Re: [BlindHandyMan] New show's this week.

[Don]

Hello Max,   BLM and BHM, mean a typing short cut for me, grin.They are the 
 abbreviated  show names, for the blind handy man, and the blind like me show's
For the show discriptions I send each week, for the show's we record.
Regards  Don
  - Original Message - 
  From: Agent86b 
  To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 6:12 PM
  Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] New show's this week.


  Hello all,
  sorry to ask probably a stupid question.
  What does BLM and BHM before the download links below mean?
  Thanks
  Max.
  on 14:45 8/02/2008, Don said:

  >OK here we go, this week on the handy show, believe it are not, Tom
  >Houston reads us, and we talk about some list mail. Then we talk
  >with our guest this week Glen fortner, Glen will tell us about some
  >major remodeling project these folks have going on, getting ready
  >for the relatives too move in with them, Listen in and find out about all 
that.
  >
  >Phil, has got a interesting show this week for BLM. Phil talks with
  >a guy from Canada, that is a very serious fisherman, this guy
  >navigates his own boat, and tells us about allot of things going on.
  >Listen in and find out about that.
  >Download links follow.
  >
  >BHM 
http://www.sendspace.com/file/p2wpbn
  >
  >BLM 
http://www.sendspace.com/file/v29wr1
  >
  >or listen on your favorite reading radio service, or on ACB radio
  >this week end.
  >Have a fine week.
  >Don Shaw
  >
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  >
  >

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Re: [BlindHandyMan] New and questions about an oil gage

[Max Robinson]

There was a device that placed a pointer over the surface of the glass and 
an electronic circuit not unlike a metal detector would indicate when the 
outside pointer was aligned with the pointer behind the glass.  I don't 
remember who developed it.  It was either Tim Cranmer or Bob Gunderson.  I 
don't know if they are still available.

Regards.

Max.  K 4 O D S.

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- Original Message - 
From: "Ron Yearns" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 4:26 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] New and questions about an oil gage


> Well I heard about some success in reading dial analog gages by removing 
> the glass or plastic lens and having a sighted person put tactile marks 
> where you needed them..  I havenent tried it on my dial indicator, but am 
> planning to do so.
> Ron
>  - Original Message - 
>  From: Rob Monitor
>  To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
>  Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 2:43 PM
>  Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] New and questions about an oil gage
>
>
>  HI, I was wondering if there was some kind of gage that us blind guys 
> could use to read a propane gas tank???
>  THANKS ROB FROM MINNESOTA
>  P.S. I'M TALKING A BIG 500 GALLON TYPE TANK- Original Message - 
>  From: Lenny McHugh
>  To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
>  Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 1:32 PM
>  Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] New and questions about an oil gage
>
>  Tom,
>
>  I didn't forget about you. He just wants to make a suggestion to possibly 
> look into it. He is afraid of the cost factor. They are just trying to 
> break into the market and the unit is I think $105. If he calls me back I 
> will have him contact you.
>  - Original Message - 
>  From: Tom Fowle
>  To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
>  Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 1:18 PM
>  Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] New and questions about an oil gage
>
>  If the engineer wants practical suggestions about building in speech, I'd 
> be
>  happey to help, please don't hesitate to provide him with my contact
>  info, this is what I am supposed to do for a living.
>
>  Tom Fowle
>  Embedded Systems Developer/ Rehab engineer
>  Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center
>  The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
>  2318 Fillmore St.
>  San Francisco, CA 94115
>  415-345-2123 (Voice)
>  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>  [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>  [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
> To listen to the show archives go to link
> http://acbradio.org/handyman.html
> or
> ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/
>
> The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is.
> http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday
>
> Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various 
> List Members At The Following address:
> http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/
>
> Visit the archives page at the following address
> http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/
>
> If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following 
> address for more information:
> http://www.jaws-users.com/
> For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man 
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> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
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>
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] New show's this week.

[David Ferrin]

Blind Handy Man and Blind Like Me
David Ferrin
 www.jaws-users.com
- Original Message - 
From: "Agent86b" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 7:12 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] New show's this week.


