Define your molds
(1) Before DIY your own molds, you must know what you are interested in and what you want.
Please refer to http://www.shinly.com.tw/enu/soap%20molds%20design%20with%20our%20life.htm and see the white dog.
The following letter is that we write for him. Our un-skilled English may be not enough to present you our feeling.
However we ask your kind pardon and kind understanding.
Our 19-year-old dog passed away
At 7:13 (Date: 21 May 2007), our 19-year-old male dog whose name is Lady passed away.
Finally I knew why I have felt uneasy (quitted the company tour with no reason) this week and why tears welled up my face when I got up this morning.
Holding his body, rigid but still with temperature, tears streaming down constantly. You didn��t mean to piss around. You just were too old to move your legs. How could I feel so happy and said �� oh, brother, you finally knew the way to the rest room?
In case that you may feel thirsty, before the sun appears, hastily we fill up your bowl with water you drink.
Unrest in the heart suddenly quiet down while we know you still can react to light. Leaving us secretly when we were asleep is your choice.
Susan and I personally saw you off, did your soul follow us behind?
We bought some silver papers (USD, NTD and some jewelry) for you (Susan is with her friends taking you to sea. They will send the silver papers to you by fire). Can you remember to ask express in that world if you run out the money? Don��t worry. I will pay all the charges. Thank for your 19-year accompany.
I cried again while I saw your body that is forwarded to fire. How could our fatty ��Lady�� become ash but cannot fill a quarter of a bottle? Did your children in the world fell your pass away? Now my heart is untied with some doubt.
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(2) What is your mold for? Soap, candle, chocolate�K.. You need to define it first .
Weber Jr's question: Just think about it first.
(3) What skills do you have now?
Learning d raft drawing is the 1st step.
Note! Not all of your drawings can be molded.
Having industrial knowledge is the 2nd step.
(4) Ergonomics
You must consider "ergonomica" first while you try to design your molds.
Easy grasp + easy hold
Palm sizes vary from country to country.
Weber Jr's question: What dimensions of the mold do you think best?
* Length: ? cm / ? inch
* Width: ? cm / ? inch
* Height: ? cm / ? inch
(5) Try to find regularity and consistency of some mold vendors.
To get some experience, you can try to duplicate some molds. Please don't infringe the copyrights.
(6) Why do we DIY our molds? The answer is for cost saving.
If DIY makes your cost higher, does it make sense?
(7) Weber Jr's question:
* What material do you want to adopt?
* What process do you want to adopt?
Again! Not all of your drawings can be molded.
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