Candle Making Equipment
Having the right candle making equipment is essential to the process of candle making. Whether you choose to buy expensive tools, gears, and other professional instrumentation, you'll need to know the basics and especially what each of the particular equipment does. Although, it's not really necessary to have expensive professional gears and devices as long as you have the correct ones. In short, it doesn't really matter much how cheap they are as long as they're functioning properly. If you're interested in learning how to make candles and you want to know more about this topic, then read further. This article will focus on the basic candle making equipment you'll need in order to make candles.
Thermometer
The first thing you'll need is a thermometer. Candle making has to be performed at precise levels and in order to do that you need to know what the current heat temperature is. Get a thermometer that covers the range of 100-350 degrees F (39-177 degrees C).
Double Boiler
You'll also need a double boiler simply because wax is not supposed to be melted directly with heat. A double boiler is just a stovetop apparatus that helps you to melt various other things like chocolate and beurre blanc. It's basically just a double-decker saucepan with two layers (the lower pot, and the pan that fits above the pot). If you don't have enough money to buy a double boiler, you can just make your own by simply buying two old saucepans in thrift stores and putting them on top of the other. Make sure you get the aluminum type or the stainless steel ones. A double boiler is one of the most important candle making equipments.
Wicking Needle
Inserting your wick into the candle mold is tricky. That's why you'll need a wicking needle to help you insert your wick into the mold. Get the right wicking needle according to the size of your preference.
Measuring Jugs
Measuring jugs are helpful in that it allows you to determine just how much solid wax you really need. Pour water into the mold and then into the measuring jug; 150 ml water is required for 100 grams of solid wax.
Other Candle Making Equipments
Here are some other essential materials you'll need. Most of these are pretty much self-explanatory.
- Knife and scissors for trimming and cutting wax
- Measuring spoons and cups
- Aluminum foil
- Wooden spoon for stirring wax
- Bowls filled with water that are large enough for cooling the candles
- Container for excess wax (old milk cartons or other similar containers)
Candle making equipments are relatively cheap to purchase. And even if you still feel that they're just a little too expensive (or kind of inconvenient just to purchase), then you can certainly make your own. Making your own equipments is beneficial compared to actually going out and shopping for them in hardware stores; and on top of that, they aren't really that hard to make. So that concludes this article on basic essential equipments of candle making. But before you go, here's one last tip: You're also going to need candle molds. However, if you find that candle molds are a little too expensive, then you can choose to make them yourself. That completes this article on candle making equipments.
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