> Hello all,
> sorry to ask probably a stupid question.
> What does BLM and BHM before the download links below mean?
> Thanks
> Max.
> on 14:45 8/02/2008, Don said:
>
>>OK here we go, this week on the handy show, believe it are not, Tom
>>Houston reads us, and we talk about some list mail. Then we talk
>>with our guest this week Glen fortner, Glen will tell us about some
>>major remodeling project these folks have going on, getting ready
>>for the relatives too move in with them, Listen in and find out about all 
>>that.
>>
>>Phil, has got a interesting show this week for BLM. Phil talks with
>>a guy from Canada, that is a very serious fisherman, this guy
>>navigates his own boat, and tells us about allot of things going on.
>>Listen in and find out about that.
>>Download links follow.
>>
>>BHM 
>>http://www.sendspace.com/file/p2wpbn
>>
>>BLM 
>>http://www.sendspace.com/file/v29wr1
>>
>>or listen on your favorite reading radio service, or on ACB radio
>>this week end.
>>Have a fine week.
>>Don Shaw
>>
>>[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>>
>>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
> To listen to the show archives go to link
> http://acbradio.org/handyman.html
> or
> ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/
>
> The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is.
> http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday
>
> Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various 
> List Members At The Following address:
> http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/
>
> Visit the archives page at the following address
> http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/
>
> If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following 
> address for more information:
> http://www.jaws-users.com/
> For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man 
> list just send a blank message to:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
> 

Re: [BlindHandyMan] New show's this week.

[Agent86b]

Hello all,
sorry to ask probably a stupid question.
What does BLM and BHM before the download links below mean?
Thanks
Max.
on 14:45 8/02/2008, Don said:

>OK here we go, this week on the handy show, believe it are not, Tom
>Houston reads us, and we talk about some list mail. Then we talk
>with our guest this week Glen fortner, Glen will tell us about some
>major remodeling project these folks have going on, getting ready
>for the relatives too move in with them, Listen in and find out about all that.
>
>Phil, has got a interesting show this week for BLM. Phil talks with
>a guy from Canada, that is a very serious fisherman, this guy
>navigates his own boat, and tells us about allot of things going on.
>Listen in and find out about that.
>Download links follow.
>
>BHM http://www.sendspace.com/file/p2wpbn
>
>BLM http://www.sendspace.com/file/v29wr1
>
>or listen on your favorite reading radio service, or on ACB radio
>this week end.
>Have a fine week.
>Don Shaw
>
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>
>


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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Propane a Way of KnowinggHow Much is Left in Tankk

[Rob Monitor]

I to have a 500 gallon LP tank in my yard.. There is a gage on it for telling 
how much gas is there is in it  but being a blind guy it don't do me any good. 
Also I heat my house mostly with wood but I have the gas for when I'm not home 
so I just call the gas CO. when I need gas that is why it would be nice if I 
could read the tank gage myself I live way out in the country and I seem to 
always forget to ask some one when they are here...
ROB FROM MINNESOTA
  - Original Message - 
  From: Michael Baldwin 
  To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 5:36 PM
  Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Propane a Way of KnowinggHow Much is Left in 
Tankk


  Hello,
  When i bought my house, I wondered to on how to know how much propane we
  have left in our tank. We have a 500 gallon tank that sits in our back
  yard. 
  I do not know if it is a Nebraska thing, that is where I live, or something
  else. My propane provider has a route they do every 4-6 weeks during the
  winter months and top everyone's tank off no matter what. the last fill is
  in late April early may, and they start the route in October. I know this
  wasn't helpful for knowing what is left, but it is nice I do not have to
  worry about calling them when i need propane. 
  Michael



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RE: [BlindHandyMan] Propane a Way of KnowinggHow Much is Left in Tankk

[Michael Baldwin]

Hello,
When i bought my house, I wondered to on how to know how much propane we
have left in our tank.  We have a 500 gallon tank that sits in our back
yard.  
I do not know if it is a Nebraska thing, that is where I live, or something
else.  My propane provider has a route they do every 4-6 weeks during the
winter months and top everyone's tank off no matter what.  the last fill is
in late April early may, and they start the route in October.  I know this
wasn't helpful for knowing what is left, but it is nice I do not have to
worry about calling them when i need propane.  
Michael
 
 


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RE: [BlindHandyMan] Propane a Way of KnowinggHow Much is Left in Tankk

[Boyce, Ray]

Hi Rob
The biggest tank we have here is  6 KG as we have natural gas on, so
that idea goes out the door.
Ask your Gas Supplier for some tips on telling the Quantities of tanks
they service and let us know how they tell.




