Soy Wax Candle Forum - Online resource for soy candle makers

I found a GREAT website on how to make your own wax melter with a tap for easy pouring! I just ordered a PRESTO pot and I hope to run to the hardware shop this weekend to buy the tap supplies.

Check out this link for the full instructions: (They seem pretty easy... All you need is a Presto pot, a drill and some basic brass parts...)

http://www.candletech.com/budgetmelter/index.htm

I suggest a double-boiler type setup. Can be a fancy "real" double boiler, or something as simple as a pouring pot or metal coffee that can be put into a pot of water. It's just VERY important to NEVER heat it directly on any kind of a burner - that's a serious fire hazard, even with soy. Now, just for confusion, there is also a safe direct heating method - many candle makers us a presto-pot to heat their wax, which works well, as long as you monitor the temperature of the wax.

Personally, I use pouring pots that I just put the wax in and then put them into a saucepan filled with water that's sized just so that the pot can't tip over, but yet has enough room to allow the bubbles from the heated water to escape.

There's many ways of doing it - you might also browse the sites that sell soy wax, as some of them have instructions, starter kits, and so on, with many of the kits including a pouring pot or melter.

HTH!