Making soap is a fun hobby that can potentially earn you money if you sell your soap at craft shows or online. In order to make soap, however, you must have a mold in which to pour the liquid soap so that it can harden. Molds can be made...
Here you will find easy, step-by-step instructions on how to make soap at home, how to make lye out of wood ash, and some soap recipes that will help the novice or beginner soap maker to the more adventurous and advanced. For those of you who want to make your own recipes with dif...
There are many types of molds that can be used as tooling solutions for the manufacturing processes highlighted above. For example, in aluminum casting, approximately seven types of mold exist, including sand casting molds, ceramic molds, and shell molds. Hence, to simplify the classification of ...
Making Dioramas is a wonderful hobby that can exhibit an extraordinary wide range of creativity. You can make a diorama of almost any scene your mind can imagine. Here are tips, tutorials and example dioramas that will help you to make your own dioramas. There is also a tutorial of "The...
What You’ll Need to Make Bath Bombs with Herbs Do you remember the first time you used a bath bomb? For me, it was in the late 90s when the first Lush store opened in Toronto. I bought some herb-dotted, gorgeous-smelling orbs, and had an “OMG” moment when they dissolved in my...
One of the most common methods of creating concrete sculptures is cement or concrete casting using molds. A mold is a hollow form that one can pour concrete into to create the desired shape. An individual can make molds out of a multitude of materials, such as: Latex Aluminum Plaster Every...
Sand Mold Sand molds are one of the oldest and most basic types of molds. Dry sand is pressed into a box (called a flask). A pattern made of wood or metal is pressed into the sand, creating a mold. Liquid metal or another material can then be poured into the mold, and the excess...
Mix together until the consistency is similar to wet sand. Add your bath bomb mixture to your bath bomb mold , packing tightly. Allow them to sit in the molds for about 4 hours, then remove and set on parchment paper or a baking sheet until fully dry, about 20 more hours. Other Bath...
How To: Make Bath Bombs: Everybody loves bath bombs. It is like taking a bath in champagne, only without the show tunes and chorus boys. They are fairly simple to make, keeping in mind that the strangest things can make a batch go weird; humidity, room t
how do I make quick & dirty molds I want to make a set of molds to be able to make maybe 5-10 sets of fiberglass/carbon parts from. I can't justify the cost of a full set of fiberglass/epoxy molds, as I see commonly done. I tried a plaster of paris mold once. The sharp...