From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rob Monitor
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 10:36 AM
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Propane a Way of KnowinggHow Much
is Left in Tankk



Well that idea would be a little hard with a 500 lb. tank...
THANKS ROB FROM MINNESOTA
- Original Message - 
From: Ray Boyce 
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
  
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 3:31 PM
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Propane a Way of KnowinggHow Much is
Left in Tankk

Hi Rob

While looking around for an article, I was thinking how I could
measure the 
amount left in my tank
If you had a set of talking bathroom scales and weighed your
bottle empty 
then measured it full and noted the difference.
Then by your usage over time you could know when it is getting
time to 
refill.
What do you think.
We have to adapt what is available to suit our needs.
Ray 

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RE: [BlindHandyMan] New and questions about an oil gage

[Larry Stansifer]

Ron,

Been their, done that
Depending on your dial indicator and the resolution you need to achieve you
may find yourself needing to extend the pointer, increase the diameter of
the face and then add the tactile marks to reflect the indicated reading.
I had an old school tool and die maker friend do mine.
It lives in a custom fitted foam lined metal box and only comes out for race
motors.

-Original Message-
From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Ron Yearns
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 3:27 PM
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] New and questions about an oil gage


Well I heard about some success in reading dial analog gages by removing the
glass or plastic lens and having a sighted person put tactile marks where
you needed them..  I havenent tried it on my dial indicator, but am planning
to do so. Ron
  - Original Message - 
  From: Rob Monitor 
  To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 2:43 PM
  Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] New and questions about an oil gage


  HI, I was wondering if there was some kind of gage that us blind guys
could use to read a propane gas tank???
  THANKS ROB FROM MINNESOTA
  P.S. I'M TALKING A BIG 500 GALLON TYPE TANK- Original Message - 
  From: Lenny McHugh 
  To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 1:32 PM
  Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] New and questions about an oil gage

  Tom,

  I didn't forget about you. He just wants to make a suggestion to possibly
look into it. He is afraid of the cost factor. They are just trying to break
into the market and the unit is I think $105. If he calls me back I will
have him contact you. 
  - Original Message - 
  From: Tom Fowle 
  To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 1:18 PM
  Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] New and questions about an oil gage

  If the engineer wants practical suggestions about building in speech, I'd
be
  happey to help, please don't hesitate to provide him with my contact
  info, this is what I am supposed to do for a living.

  Tom Fowle
  Embedded Systems Developer/ Rehab engineer
  Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center
  The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
  2318 Fillmore St.
  San Francisco, CA 94115
  415-345-2123 (Voice)
  [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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To listen to the show archives go to link  http://acbradio.org/handyman.html
or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/

The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is.
http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday

Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various
List Members At The Following address:
http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/

Visit the archives page at the following address
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Rposte information about Candles?

[Brice Mijares]

