Bought some bright brass cancle cups from Rockler, inside diameter is 7/8".  A typical diameter at the base of tapered candles seems to be 3/4".  The candle stands would be gifts, and for several reasons I don't want to try to fill the gap around the base of candles with melted paraffin.  I guess I can understand why the I D is 7/8" - try to accomodate both 3/4" and 1" diameters.  But the candle can't wobble if it might be lit.

A couple wraps of a thin strip of painter's masking tape seems an option, but I'd like to ask how others have made a 3/4" diameter candle secure in a 7/8" I D candle cup.  Thank you.

Plug it and re-drill it? A dowel or epoxy resin would work to plug the existing hole.

I was used to lighting the candle first, dripping some melted wax into the cut, then seating the candle. I wonder if that is how they are intended to be used???

robo hippy

Thought I had an elegant solution - the initial 7/8" diameter hole for the candle cup I am making 1/2" deep, so drill a centered 3/4" hole another 1/4 or 3/8" deep.  Turns out the candle stand is too narrow just below the candle cup.

11" of masking tape 3/8" wide wrapped around a 3/4" diameter candle base makes for a snug fit, and the tape doesn't show.

I expect a few drops of melted wax would secure a 3/4" diameter candle, but customers may find after the candle has reached the candle stand that removing the candle base is displeasing.