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Making an electric cut-out flameless candle with a silicone mold part 3
By admin | November 6, 2007
Making an electric cut-out flameless candle with a silicone mold part 3
Step 8. Pouring the candle
This has to be the easiest step. It is as simple as pouring our wax mixture into our mold and around our plug. This will completely conceal our clear plug.
We now have to wait for the wax to harden. The wax will shrink slightly as it hardens.
The amount of time it takes the wax to harden really depends on the temperature of the room where it is being cooled. Cooling the wax to fast can cause it to frost and pit on the surface of the candle. A room temp of 70-80 is good enough. Now for the hard part, we have to wait.
Step 9. Demolding the candle
Test the candle for solidity before trying to demold it. It should be hard if you press on the exposed wax. If it is too soft, the candle can break or become distorted
Creative Tip!
You can use the wax not being thoroughly cooled to create some very interesting designs. If you time it right the candle will be soft enough to stretch, twist or reshape. Use your imagination.
This is where the silicone mold comes in really handy. Hold the mold as shown in the picture below. Push the bottom of the mold with your thumbs while pulling the sides of the mold down with your fingers.
Step 10. Adding our electrical socket
The first thing to do is spread the clip of the socket open like so.
This will allow for a better fit into the candle. This next step is not required but it is a good idea to permanently secure the electrical socket into the candle. The socket is inserted through the hole in the bottom. We now take our silicone tipped bulb and screw it into the socket.
Now to secure the socket with the small amount of wax left over.
This is the exact same technique used when creating a regular electric flameless candle.
We put the candle on a small piece of wax paper. We melt the remaining wax in our double boiler, again bringing it to a temp of 185-190.
We pour a small amount into the candle around the socket. Be careful not to pour the wax into the socket itself!
Don’t worry if it leaks out the bottom that’s what the wax paper is there for. We let this small amount of wax cool to make a seal on the bottom of the candle. We can now add more melted wax around the socket. If you notice the socket bulb leaning you can just prop it up with a small piece of clay.
When this wax has hardened the socket will be permanently attached and you can just change out the bulb when needed. This prevents the socket from moving and the bulb from hitting the sides of the candle and melting.
We now have an electric candle that will really stand-out!
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