LRC06301983 Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 anyone know somewhere other than Pourette that makes custom molds?Has anyone ever had a metal shop make them a mold? I need some unusual molds made and I didn't know if anyone had any suggestions...Thanks all!-Luke- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam W Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 I had a sheetmetal fabricator cut down a mold that I had bent (pounded on counter too hard:embarasse ) So I'm sure that type of craftsman could make one from scratch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRC06301983 Posted February 3, 2006 Author Share Posted February 3, 2006 http://www.spiritcrafts.net/index.htmlHas anyone heard of these people?http://www.geocities.com/jamez1035/CUSTOMMETALMOLDPAGE.htmlThey seem pretty comfortable with making unusually large and custom candle molds... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Yeah I have heard of them and I wouldn't suggest touching them unless you have a month or more to wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRC06301983 Posted February 3, 2006 Author Share Posted February 3, 2006 I've got as much time as they need if they can make me a product that will actually work. lol. As far as quality goes though, can anyone vouch for their craftmanship? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Well let's see someone on here requested a quote from them and they never returned a reply. And given two really bad experiences with them, I'm not about to recommend them, but tis your headache if you have problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRC06301983 Posted February 3, 2006 Author Share Posted February 3, 2006 Thats fair. I just haven't been too succesful with other mold makers and they seemed to have experience with large molds. But two bad experiences and a missed quote are pretty big strikes against them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlc26 Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 I am sorry that some have had problems with them, but I had a smooth pruchase from them. They had a mold that I hunted for for months and could only find in canada until I found it there. I purchased 2 of the molds from them with no time delays or any other problems. It was over a year ago, maybe longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRC06301983 Posted February 3, 2006 Author Share Posted February 3, 2006 okay so we've got 1 for, 1 against. Anyone else wanna vote?What molds did you get tlc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Thats fair. I just haven't been too succesful with other mold makers and they seemed to have experience with large molds. But two bad experiences and a missed quote are pretty big strikes against them.Maybe you should just call them and see what sort of comfort level you get from the conversation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRC06301983 Posted February 3, 2006 Author Share Posted February 3, 2006 I did and the girl I talked to sounded really nice (and kind of cute so that helped) and she took down what I wanted and I requested to be called by the person who would physically be making my mold. she said they would call me tomorrow. and they seemed nice...but I didn't know what the word on the street was.I'm definently going to talk to the builder first and discuss it...I'm also open to suggestions for other custom makers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceCarvesWax Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 So... whats wrong with Pourette? I have used them to make special molds and they were fast and cheap as heck. Can they not do the size you want or is there another reason you dont want to use them? Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRC06301983 Posted February 3, 2006 Author Share Posted February 3, 2006 Pourette is great. I'm from Seattle, really like workin with guys from an area I know etc...I would recommend them to anyone who asks because I've bought other products there and they were top notch.Unfortunately, they were just having trouble crafting something the size I needed.They gave it a valiant effort, but I think its probably they aren't set up to make something this size well. Also something this large almost needs someone who is a small time custom worker and has the ability to go out and buy a heavier gauge sheet metal. 1/16" tin plated flashing (which is what molds are typically made out of) gets pretty pliable at the verticle heights I require. Doesn't hold its shape well at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlc26 Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 damn how big is this thing going to be?!?! I got some 4 sided pyramids with the angled corners 11" tall I think.0h yea and they were not custom made for me though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRC06301983 Posted February 3, 2006 Author Share Posted February 3, 2006 I need something AT LEAST 30" tall and AT LEAST 10" in diameter. and as far as my plans go that is one of the bigger ones... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlc26 Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 what shape? why Not trying to use a 5 gallon bucket? If you wanted round that is. You would probably have to pour cooler so that the plastic would be able to take the heat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustpuuppy Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 damn how big is this thing going to be?!?! I got some 4 sided pyramids with the angled corners 11" tall I think.He wants to do a candle that's a 1/4 scale model of the Empire State Building. Biggest problem is that that damned monkey keeps getting in the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRC06301983 Posted February 3, 2006 Author Share Posted February 3, 2006 see I've already got a life sized latex mold of king kong...1/4 scale?!?!....thats kind of small isn't it? lol. a five gallon bucket is 10" in diameter at the base and 12" in diameter at the top. additionally, it is only a bit less than a foot and a half tall. Good idea though. might be cool if you want to make some summer time picnic hurricanes and put a citronella bucket in them though...be kind of a country thing in the shape of a bucket...I've been working on this for a year. lol. trust me, I've tried everything.but thats a lot of wax though. before anyone starts copying my ideas they should hear my horror stories... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanya Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 I can just imagine the weeks it will take for the wax to cool. The two big one's I've done take about 24 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRC06301983 Posted February 3, 2006 Author Share Posted February 3, 2006 It does take forever to cool...but I have probably the most elaborate cold water bath system you've ever seen.and I have a fridge size freezer setup too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 It does take forever to cool...but I have probably the most elaborate cold water bath system you've ever seen.and I have a fridge size freezer setup too...I have a cooling idea for you. Get a long length of 1/4 copper tubing and line your water bath with it. Clamp vinyl tubing to each end. Put a hose fitting on one of the tubes and put the other near a drain. Now you have a heat exchanger. Run the garden hose through (top to bottom) it to continuously cool the bath water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRC06301983 Posted February 3, 2006 Author Share Posted February 3, 2006 thats a really good idea top.currently I have multiple garbage cans and a good sized pond pump. what I do is pump the mold full of water from one trashcan...when it gets hot I drain it out with the electric pump and then fill the water bath back up with the water from another trashcan etc... I do this from a bunch of different ones. That way I'm not pouring and dumping a bunch of water every couple hours. Additionally, if I do this, then the water is room temperature...HOWEVER!Top the more I think of it...the cooler your idea is...if I can ever get to the point where I can succesfully make candles without spending all DAY making one half-ashed one I am really gonna pursue this idea....it might even be worth it to look into like a cooling system like they use for kegs at bars and I could fill the pipe full of water and use an electric pump to continuously circulate it, BUT part of the pipe would pass through the cooling tank so I wouldn't waste water...it would be more of like an air conditioner... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceCarvesWax Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Gona take over 74 pounds of wax for that sucker, and 2 men and a boy to lift it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRC06301983 Posted February 3, 2006 Author Share Posted February 3, 2006 Gona take over 74 pounds of wax for that sucker, and 2 men and a boy to lift it. ah I have a solution that I'm using for that as well. lol. I haven't revealed all my secrets yet!but yes, it is extreemly difficult because often I am working with a mold containing in excess of 30-50lbs of hot melted paraffin.I have a lot of aloe plants.I had one of my molds come appart on me once...thankfully I was pouring cool for a rustic. There was so much wax everywhere... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlc26 Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 well, fellow Ohioan! Good luck on your quest! I want to see pics!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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