Despite the fact that candles are one of the most popular decorating
items in our homes, most of us know very little about them. We all rest
comfortably
in our candle ignorance, enjoying the colors, ambiance and scents
candles bring to our homes. However, despite their seeming simplicity,
there's a lot
more to candles than meets the eye, or olfactory system. For example,
did you know that candles have a lot in common with wine and fine dining
and that
there are ways to prevent soot, promote a candle's burning efficiency
and increase the number of hours a candle will burn? I didn't before I
sat down with
Rick Ruffolo, Senior Vice President of Brand, Marketing and Innovation
at Yankee Candle. And when I got up, my head was so full of candle
knowledge it
hurt, or maybe that was from smelling too many candles. Either way,
here's the candle knowledge he imparted to me.
Smell the Lid:
Have you ever had the problem where you go to pick out a candle,
grab one off the shelf, plunge your nose an inch from the wax and can
hardly smell
a thing? You try and try, but you can't seem to get a good sense for how
a candle really smells, only a headache from inhaling too much. Well,
you and
I are not alone; it seems to be a common problem among candle customers.
And Rick had an easy remedy for the scent impairment. Smell inside the
lid.
"When you smell the lid, there's a big, big difference," he
explained "What's happened is that the fragrance, when it's all
condensed in [a container]
and trapped, its what's called creating headspace, and the fragrance
actually accumulates in the top of the lid, and when you smell it you
actually get
the full body of the fragrance."
The full body of the fragrance includes the top, middle and bottom
not, according to Rick. "When a customer will smell a candle [by
smelling the wax],
all they're getting is what is called the top note," Rick said. "And
when you smell it [inside the lid] you get the full body, which is the
top, the middle
and the base note."
Light a Candle, Don't Warm it:
Candle warmers may seem like a great alternative to having to light
a candle. There's no danger of a fire, no sooty ceilings and the scent
from a candle
seems even more potent. But they're not always the best option.
"The whole idea is that the melted wax pool services as the way to
get the scent into the air, and the flame uses the wax as fuel," Rick
explained.
"So the wax burns away, and that's why over time the candle wick goes
down, and the whole candle goes away. Whereas in a candle warmer, it
might be good
that first time or that second time, but over time it's not going to
work because it's driving all the fragrance out of the candle and all
you're left
with is the unscented wax."
So, basically because a candle warmer liquefies all the wax at once,
it's letting all the scent out at in one large dose. Whereas burning a
candle will
slowly release fragrance till the last drop of wax is burned.
Plan 15 to 30 Minutes Before Fragrance:
If you're a last-minute romantic, be forewarned. From the time you
light a candle, it usually takes 15 to 30 minutes before a good-sized
wax pool builds
and the scent is being released in large quantities. So, if you want
your room enveloped in fragrance, plan ahead.
"Depending on the type of candle you have, the wax pool can happen
quicker or slower depending on again the type of wax, the type of wick
and the type
of candle you're using," Rick coached. "But in general if you wait about
fifteen minutes a half hour, you'll get a nice wax pool on most candles,
and at
that point your whole room will be enveloped in fragrance."
Stopping the Soot:
Stopping soot really comes down to science. Because as Rick
explained to me, soot is the result of a candle burning inefficiently.
"Really, it's just saying that the flame isn't working optimally,
and there are a number of things you can do as a customer," Rick said.
"And this is
true of any candle."
Don't worry the "things you can do" are really easy, and you don't
have to understand any science to actually do them. First, keep your
candles away
from drafts. The drafts cause candles to flicker, and that flickering
results in soot. Second, keep your wicks trimmed to 1/4 inches. As Rick
explained
to me, the longer the wick, the more susceptible it is to flickering,
and, again, flickering leads to soot. Third, you can use a candle
topper, which is
a small dome of metal that sits over a candle's opening. The topper
helps protect candles from drafts, which, you guessed it, stop
flickering. You're probably
seeing a theme here. The final clean burning tip from Rick was to only
buy high-quality candles, and no, this time it doesn't have to do with
flickering.
"The candle science part of this there is a way that you can
integrate the fragrance and the dies and the different types of waxes
that companies put
together, and the size of the wick and all that," Rick said. "Actually,
there are all sorts 

Re: [BlindHandyMan] New and questions about an oil gage

[Ron Yearns]

Well I heard about some success in reading dial analog gages by removing the 
glass or plastic lens and having a sighted person put tactile marks where you 
needed them..  I havenent tried it on my dial indicator, but am planning to do 
so.
Ron
  - Original Message - 
  From: Rob Monitor 
  To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 2:43 PM
  Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] New and questions about an oil gage


  HI, I was wondering if there was some kind of gage that us blind guys could 
use to read a propane gas tank???
  THANKS ROB FROM MINNESOTA
  P.S. I'M TALKING A BIG 500 GALLON TYPE TANK- Original Message - 
  From: Lenny McHugh 
  To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 1:32 PM
  Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] New and questions about an oil gage

  Tom,

  I didn't forget about you. He just wants to make a suggestion to possibly 
look into it. He is afraid of the cost factor. They are just trying to break 
into the market and the unit is I think $105. If he calls me back I will have 
him contact you. 
  - Original Message - 
  From: Tom Fowle 
  To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 1:18 PM
  Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] New and questions about an oil gage

  If the engineer wants practical suggestions about building in speech, I'd be
  happey to help, please don't hesitate to provide him with my contact
  info, this is what I am supposed to do for a living.

  Tom Fowle
  Embedded Systems Developer/ Rehab engineer
  Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center
  The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
  2318 Fillmore St.
  San Francisco, CA 94115
  415-345-2123 (Voice)
  [EMAIL PROTECTED]

  [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Cutting Costs by Building Smart

[Scott Howell]

What is so interesting about all this is the fact that they also have  
claimed that having a home that is to air-tight is infact not healthy  
either. They claim that radon gas can build in a sealed home for one  
thing. I wonder if there is any truth in a home being unhealthy if  
it's to sealed. If so, is there a tradeoff in energy efficiency while  
keeping the home healthy?

Re: Here Ya Go Claudia/ [BlindHandyMan] What you Didn't Know you Needed to Know About Candles

[Claudia]

Hi,

Thanks so much!

