tyru007 Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Must be the engineer in me, but I always have to find a little different way to do stuff. Two springs hold the whole mold together and takes about 10 seconds to put together/take apart. Everything is slotted to be liquid tight. Pine was little soft, so I made it out of oak. Already made two batches in it and works very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugenia Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 That looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystical_angel1219 Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Great work, and the metal hardware is a nice touch. :smiley2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryann Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 WOW looks wonderful you did a great job!! I'd luv to see the soaps you made w/ it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairieannie Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Pretty crafty! I love the look of it, and like the idea of the springs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candle Man Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Looks Professional.You might want to think about selling them. The good thing about that design is you can ship it knocked down so it ships flat and saves on shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoapInTheCity Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Very cool. Nice thinkin'! I make my own too, with nails in the front that just slide out and so I can take the large front wooden part off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnitaG Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyru007 Posted September 4, 2006 Author Share Posted September 4, 2006 Added Another Pic showing the breakdown and a first soap. I undercalced the amount of oils it would hold so I didn't have enough to make full bars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryinCary Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 Looks great to me~ I could use a couple of those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaColo Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 Well thought out soap mold. It looks like it would be a breeze to unmold your soap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marika Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 Looks good!Mari:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beloved Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 *getdown* That is really cool. like the soap and the mold is really neat. Wish i had some saws I would try my hand at making them. just let me know if you want to sell one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyru007 Posted September 5, 2006 Author Share Posted September 5, 2006 Unmolding is very quick. I tried several methods for lining this mold. I tried making a freezer paper liner, but this was a lot of effort and tended to sag into the mold and i didn't want to grease the sides to get it to stay. Simplest method was to stretch a piece of plastic wrap over each of the side pieces and tape. Then lay a single piece of plastic wrapover the bottom and two ends. When you put the side pieces in the grooves and pull up the ends pieces, the bottom and ends stretch and smooth and all the joints tighten up and are liquid tight. Takes only about 1 minute to line the mold. No forms, no measuring, no cutting and pasting/taping, no greasing the inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 Now that looks like log molds could be easier. Nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecandlespastore Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 Wow, that is really nice. I would love the plan for that because I make my own as well. Did you get the springs from Home Depot?Wanted to add that I dont mean give me your blueprints, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyru007 Posted September 5, 2006 Author Share Posted September 5, 2006 Now that looks like log molds could be easier. Nice job.I have also made a slotted slab mold to try out. Here's what I find:Logs molds tend to hold the heat better than slab mold.Slab molds are easier to stack.You need to pour slab molds at a much thinner trace to get a uniform thickness than you do with a log mold. Thus a log mold tends to give you a much more uniform a flat bar all the way around. However, sometimes having one side bumpy tends to give the soap a little characterHarder to get the soap out of the log mold compared to slab molds, unless the log mold can be taken apart or broken down.It's easier to line a slab mold.Wow, that is really nice. I would love the plan for that because I make my own as well. Did you get the springs from Home Depot?The springs are standard door springs from any hardware store. Just note that this is not an easy mold to make. Each part is slotted and routered to fit together at right angles with tolerance so as to be liquid tight without having to pound together each part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecandlespastore Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 I have to perfect my slot making skills:) What I really need is a slab mold made like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sally Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 I don't make soap....yet, but your mould looks very professional. It makes the job so much nicer when the tools work well.Sally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsvlbrat Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 Very creative, I'm sure you could sell them to the soap makers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christy Doc Holley Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 Very nice !!!!!:highfive: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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