked for it in a long time. Try T. Supply or Wally Mart.
Wow another amazing super great video info and analysis from absolutely the best channel on UA-cam. How much does it cost to make the candle vrs buying them ? Thank you and keep up the good work
A few points. First the wicks. Heat a solution of 250 ml water with 15 ml Borax and 45 ml Salt, add the cotton string and let it soak for a day (take it off the heat during this day) before drying it. This solution makes the wick burn cleaner (less smoke) and brighter, like the wicks sold in craft stores. Substituting chemical salts can make colored flame BTW, ex: copper salt makes a blue flame. Tie a knot in the wick at the bottom and you can pull the wick tighter without it pulling free. You might need to put a few toothpicks or something under the mold. or countersink the cap around it, to account for that knot but it will also help with leaking wax. Finally those molds that you have a problem getting the candle out of? Get some silicon mold release spray. A brief spritz of that makes it much easier to pull out. Good video, it was quite informative. =)
Excellent thoughts my friend! Thank you!!
If you don't have the silicone spray try vegetable oil cooking spray.
Blend vaseline and naphtha 50/50 to make a release. Swab a small amount and you're good for several releases.
Great video
If you spray the inside of your mould with a silicone spray, you can get the candle out very easily. I used to make my own candles and I made my own wicks too. I bought pure cotton sewing thread and depending on how bright or fast I wanted the candle to burn, would plait several strands together... 3 lots of 7 strands was my favourite. It takes ages but gave me very good control of the flame. The next stage was to soak it in a fire retardant. I used borax... sodium tetraborate dissolved in hot water. When the wick had soaked for 5 minutes, I hung it up to dry, then I soaked it in hot wax and let it nearly dry, similar to you. Just before it set, I gave it a twist, 5 or 6 turns per foot and let it harden fully. When the candle burns down, the flame burns down in a way that stops the pool from burning on one side of the candle and running the hot wax into the holder.
I often used citronella scent and had several burning in the evenings to stop mosquitoes and sandflies from biting so I could enjoy a beer with friends and family late into the evenings. I enjoyed making candles but our local source of scents, dyes and other bits and pieces disappeared... this was back in the 70s and 80s, long before the internet and Amazon. I live in New Zealand. I gave away my moulds to a friend and moved to another city where candle making was unheard of... pity.
I really enjoyed your explanation and it bought back sweet memories. I'm now 70 and don't trust myself with hot wax and live flames. Like you I had a wax heater but mine was home made (modified electric kettle) with a thermostat, 150ºC maximum. I ran it at just over boiling point of water 105ºC after the wax melted. It wasn't expensive to run as wax requires very little extra heat to keep it liquid. Now-a-days you can buy electric hot plates with temperature controls and timers so you can walk away and forget it without risk of your wax catching fire. Cheers and thanks for the memories.
Excellent detail. Thank you.
This makes me thirsty 🍻🔥
thanks for advise.
Wonderful tips....Thank you! 🕯
What a comment! Thinner wick = longer burn time! It seems so obvious, but I never realised it.
I have used leftover candle wax to make my own candles in the past. Now I have a better reason! I have two of the UCO Candle Lanterns and I don't like buying their candles at their prices. Thank you for posting this informative video!
Excellent tutorial. I LOVE messing about with wax, making buddy burners and double height tea lights, etc.
I had a thought: Fill the last 1/2 to an inch of the mold with red wax, so you have an end-of-life indicator on the candle. As the red approaches, you'll know you have to change the candle or that the candle will burn out in x minutes.
very clever, personally i collect all the keurig coffee pods and use them as mold to dispose of candle i dont like or that i collect. if you boil your wicks in borax and table salt they will produce WAY more light.
Great idea about adding a different color wax at the end for an indicator!
Biscuits9mm brilliant
@@Francois_Dupont Can you go into more detail on how you boil your wicks in borax and table salt? Measurements and instructions?
@@vociferonheraldofthewinter2284 let say 300ml of water, put one big table spoon of borax and one big table spoon of normal sodium salt in it. you make the solution boil a little and then lower the heat and put your 100% cotton rope/cord into it. you stir it with a spoon for about 3min and then hang them to dry overnight.
the next day you melt a bit of your wax and dip them in it. then again hang them to set and your wick are ready. i use clothes pins to hold my wicks straight into my keurig cups and then i pour my wax into them. its important to pour your wax at the lowest possible temperature to reduce the shrinkage afterwards when the wax cold down in your mold. i do them in batch of 50-100 keurig sized pods. i normally use big candle found in thrift shop. i mix many color and wax togeder. i am thinking of pouring them without wicks and simply making a hole and inserting the wicks afterwards. pouring with the wicks in can sometimes have them crooked inside.
i use those keurigs pods candle on my kitchen table, for emergency and camping outside in glass lanterns. for the pods, just use a knife to rip off the aluminum cover, and a fork to rip the filter out of them. a quick rinse and a bit of blue tack beneat them and they are ready to make candle. just remember to use freshly used pods because they can mold inside if older than about 3days.
