I've never used a milk carton for a mold. Does it have to be lined? If not, what happens to the outside of the soap touching the waxed paper? Also, can it be gelled?
if it is not supported can bow out due to the weight of the soap batter, so you will need to stablize it somehow...
The deterrent is there is a good deal of math involved. Maybe even geometry. I guess you do need it in real life - note to 15 year old self.
I sent you a PM. This is an idea for Amy Warden's challenge. The entries haven't closed yet, and I'm not sure what I can publicly post until they are closed.
Just an FYI I didn't get a PM, but no worries. When you win the challenge, you can show us your entry.
Oh, me too! I hate when I do that! :crazy:Maybe I didn't hit submit reply - been known to do that before!
Resent. Maybe I didn't hit submit reply - been known to do that before!
Oh, me too! I hate when I do that! :crazy:
There were actually two people who made this soap for that challenge. The black and white one you linked to is a chevron pattern which was made in a loaf mold.
The soap I am wanting to create is not simply a loaf at a right angle. Picture a 4 sided mold (like a square column mold or a carton) supported to rest on one corner. There is more to the math than just adding 10% for each layer, but that may be an approach to try. Thanks for the input.
I think you are right about being set up on one corner.
I think she might do it in a see through mold with the heights of each stripe marked on the outside and just throw away a lot of batter. Note there are only 3 bars so a tilted see through mold wouldn’t have to be too deep. Maybe a see through lunch box? The layers are fantastic but not absolutely precisely equal- the sort of difference trying to line up to a mark might make.
I think the maths to achieve this would be horrendous and not accurate because of wastage. It will be difficult in a milk mold because the sides move and you can’t see.
Yes, I'd have to firm up the sides for sure. I'm not looking for absolute perfection in the batter amounts, just to look even to the eye. Hoping there is maybe some way to get there (approximately) without having to make way too much batter. But I may have to do that if I decide to try this.
Teri Endsley of Tree Marie Soapworks is one who entered a soap in this design. I think she said she eyeballed it, however I know her eye is better than mine. Maybe I'll try it and go for deliberately uneven stripes.
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