icecold Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Anyone have to new tube molds and holder from Brambleberry? If so how do ou like it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanetsCandles Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 I don't have the holder, but I do have the tube molds. They aren't bad. A bit tricky to work with if you have small hands like I do. I have to have my husband hold the bottom cap so I can twist the top portion off. The liner always stays inside the outer tube. Also, it seems that the liner makes it slightly less than perfectly round. That may adjust over time, though. Not sure since I've used them only a couple times. I would suggest taping the outside of the liner as well because it will leak if you don't, and that makes it very difficult to release the inner liner from the outer mold. Doing that also minimizes the seamline. The liner releases fairly easy from the soap (as long as you don't try unmolding it too easy, that is. You know. Standard stuff.) I don't think it would work well with a super soft soap recipe because of the evaporation times involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icecold Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share Posted March 1, 2013 Thanks for the info, what do you mean by tapping the liner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanetsCandles Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Put a strip of either masking tape or electrical tape along the seam of the liner where it connects together. It leaked badly on mine and made the liner very difficult to get out of the outer mold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrazeKelly Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Hey Janet.... did you get the liner to meet end to end inside the tube?? I tried it rolled one direction and couldn't but rolled it the other direction and ran my finger along the seam and it snapped perfectly in place. Mine did not leak at all. When I removed the the soap, I put it in the freezer for an hour or so, took the end cap off, turned it over and pushed from the top on the counter to get it started and it came right out. I was impressed with something for a change....LOL!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icecold Posted March 2, 2013 Author Share Posted March 2, 2013 Krazekelly, how did you like the molds? I just ordered the one with 12 tubes. I hope they work. Are the tubes the same diameter as the 3" pvc pipe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrazeKelly Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 I've only used Pringles cans until I bought this one. I really like it! I've never used PVC but I think it's a little smaller than 3" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanetsCandles Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 I did, Kelly. If I flipped it over, it overlaps. I may have poured my soap too thin, though, so that may have had something to do with it. I didn't need to freeze it the second time with the tape, so I dunno. And the tape reduced the seam as well. My finished soaps are right around 2 3/4 inches, I think. Seems about right, anyway. I'd have to go measure again to be sure though, but it's somewhere between that and just under 3". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icecold Posted March 2, 2013 Author Share Posted March 2, 2013 Thanks all, can't wait to try it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icecold Posted March 8, 2013 Author Share Posted March 8, 2013 Just got the mold today. Haven't tried it yet but wondering how easy it is to get out of the tube? Do you undo the bottom and does the loaf come out with the bottom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrazeKelly Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I put mine in the freezer for an hour or two, take the end cap off, turn it over and using the 1" of liner that sticks out above the mold, push it out the bottom. It usually comes right out once you get it started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I saw the mold on their website and am glad you all posted about it. I was curious how well it worked and what size soapies it made. The only dimensions I could find seemed to be about the holder and not the actual mold or soap size it made. I do want to make rounds soaps in the future and don't want to mess with PVC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icecold Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 Tried it the other day and very disappointed! First they were hard to put together. The liners have to snap together on the inside, thank goodness I have small hands. After 2 days I had to have my husband get the end piece off and he had a hard time doing it. The soap leaked out a little from the seam and bottom and I did make sure they snapped together. I put the soap stuck in the liner in my cold mud room and it did peel off easily after the night in the cold. I plan on sending them back as I got the big 12 molder. I will just go back to my PVC pipes with my liners from the dollar store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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