Using this method I made paraffin candle. Worked terribly. Melted too fast, wax spilled throughout the interior. Burned through within 2 hours. Then did it with beeswax.
Came out AWESOME! Made 9 total for 10 bucks in wax. Beeswax candles I've made last about 12 to 13 hours. Thanks for the tutorial. Fun to do. Also. I didn't make the bottom groove. And I use toothpick tips broken off to stuff the hole to prevent wax from seeping out. Came out easy when unmoled the candle. Heatgun used to demold beeswax.
Good video. I'm a candle maker and have a UCO lantern. I use taper candles from Ikea in mine. I just cut a chunk off the bottom to fit the length.
I like your PVC pipe idea. Very good. I put my candles in the freezer. I also spray a little WD40 in the mold. I have always liked candles.
Excellent thoughts! Thank you
The only Ikea candles I see are 3/4 diameter. are those the ones you use? they seem like they would small
@@jiujitsu2000 Hello! I was wondering what kind of wax you use for these candles? I haven't made a candle in 30 years. lol! (Totally starting from scratch.)
Cool video! I also prefer beeswax when I make my candles. The beeswax will be much easier to remove from the mold if you initially pour it cooler. I know it has to be hot to make its way through the filter media though. I filter mine ahead of time, so I can remelt it and pour it into the mold when it's cooler. Look for the beeswax to start making spots of a semi-solid "skin" on top as you watch it cool. Pour it at that point into the mold. After solidifying, they will come right out of the mold - no risk of damaging them by having to use some force. Thanks for the great videos.
I just made UCO lantern candles thanks to your video. To pop the candle out of the pipe after the wax has cooled I tightened and loosened a hose clamp all along the length of the pipe. Just slip the clamp on the pipe and tighten, loosen it, move the clamp on the pipe and repeat. My candles pushed out without resistance. Thanks again for the great money saving video. Oh, a bobby pin works in lieu of a clothespin.
Stearic acid
Palm stearic acid (or stearin) is generally used as a wax hardener which helps pillar or freestanding candles hold their shape in warmer climates. It also increases wax opacity (whiteness) and assists with mold release. The harder the wax the longer the candle will burn. It works great. I get it at Hobby Lobby in the candle makers section.
How much Palm stearic acid do you use?
@@explorermike19 3 tablespoons per pound of wax
A properly sized dowel might make punching it out of the mold easier. I hadn’t considered a UCO candle lantern until seeing this. Cool stuff!
I use a 1" dowel, several lengths (1", 5" mostly) and a piece of the extension tube - for stubborn candles (beeswax almost always), I sit the dowel under the tube, the extra piece of PVC tube on top & strike it with a mallet until it finally "breaks" through (still sometimes need to use the 5" dowel and smack the candle tube on top of it like a slide hammer)
Brilliant.
I would have bought a UCO years ago if it was not for being tied into proprietary candles. If I can make them myself I might give a unit a shot.
Great stuff mate.
I always like your informative videos. God bless
You got me wanting to get into making these candles, then I can teach my grandchildren how to make them this would be perfect to teach.
uco lanterns make beautiful ambience.
I have 3 of the UCO candle lanterns. My wife and I make candles that we sell. This video is a great help as the UCO candles are a bit expensive. I'll be making my own going forward.
I used to make lots of candles when my kids were little, and I used to make all their favorite colors by using Crayola candles. Just melt a crayon in with the plain wax. Another great video and I ordered a lantern Thanks
phenomenal. i love you diy attitude. great job creating the mold! thanks a million!
Thank you so much for your video. I just figured out what to do with all of my candles that have residue wax on the bottom. I can recycle it, make my own candles. You're awesome. Thanks!
its nice you do this brother candle making is fun . used to do it when i was a boy . things you forget about over time .
I was wanting to make my own candles, now I know exactly what to do. Thank you so much for the video.
Best UCO candle making video on UA-cam! Thanks dude!
Just came here to your Video. It`s interesting to see how to make latern candles. You explained everything very well and understandably. Greetings from Germany :)
Thank you, blessings from Arizona!
That is cool my friend it is
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candles.
Cleans candle with a freaking bowie knife! Love it.
