Mold For Beer Bottle

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This are two two-part mold designs I made for a project of a friend who made a cast in candle wax. We used vaseline as a release agent and to prevent leakage we duct taped the seams and submerged the entire filled mold in cold water to solidify the leaking wax so it would seal itself. Picture will be uploaded soon. Note: wax shrinks a lot whe cooling. I should have added a resevoir for the wax to seep into the mold to keep the volume constant. I got a hole at the bottom of the bottle (which didn't matter too much for its purpose). Print Settings Printer Brand: Ultimaker Printer: Ultimaker 2 Rafts: Doesn't Matter Supports: Yes Resolution: 0.1 mm Infill: 20% Notes: I printed this in PLA and the hot wax softened it a lot. More thermal mass might inhibit warping, so a high infil percentage should be better. If you have time and you're cating hot wax, use 100% infill. Post-Printing Sanding You could sand the inside of the mold to make the cast look better or you could just sand the final product.