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    No time to do a decent swirl

    Thanks AF. I'll give that a try. Maybe I get a little too aggressive with the stick blender and should do more spooning. I get really tense when I soap because everything happens sooo fast. Do you do room temp?
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    No time to do a decent swirl

    I learned on room temp CP soaping. That's the way I have always done it. I like to add swirls to my soap, but my problem is that the mixture thickens too fast. By the time I get my colors mixed, the main batch has to be scooped out. And I do move along quick when I mix the color. I use 33%...
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    First attempt a a swirl...oops!

    It really is nice looking soap. Fo's can be so unpredictable, one never knows what they'll get.
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    Mechanic freindly

    Soapgardner, Why a preservative with an all oil formula? I would think a touch of T-50 for tha oils.
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    Another Inquiry

    http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=m38.l1313&_nkw=pH+test+papers&_sacat=See-All-Categories http://www.snowdriftfarm.com/phtest.html
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    Mechanic freindly

    I work on diesels and found that coffee is too course, even with a fine grind. Cornmeal gets soggy and won't be gritty. For me fine pumice isn't gritty enough and I recently made some with medium grit pumice and that seems about right. I get a little nuts when it comes to dirty hands...
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    Looking for ceramic insert for crock-pot

    Yep. I have no special soaping tools. Use all kitchen utensils. Heck, a little residual lye don't hurt nothin. Puts hair on your chest.
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    Looking for ceramic insert for crock-pot

    You could always get some crock pot liners at the grocery store. However I wouldn't be affraid to hot process soap and eat out of it too. Dishes get washed in soap and it is sure to come out nice & clean. I use eatin dishes all the time for soaping.
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    Recipe Ingredient modification question

    You sure can resize to fit your mold. One easy calculator for doing that is http://recipes.herbalsoapsbyrj.com/calc ... -calc1.php That one will resize and also has different units of measurements. I think Soapcalc will also let you resize, but it works on entering your percentages of...
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    3rd batch with NEW TOG 1lb mold!!!

    Ian. Your soap made me smile, 1st time today. That mold is so cute.
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    grease cutting formula??

    I've been usin 100% coconut oil at 5% and it has worked pretty well. Except I added coffee grounds to mine for grease cutting. It's hard on the arms but ok for hands. Also has pumice & walnut shells in it, but they aren't noticeable as far as grit goes. The only thing it hasn't worked well...
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    Titanium mixing pot

    I make soap in my stainless cook ware all the time. It's the only time it gets cleaned :lol: It is perfectly OK to do that, after all, it is soap. I've also made it in a plastic ice cream pail.
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    How many HP soapers are here?

    Sometimes I'll make HP at 170 or so, in the oven. Especially my hand soap. 100% coconut oil at 5% superfat with coffee, pumice & walnut shells for grit. I soap it at about 38-40% water and beat it with a hand mixer to make it fluffy so the bar isn't as dense. It cleans real good but I do keep...
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    ready to duplicate the recipe... large quantities?

    You can make a huge batch of oils, and measure it out as you need it. That is exactly what Soapmaker Man does all the time.
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    CP vs HP

    One thing that when I do HP, I tend to mix it a lot when I add my fragrance. It whips a little air into it so it floats and isn't quite as dense as CP.
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