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Wick Model	Burn Rate	Flame Height	Pool Diameter
10-38 Cotton	3.00	1.60	4.30
28-24 Cotton	2.90	1.50	4.40
28-24 Spec. Cotton	2.60	1.40	3.90
34-24 Cotton	3.50	2.30	4.60
34-40 Reg. Cotton	4.10	2.50	4.70
34-40 Spec. Cotton	4.60	3.00	5.10
36-24 Cotton	3.70	2.30	4.40
36-24-24 Cotton	4.80	2.90	4.90
44-20-18 Cotton	5.20	3.30	5.20
44-24-18 Cotton	5.70	3.60	5.20
44-28-18 Cotton	6.10	3.80	6.00
44-32-18 Cotton	6.40	3.80	5.90
51-32-18 Cotton	6.80	4.10	5.80
60-44-18 Cotton	8.20	5.10	6.20
62-52-18 Cotton	8.20	4.60	5.70
S-330 Cotton3.90	2.10	4.30

Wick Model	Burn Rate	Flame Height	Pool Diameter
12 ply	4.30	2.90	4.60
15 ply	5.10	3.20	4.90
18 ply	5.10	3.10	4.90
21 ply	5.20	3.40	4.70
24ply	5.70	3.70	5.10
27 ply	6.20	4.30	5.50
30 ply	6.30	4.10	5.40
36 ply	7.00	4.50	5.70
45 ply	7.80	4.90	6.20
60 ply	7.40	4.40	5.90

Wick Model	Burn Rate	Flame Height	Pool Diameter
HTP-104	7.50	5.10	5.40
HTP-105	7.50	5.40	6.20
HTP-1212	8.60	5.90	6.40
HTP-31	4.50	3.30	4.50
HTP-41	4.70	3.60	4.70
HTP-52	0.00	0.00	0.00
HTP-62	5.40	3.50	5.00
HTP-73	6.50	5.30	5.20
HTP-83	7.00	3.80	5.50

Wick Model	Yield m/Kg	Yield yds/lb
LX-10	1560	0
LX-12	1302	0
LX-14	1104	0
LX-16	970	0
LX-18	890	0
LX-20	810	0
LX-22	0	108
LX-24 NST 2	0	99
LX-26 NST	0	92
LX-28 NST 2	0	84
LX-30 NST 2	0	79
LX-8	1720	0

Wick Model	Burn Rate	Flame Height	Pool Diameter
10-38 Paper	0.12	2.10	4.50
34-40 Reg. Paper	0.11	2.10	4.30
34-40 Spec. Paper	0.16	2.80	4.80
36-24-24 Paper	0.17	2.40	4.80
44-20-18 Paper	0.18	4.90	5.90
44-24-18 Paper	0.19	3.50	5.20
44-28-18 Paper	0.19	4.60	5.00
44-32-18 Paper	0.23	3.90	6.10
51-32-18 Paper	0.22	3.70	5.60
60-44-18 Paper	0.31	5.20	5.70

TL 10/S-32 NST 2	0	0
TL 13/S-32 NST 2	0	0
TL 15/S-30 NST 2	2030	0
TL 18/S-30 NST 2	1635	0
TL 21/S-30 NST 2	1360	0
TL 25/S-30 C	1180	0
TL 28/S-28 C	1030	0
TL 31/S-28 C	890	0

High Neck 15 MM Base 6 MM Neck
Build your own wick assemblies using this sustainer base. They are used to hold wicks in containers or molds which do not have a hole for insertion and hold wick in an upright position when wax gets close to bottom of container. To use, place wick in center hole of wick sustainer base and squeeze shut to secure wick. Then place in mold for pouring.
Metal wick sustainer bases manufactured from heavy tinplate. Sold by the pound.

High Neck 20 MM Base 6 MM Neck
Build your own wick assemblies using this sustainer base. They are used to hold wicks in containers or molds which do not have a hole for insertion and hold wick in an upright position when wax gets close to bottom of container. To use, place wick in center hole of wick sustainer base and squeeze shut to secure wick. Then place in mold for pouring.
Metal wick sustainer bases manufactured from heavy tinplate. Sold by the pound.

No Tab
Build your own wick assemblies without a sustainer base.
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