Toni S. Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 I could have sworn I saw something on this board regarding this but can't seem to find it? DUH...............I'm looking into maybe getting different molds and the measurements on each pocket are .75" deep x 2.75" wide x 3.75" long and there are 12 pockets.I wouldn't even begin to know how to figure this out on my own? Where oh where are some of our high tech math people?TIA__________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amylynn Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 L x W x H x .4 will give you volume that each mold can hold. HthETA: For clarification it is for each "pocket" or area that your soap batter is going into. Multiply that by 12 (one for each "pocket" for total amount of oils. Just be prepared for another holding mold because once you add water your volume changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 what are you making? MP soap? CP soap? Something different? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amylynn Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 If you know what the finished oz are for the pockets (ex 4 oz bars) just multiply that number by 12 for the oz of soap batter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toni S. Posted September 28, 2008 Author Share Posted September 28, 2008 CareBear,I'll be using them for CP if I decide to get them. Amylynn So then what you're saying is I'm only figuring the amount of oils and not my lye water?? I'm not a CP queen so I want to make sure I have this down pat before I order and find out it's not what I want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cindym Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 Yes just the oils Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 agree - the calcs are based on oils and the 0.4 is a conversion factor that takes into account the water. general mold calculations are L X W X H (all in inches) X 0.4 = oil amount in ounces. you have 12 cavities so do it based on one and then multiply by 12. or similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toni S. Posted September 29, 2008 Author Share Posted September 29, 2008 Thanks galsThen I was doing it correctly. You know how sometimes you second guess what you're doing? That was me today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coco Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 I cheat. Go here http://www.summerbeemeadow.com/ and enter your recipe and then use the re-sizer to calculate how much that mold will hold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toni S. Posted September 29, 2008 Author Share Posted September 29, 2008 coco,Thanks so much for sharing that site. I will definitely keep that for future use. Definitely takes all the guess work out of the figuring.:highfive: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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