I have always melted my wax on the gas kitchen stove using a 10-inch aluminum pie plate
to make it safe. The pot or can I am using sits in the middle of the pie plate. This method eliminates the possibility of a fire, and it catches any drips. I also make fire starters using this method. A cotton ball or two wrapped in a used dryer sheet, shaped into a ball and using dental floss to wind around the ball to hold its shape. Tie a knot. Using a bamboo skewer, i submerge the ball in the wax until the is totally saturated, then i put them in the freezer to cool. To start one, nick the wax ball with the point of a knife and light it. It will burn at least 10 minuted. These balls fit perfectly inside of perscription pill bottles.
Dude! These candles cost over 15,- bucks for ONE set of three over here (I am in Germany) You are a genius ! Thanks 🙏🏽
Also, a suggestion... take some vegetable oil, & rub it inside of the mold. You could also use Pam. It makes removing the candle from the mold, easier!
Thank you so much for this video I love watching your videos because I always learn something.
Nice tutorial, Have not made candles since mt youth, I'm gonna have to get movin and start again. Thank you for sharing
If zombie apocalypse happens. I want to live with you man.
The offcuts of waxy string go into your fire stater kit, make a great booster when weather is unfriendly to fire starting.
Excellent idea. I'm writing a note to put next to my candle making.
In place of using your finger to push the candle out...... Get a piece of wood doweling with a outside diameter just less the the inside diameter of your candle mold. Or just use a candle you have already made that is good and hard. ( Preferably well aged )
The UCO Candle holder is really nice , I have had my Brass one since 1971.
Fantastic instructions. I like your bluish turquoise ones best. Going to give this a try. Thank you so much : )
Blessings to you, thank you!
Great innovation vid. If you want a modestlyi larger candle, try using of the small soda pop aluminum bottles. You have a screw-on aluminum cap, and the bottle. Turn the bottle upside down, and saw off the small bottom. Create a little frame to put the bottle inside. Put in the wick, and pour in the wax. Leave to cool. Use some water water, and put the bottle into the water, and loosen the wax from the bottle. Slide out the candle and let cool. You will have a mini-bottle shaped candle and wick. If you really want to have a unique candle, use the same bottle, cap, and candle inside with the wick. The bottle will keep the wax warm and burning. When the wax drops down, push up the candle upwards to the screw neck. Eazy squeezy.
You have skills!! - if i would try this, i would propably burn down my whole house,!! - i just ordered UCO lantern, actually two! - i hope it will work nice, mainly as a backup for heating, greetings, Levi from Finland
Thank you for the kind words and support that you can my channel... I really appreciate it and hope you like your lantern they're very nice
Thank you for your thought & demonstrations !
Nice, during the last common wax video you mentioned making your own Uco candles...I'm glad you did this.
Wow, a couple days ago I was thinking about this because I have one of those UCO lanterns. Candles for it aren't really cheap. Great video. I'm going to try it.
Nothin to crazy 🤣, I like that 👍 I also like your candle making method and the way you represent or explain how to make them. Thanks good job 👌
Thank you so much! Happy Thanksgiving!
@@jiujitsu2000 Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family as well 🦃
@@bobbiejothomas681 🙏🤗
How can the plug (1inch) be smaller than the pipe (1 1/4 inch), but yet the pipe fits into it? Hope you can explain. Thanks.
The paraffin wax is flammable. Use double boiler (put melt can in a pan of water) for safety.
Looks like it would be good to have several molds.
Great video and method. A pleasure to watch and see the results, thanks.
This is a very good and well thought out and planned video. Any advice about the wax itself? I find that the UCO candles burn longer and cleaner with almost no dripping while other candles sometimes burn sooty, drip, and don't burn nearly as long. Is there any special wax or wax additive that you recommend?
Excellent technology!
Got great pleasure from what I saw.
Successes!
ABSOLUTELY SPECTACULAR!!!! I gotta make these!
I've taken this tutorial to the extreme the past month, now have 6 candle molds based on this pipe & cap concept - some double-sided tape at the top to slow the cooling of the wax up top as I was discovering some air bubbles formed inside the candle, so this helps keep the top wax molten longer to sink & fill it - I found out that Square braid #6/0 is the optimum wick to use here, I can light a candle and burn it all day long 'til it flops over onto the side of the metal can and snuffs itself out at the end. High-melt paraffin wax (pillar/votive) seems to work better than standard paraffin, and I bought some filtered/white (cheaper) beeswax that also works great with the #6/0 wick. Ended up making a stash of 84 high-melt paraffin candles (3/day * 7 days/week * 4 weeks was my math) for safekeeping and have made a few batches since for daily use while working from home (using it as a fun decoration and hand warmer here in the winter).
