Hello steemians, today I'll be talking about way to make candle.
Candle is a round stick of wax with a piece of string called a wick through the middle which is to give light as it burns.
* APPRATUS
- Candle mould machine
Source:indiamart.com
*wick
*cooling equipment
*source of heat( burner)
*boiler
*cone
*pipe
Procedure and process
put a clean pot on fire and cut some quantity of paraffin wax to melt completely, they can pour back I to another containers now measure the desired quantity
measure paraffin oil
Add stearic acid and continue stirring for at least 5 minutes to dissolve properly
Drop it down from fire and allow it to coop down for some time, while waiting for the production to cool
Lubricate the pipes with palm kernel oil(p.k.o or para finales oil)
pass the wick through the cone, the pipe which has (solid or hollow object with a round flat base and slides that slope up to a point) which has been attached to the designed wooden equipment in and upside down positionThrough the bottom of the pipe which is up and tie the wick finally to the hook above and below the wooden design.
Let the cone immerse inside a pool of water to cool the production immediately it is pounded inside the pipe straight down to the cone.
Allow production to cool for a while
Cut out the upper wick before removing from pipe.
pack them and nylon them to get ready for sale you can now also label.
SOURCING THE CANDLE MOULD
PIPE:
Plastic pipe or iron type but the plastic pipe is commonly used for wiring (conduct wiring) for new building then measure out 7and half size.
**CONE **
Made from a empty container of milo/bournvira that is cut into come shapes required for the head shape of the candle.
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