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Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for the great advice! I had suspected that taper candles use a different kind of wax but wasn't sure - so thank you. I did hold the wick in place by winding it around a pencil, but it seems that the force of the contracting wax was simply too much. Thanks...

So, I bought some taper candles at the thrift store that appear to be all of the same type and I melted them in a chocolate dipper that works great to liquefy the wax. I am trying to determine what wick size will work best by trying different wicks (LX-20, LX-21, etc). Anyhow, the wax starts...