Also just bought the Candlelier tonight, so I am going to be using those candles a lot faster now!
Excellent video. You teach well. Thanks
Interesting video 2k I’ll have to make my candles from now on for my lantern thanks
Thank you man. I bought a uco lantern not to long ago and looked at the price of candles for it an though damn! If I could just make em myself....I wonder if anyone on UA-cam has done that.... Thanks again!
You can make an anti bug candle using bees wax and wax extracted from wax myrtle seeds... gather them in the late summer/fall put them in boiling water for several minutes then turn off the heat and let cool ... the seeds will sink and you can gather the wax ,it does not take much per candle to work and has a much better aroma than citronella. The leaves of the wax myrtle make a good tea or wash to keep away ticks,fleas,red bugs,and mosquitoes.
wow! and all natural. really interesting to spot on of those mytle seeds on my hikes
Wow, I need to find out where wax murals grows !!! I live near a lot of lakes and ponds, the mosquitoes are insane !!!!
Great information !
One can use a USB windmill to cool the candle faster, but not to fast.
Great tutorial! We did candle making as an art project in school when we were young. Enjoyed the refresher course.
Glad to see the repurposing of the ice cream bucket, keeps them organized and dry. Would it help when reloading the bucket to put a board or long candle under one side of the bucket to keep them standing up against the other side?
Thought occurred to me, if you forget the bucket of candles in your car trunk over the summer, would they become one big candle? . . . Could you leave them in the form tube? Back to my class we sprayed our forms with Pam. If you can imagine it had just been put on the market.
The string you could use also is fiberglass candle wicks or cotton. You could also use different mixtures to get a longer burn time to. There are also a few modifications you could also do to make the candles burn longer. If you need to in an emergency situation. Some of my favorite mixture is beeswax and other wax to extend your burn time by hours.
still can't figure out where to collect beeswax. and what is that "other" wax you mix with beeswax? thank you
Another great video, so good to watch.
Excellent video...
I'm watching more of your videos and enjoying them. I've made a lot of beeswax candles using the regular silicon moulds and metal moulds. One suggestion is to use a silicon release agent on your PVC pipe to help get the candle out easier.
To 'mass' produce those candles leave the wick on the spool. When you take out the candle the wick is pulled up through the mould and you're ready for another candle.. Threading wicking can be a real chore. This will cut your work out dramatically
Does the silicone release agent not get damaged by the hot wax, when it is poured in??? Thanks.
@@bboxall7452 Not necessarily. But it sure does help with releasing the wax from the mould.
Thank yous for sharing, tutorial of pvc and candle maker holder and holder
Extraordinarily good tutorial. Thank you.
Thank you!!
Thank You Pal, Always wanted to know how to do it. well done! ... Mike.
That is a great idea. Thanks for the tip.
I wonder if the bees wax ones would come out easier if you sprayed the inside of the tube with cooking spray?
Thereal111t -- better to line inside of mold w wax paper shiny side to inside of mold. Not bottom just sides all the way down w slight fold under. Uncle Harry used to do that w his beeswax candle molds. That way a small amount of hot water run over outside & bottom of mold will slide out.
Thereal111t -- sorry. Uncle Harry's were made from metal so probly won't work with poly pipe.
Theseasonorg explains the whole bible God bless.
I made some after watching your video.I lubed my pvc with babyoil and they will slide out easy.
If you must waste time making your own candles, at least use self trimming candle wick, not string, so the flame doesn't get huge and make a mess of your lantern. I made a few candles for my lantern before I figured out it wasn't worth the trouble, then I got the oil insert for the lantern to avoid wax spills. Later still I got a nice oil lamp that runs 20 hours on 4 ounces of oil and can be adjusted for high altitude. Candle lanterns won't burn in the cold thin air even as low as 11,000 feet because the heat from combustion is insufficient to create new fuel by melting and vaporizing wax.
what oil lamp did you get?
I'd also like to know what lamp you got! 😊
@@KJ6EAD id love to see it. a good detailed vid explaining what you can see and its principal of operation might be enough to base modifications of a in-production lamp on. im in school to be a machinist and im trying to make the best lamp that i can. seems very few make a really good lamp now a days. ill sub and hit the bell so youtube will drop a notif when you get around to making that vid. lookin forward to it.
Also, if you search "ultra light renser" you'll see more pictures on Japanese Yahoo auctions and others.
Those pieces you cut off are great for fire starting in rain. Throw them in an old pill bottle for easy carry.
