craftimade Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 I purchased 1kg of Silicone Rubber & blue catalyst off eBay and made my own taper mould from them.I used a plastic knife/fork/spoon container (which is camping type throw away items) and placed 2 ready made taper candles inside, then made up the silicone rubber and poured it in. I made two silicone mould, each with 2 tapers per mould.I tested them today with beeswax and while i'm happy with the results I will try and do them again now I understand the silicone better.Here is some pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicky_CO Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Great job. I have play a bit with silicone it is kind of fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftimade Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 I have another mould I want to make but I need 2kg of silicone to make it. It's a big candle too, should be nice when finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lumina Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftimade Posted January 30, 2014 Author Share Posted January 30, 2014 A couple of things to take notice of.1. When you cut the silicone, be very careful. I managed to cut 2 line in the same area and now the tapers have a indent on them.2. Using rubber bands to bond the silicone together when pouring is a MUST, otherwise wax will leak out. It also helps to have lots of bands over the entire area rather then just 2-3. I use 10.3. Make sure you get a hole centered in the middle of the candle for the wick otherwise you have a wick hanging out the top wrong (one of mine is not centered and it looks shocking). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 With not many people to go to nowadays for moldmaking, any thoughts on when you get comfortable enough, doing a demo for a tutorial? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicky_CO Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 With not many people to go to nowadays for moldmaking, any thoughts on when you get comfortable enough, doing a demo for a tutorial?Oh yea I would be waiting on that one. I did say it was fun not that I was successful so a demo would be wonderful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftimade Posted January 31, 2014 Author Share Posted January 31, 2014 I don't feel I could do a tutorial at this time, it's really a tight timeline and if you get it wrong it can destroy the mould.I made 4 Lemon Myrtle tapers in soy today and they come out great. Little line down the side but easy to shave off with a razor blade.I watched this video and it's pretty much the same as what I did. I do have to make another mould so I might try and take some photos while im doing it or setup the ipad on a tripod and film it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I don't think we can do video permanent on here, but if you get some pictures, terrific. No pressure what so ever. I was just thinking when you become comfortable and if you want to do it, there would certainly be an interest here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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