| I am thrilled to announce that I have a new mold! Yea! This is a fairly simple mold that one of the guys in the warehouse put together for me. What did he do? Well, he went to the hardware store and got a 2′ section of pre-cut PVC pipe in 3″ diameter. He also got an end cap. He also got one that it that is 2′ long and 2″ in diameter to use as a plunger. How cool is that?
I coated the end of the tube and inside of the cap with Vaseline. I did this because I want to be able to remove the cap and get my soap out. Work the end cap on and off a few times so it won’t stick. Also, don’t store the mold with the end cap on. It makes it harder to get off. So far so good. Remember to use a non-saponifiable oil to coat the inside of the mold. You don’t want your mold to have a one time use! Monday, I am going to test my mold for the first time. Don’t miss out! This is going to be an experience… and an experiment. 😉 See you there!
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 My New Mold!  Coating the Tube with Vaseline  Coating Cap with Vaseline  Putting Cap on Tube |
Special teflon liners are available… from another vendor… which makes using these round molds a snap!!! Perhaps MMS will also want to carry these molds and liners??
I use those ABS tube for most of my CP soap. They work very well and make nice round soap!
So far I have use one 3 inch in diameter about 10 inches long with a rubber mechanical cap (fernco cap as call by plumber) at one end.
Taylor, I am curious to see how a 2 foot long tube will work. I always have to put mine in the freezer for the soap to slide down easily.
What exactly would a non-saponifiable oil be? I’ve always heard of using butcher paper in tubes. But what would also work to line these?
I thought those black ones had some kind of a coating in them that would cause the lye to “eat” it and leave flecks in your soap! Perhaps I was misinformed?? Will have to see what your soap looks like, Taylor, when you show us next week.
And, I agree, Julie, I’ve had to use only 1 foot long, as my freezer isn’t that large!! Then, I drop them on the concrete, and they finally come out. I tried pushing the “round” through with a double walled jar and a broom handle. Wouldn’t recommend this. . . . . the jar BROKE the first wall and I was laughing so hard I almost made myself cry!! That’s when I discovered dropping them on the concrete helped. . . . . and that was the last time I used these!!
Duhhhh, never thought of butcher paper, or even freezer paper. . . just got diffeent molds!!
A non-saponifiable oil would be mineral oil, silicone oil, or petroleum jelly. I’m not sure if using butcher paper would work to line these, but we can always give it a try!
I am a copycat! I went and got some pipe(I had a 20.00 gift card to a hardware store) I am trying them out tomorrow. I like round soap better than rectangle soap.
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