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We only do HP. It's not dangerous at all, like was said above, as long as you get a large enough crock pot (assuming you're going to do CPHP). We have a 5 qt. that comfortably holds 70 oz of oils and all our other ingredients with room for expansion. We do CPHP differently than others... we...

How did the bars hold up to cutting so soon? Four hours is a short set time. Also, photos are a must! :-) Lets see your (complex) first HP soap.

I want to ask those of you who purchased the SMR acrylic beveler/planer... are you still using it (after all these years)? Did you find a better one? Build one? Thanks!

Fixed it for you. :think::twisted: So what do you all think? Is my conclusion accurate from what you can tell?

No shame in trying something new (standby recipe but with technique modifications), and in showing how we can't win them all. :-) Figure I'll post this to encourage others to not beat themselves up or be ashamed of a batch gone wrong. The Change: Held back a portion of the water from mixing...

Perfect, perfect! This will make soaping after work & dinner so much easier! :thumbup:

Very cool to hear. I masterbatch my oils (I have a set oil recipe for 95% of my soaps), but had not thought of doing the same with lye. Thanks!!

But at what temp is your lye water when you add it to your oils?

Does anyone have experience with soaping from room temperature? Mainly meaning, using lye water that is at an ambient temperature and not warm/hot? If so, what was your process like? Can you melt the oils, mix the cool lye water, then soap from there or are there issues that would present...

Sorry to hear this, but you're human. Don't beat yourself up. I gravitated to masterbatching from the start so it's how I roll. I just melt and weigh my oils at time of use. One less thing to think of when the time comes and I have lye water around.

I'll speak to the mold material to be different. ;) That's a neat idea using the sign board, but it's not too cheap in my area--at least not that I have found yet (finding it free negates this argument). It's an awesome idea for small batches and test loafs, for sure, but I wouldn't want to...

Other subforums do, too. I try to keep them in mind, but usually look at the forum sorted by new posts and have messed up a time or two here. SORRY MODS!!! It's not intentional, I promise! :silent:

The zap isn't bad. Not as bad as a 9v battery lick (from what I remember from my childhood at least). In regards to "unmold time", I give my Cold Process soaps at least 24 hours, and try to give a little more, but have never waited more than 48 hours.* My Hot Process soaps get unmolded after...

Kudos to doing research enough ahead of time to know what to expect and then how to react! I always have my supplies ready in the event of an unexpected accelerating batch. Lost a batch one time and learned that lesson quick. ;)

You'll find very few of us soapers that feel we have ideal places or times. ;) Welcome!

If you posted before the 3 month / 50 post threshold in the Business Form then the moderators will remove it. Ask me how I know. ;) Personally, I think this should only apply to posting and not replying, but it's their rules.

How'd the soap turn out? Got some sliced photos? :)

Interested to see how this pans out and gets solved. Nice troubleshooting going on in this thread. :think:

We're planning to empty a 1/2 full storage shed on our land to convert into a dedicated soaping location, but you know how plans go... :crazy: It's an 8x16 with 12' ceiling, so there's loft space. We'll have to insulate it and probably run a water line down there with a heater, but it's...

Hahaha!! Of course! Why in the world did that one not click with me. LOL Thanks!!