LilFirecracker Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Just thought I'd share a pic of my latest batch of "Dew Drops" to test! These are Black Cherry Bomb using 4786 straight. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardLOZ Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Look great. I love the tiny melts, but they are a PITA to pour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilFirecracker Posted December 1, 2021 Author Share Posted December 1, 2021 2 hours ago, RichardLOZ said: Look great. I love the tiny melts, but they are a PITA to pour Impossible to pour! I once tried to see if I could pour and quickly use a scraper to spread it. Uh... Nope! Had a huge mess to clean up lol. I just use a dropper. I'm getting much better and faster with it the more I do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardLOZ Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 I am getting way too old to be annoyed by trying to pour minis this small. we do make mini melts, however they are just small versions of the fluted full size, and they are painful enough to pour, coming in at about 13 grams each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 I wonder if you could use techniques like chocolate or candy makers. maybe play with temps to pour in one row, holding the mold at an angle so the runoff spills over the mold into the other holes. Then scrape? If it’s hot enough you will have a minute to scrape then heat gun to smooth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilFirecracker Posted December 1, 2021 Author Share Posted December 1, 2021 2 hours ago, TallTayl said: I wonder if you could use techniques like chocolate or candy makers. maybe play with temps to pour in one row, holding the mold at an angle so the runoff spills over the mold into the other holes. Then scrape? If it’s hot enough you will have a minute to scrape then heat gun to smooth. I tried pour and scrape. It was a huge mess and no matter how hot it started, it cooled too fast when it hit the mold (silicone) and even though I continued to scrape, it just made a lumpy mess and left a lot on the mold around the holes. In the time it would take to clean it all up I could've already dropped from the dropper and be done with it. I've found a way over time to be faster and more precise without having to think about it. I actually find it sorta therapeutic if that makes sense! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardLOZ Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 1 hour ago, LilFirecracker said: I could've already dropped from the dropper and be done with it. Have you thought about using once of those plastic squeezy sauce bottles that you could get from the dollar store? Not sure how well it would work, however it should be faster than the dropper and still give you some amount of control? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilFirecracker Posted December 1, 2021 Author Share Posted December 1, 2021 2 minutes ago, RichardLOZ said: Have you thought about using once of those plastic squeezy sauce bottles that you could get from the dollar store? Not sure how well it would work, however it should be faster than the dropper and still give you some amount of control? Actually I have thought about it, but I haven't been able to find one that could take the heat of the wax. Not to mention the wax would cool some before I finished. Right now I keep my glass measuring cup on a hot plate to keep it at a certain viscosity. Once it starts cooling down a little and becomes thicker, it just starts dropping weird and rounded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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