Claudia

  - Original Message - 
  From: Donnie Parrett 
  To: Handy Man Blind 
  Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 7:16 PM
  Subject: Here Ya Go Claudia/ [BlindHandyMan] What you Didn't Know you Needed 
to Know About Candles


  Despite the fact that candles are one of the most popular decorating
  items in our homes, most of us know very little about them. We all rest
  comfortably
  in our candle ignorance, enjoying the colors, ambiance and scents
  candles bring to our homes. However, despite their seeming simplicity,
  there's a lot
  more to candles than meets the eye, or olfactory system. For example,
  did you know that candles have a lot in common with wine and fine dining
  and that
  there are ways to prevent soot, promote a candle's burning efficiency
  and increase the number of hours a candle will burn? I didn't before I
  sat down with
  Rick Ruffolo, Senior Vice President of Brand, Marketing and Innovation
  at Yankee Candle. And when I got up, my head was so full of candle
  knowledge it
  hurt, or maybe that was from smelling too many candles. Either way,
  here's the candle knowledge he imparted to me.

  Smell the Lid:

  Have you ever had the problem where you go to pick out a candle,
  grab one off the shelf, plunge your nose an inch from the wax and can
  hardly smell
  a thing? You try and try, but you can't seem to get a good sense for how
  a candle really smells, only a headache from inhaling too much. Well,
  you and
  I are not alone; it seems to be a common problem among candle customers.
  And Rick had an easy remedy for the scent impairment. Smell inside the
  lid.
  "When you smell the lid, there's a big, big difference," he
  explained "What's happened is that the fragrance, when it's all
  condensed in [a container]
  and trapped, its what's called creating headspace, and the fragrance
  actually accumulates in the top of the lid, and when you smell it you
  actually get
  the full body of the fragrance."
  The full body of the fragrance includes the top, middle and bottom
  not, according to Rick. "When a customer will smell a candle [by
  smelling the wax],
  all they're getting is what is called the top note," Rick said. "And
  when you smell it [inside the lid] you get the full body, which is the
  top, the middle
  and the base note."

  Light a Candle, Don't Warm it:

  Candle warmers may seem like a great alternative to having to light
  a candle. There's no danger of a fire, no sooty ceilings and the scent
  from a candle
  seems even more potent. But they're not always the best option.
  "The whole idea is that the melted wax pool services as the way to
  get the scent into the air, and the flame uses the wax as fuel," Rick
  explained.
  "So the wax burns away, and that's why over time the candle wick goes
  down, and the whole candle goes away. Whereas in a candle warmer, it
  might be good
  that first time or that second time, but over time it's not going to
  work because it's driving all the fragrance out of the candle and all
  you're left
  with is the unscented wax."
  So, basically because a candle warmer liquefies all the wax at once,
  it's letting all the scent out at in one large dose. Whereas burning a
  candle will
  slowly release fragrance till the last drop of wax is burned.

  Plan 15 to 30 Minutes Before Fragrance:

  If you're a last-minute romantic, be forewarned. From the time you
  light a candle, it usually takes 15 to 30 minutes before a good-sized
  wax pool builds
  and the scent is being released in large quantities. So, if you want
  your room enveloped in fragrance, plan ahead.
  "Depending on the type of candle you have, the wax pool can happen
  quicker or slower depending on again the type of wax, the type of wick
  and the type
  of candle you're using," Rick coached. "But in general if you wait about
  fifteen minutes a half hour, you'll get a nice wax pool on most candles,
  and at
  that point your whole room will be enveloped in fragrance."

  Stopping the Soot:

  Stopping soot really comes down to science. Because as Rick
  explained to me, soot is the result of a candle burning inefficiently.
  "Really, it's just saying that the flame isn't working optimally,
  and there are a number of things you can do as a customer," Rick said.
  "And this is
  true of any candle."
  Don't worry the "things you can do" are really easy, and you don't
  have to understand any science to actually do them. First, keep your
  candles away
  from drafts. The drafts cause candles to flicker, and that flickering
  results in soot. Second, keep your wicks trimmed to 1/4 inches. As Rick
  explained
  to me, the longer the wick, the more susceptible it is to flickering,
  and, again, flickering leads to soot. Third, you can use a candle
  topper, which is
  a small dome of metal that sits over a candle's opening. The topper
  helps protect candles from drafts, which, you guessed it, stop
  flickering. You're probabl