Old folks have lots of them pill bottles all sizes.
Great video brother ! Very well done and lots of detailed information.....
Brother Bama
Alabama Bushcrafters...
I recognize your name, but seems like I hardly ever see you. Nice to see one of your videos again. I just found this one today. Sometimes UA-cam works strangely. Anyway, great project. The commercial items are often more expensive and not much better or even as good as homemade versions.
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Great tips , thanks for sharing !
I've read a couple reports on Bushcraft forums that wick size can make or break a homemade UCO candle....that smaller, i.e. toothpick not matchstick size is better. Have you seen this in your experience?
Thinner wicks burn longer!
great video, i amthinking of buying a uco lantern and making candles for it, cani ask what type of wax are you using here? thanks !
Brother I just now made today, a replacement candle for the UCO lantern you sent me...and guess what? My castings were perfect using a Pill Bottle...but I am testing a thin Jute Twine for the wick and right now it's questionable...works fine for candle use but doesn't seem to put out enough heat for the aluminum form to melt properly...this is still in testing phases and hope to shoot a video on it all...but had to see yours because I know your castings work perfectly.
ManLand121 thank you brotha! I hope all is well!!
You can spray cooking oil in the mold as a release agent. Add a drop or two of essential oil for good smells
Thanks for sharing.
Awesome vid , with great tips thanks .
Aussie Bushcraft thank you!!
Great video, thanks and take care.
Well wasn't this so creative of you! Nice JOB
Thank you I have been waiting for this very cool idea
Nicely done!
Love it ! Thank you 😊
I make candles from time to time, and learned at a craft workshop at Michael's.
Easy way to do it so the candles will release easier, is to cut your PVC mold in half then use hose clamps or ranger bands to hold the two halves together, pour your wax then after it hardens a bit, remove the hose clamps or ranger bands and it will come out much easier!
really cool video. thanks for sharing. definitely will try this. :-)
I didn't have the 1-1/4" pipe handy so I took a piece of 1" and bored it out on my lathe. I couldn't quite reach all the way so my candle steps in to 1" about an inch from the top. It works ok. The fatter bottom keeps it centered in the holder and the skinnier top goes almost to the top of it. I got almost 8 hours out of the first one in my Candleir. Now I just need a few caps so I don't have to tape the hole each time.
this is very good. this is something i can use and do - thx JJ2K !!! thumbed up!
Great job will try to make some of these. Thank you for sharing
FANTASTIC video !!
Thank you for taking the time to make this for us.
Thank you!!
I just make the candle first, any shape and size and then push a warm knitting needle down the middle right to the bottom to make a hole for the wick. Then I push the wick in. Needless to say the wick has to be a bit thinner than then hole. Then light up, wait till the wax fills the hole around the wick and that's it. I found it to be the easiest way.
Want to make them? Step 1. Go to ebay . Step 2. Order the silicon candle mold for these candles.
As an FYI for anyone trying this 1.25 inch PVC is too big, I am going to likely try 1 inch. I have to shave the candles down with a knife to even get them in the mold
Can you update the description with what we need to make this? I don't understand how you're 1.25 pipe fits in your 1" pipe cap - was that an error or? Thanks!
O.D. of 1-in. schedule 40 PVC is approx same diameter of the thinner-walled, mobile home, 1-1/4 in. drain pipe.
Thank you, at last, 3 beeswax ones cost £11 in 🇬🇧, brilliant
Why am I watching this I don’t even have candles or lantern
LOL me too
check out the crisco as an emergency candle, that is much better and you can learn to make a candle that lasts like a week ha ha. Atleast useful in a shit hits the fan type of scenerio and cheap
bit now i'm gonna get a lantern, some wicks, and wax. cuz covid.
very clever ty for teaching 🙂
You make great videos.
Gary Blackerby thank you
What is gulf wax / trapper wax. I was wanting a bright light to use as a back up night light for my pontoon boat just in case my running lights turn off accidentally while I'm sleeping on the boat. Can never be to cautious.
I believe its used for canning fruit and vegees. The wax was poured on top to keep the food from spoiling. Used to come in a box with 3-4 square slabs of wax. I have not looked for it in a long time. Try T. Supply or Wally Mart.
Wow another amazing super great video info and analysis from absolutely the best channel on UA-cam. How much does it cost to make the candle vrs buying them ? Thank you and keep up the good work
Awesome! Thanks!
Good one, brudda.
Hell ya man ! Thank you so much for the video
I use a UCO candle in a small tent sometimes, what candle wax would you recommend? What wax burns clean and what wick material would be best?