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Custom soap mold from hobby clay (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by Deestan@lemmy.world to c/soapmaking@sh.itjust.works

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Just for fun!

Made a shape out of gray self-drying hobby clay, took a (very clumsy) silicon mold of it, and now I have a fun shape to pour excess soap into if I make too much for the main mold.

On the left: clay thing. On the right: lavender soap.

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[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I have a question — is there any way to smoothe out the grooves made by the 3d printing prpcess? Is there any good site I can look at that catalogs these techniques?

[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 7 points 10 months ago (2 children)

nothing in that photo is 3d printed

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

OP meant, "if I made a 3d printed mold for soap". Didn't seem completely stated.

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago

Oh, whoops

[–] AnotherMadHatter@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

You could spray paint the printed model with sandable primer. Then you can sand and spray it repeatedly until you get the finish you are looking for.

[–] Deestan@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

The lines are from sandpaper when I flattened and sharpened the edges :)

Only had very coarse sandpaper lying around. Finer paper would make it smoother.