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  1. lshone

    Volume of mold

    129.48 * .4 = weight of oil in oz. This is the APPROXIMATE weight of oil that you would need to use in your formula to fill you mold. In this case you would need 51.79 oz of oil by weight. This question is pretty common. The simple answer is multiply the volume of the mold by .40 or .70 if...
  2. lshone

    Opinion on bar sizing - need photos

    Increase the water discount, less water = less evaporation. This might be enough to keep you over 4 oz.
  3. lshone

    Oat flour?

    I do the same thing. Coffee grinders are are great for small amounts.
  4. lshone

    How to figure how much oil for mold.

    No. The .40 is ratio of the weight of oil to cubic inches, for 1 cubic inch. Multiply the volume of your mold, measured in cubic inches, by .40 to get the weight of oil required for your mold. Keep in mind that the .40 is an approximation, so you will need to experiment with amount for your...
  5. lshone

    Need advice from the left handed people

    Everyone is born right-handed, only the best of us are able to overcome it.
  6. lshone

    A question regarding SoapCalc and measuring out your oils

    If you are using the cylinder option be aware that it mistakenly divides the radius in half and gives half the volume you should get. If you enter the diameter of the cylinder you should get the correct volume. Soapmaking friend uses the ".40" method to calculate the oil volume, so your results...
  7. lshone

    A question regarding SoapCalc and measuring out your oils

    This question is pretty common. Here’s a tool that I built over the last few days to calculate the amount of oil needed to create a batter to fill a soap mold (part of my New Year's resolution to learn java script). ==> Simple Soap Volume Calculator You will still need to work out the...
  8. lshone

    Coronavirus

    @KimW These are the sites I rely on for Covid info. The Canada site breaks down the rates by province but does has a global section (link at the top) that has stats by country. the US site has a breakdown by state. https://www.covid-19canada.com/ https://www.covid-19us.live/
  9. lshone

    Coronavirus

    As of today, in the U.S. there are 20 million positive cases of Covid, 12 million recovered and 356,000 deaths caused by Covid. Mortality rate = 2.85%, this means that 1 in 35 that contract covid will perish. Currently there are 8,114,362 active cases. At a 2.85% mortality rate this means that...
  10. lshone

    Eureka! Alternative to metal wire in soap cutters

    I'm also a frustrated guitar player. I get my strings from these guys. Here is a link to their plain stainless strings I use on my cutter. I'm using .013 strings (this would be considered a light B string). I cut 8 bars at a time. ==> Guitar Plain Steel Single Strings
  11. lshone

    calculating formulas10

    My interpretation would be total of all ingredients = 6 lbs. Having said that I'm guessing you're trying to figure out how much oil to use to fill the mold, the reply by @cmzaha will get you close.
  12. lshone

    A Little Resizing Soap Help Please

    Quick and dirty, 1 bar = 3x2x2 (assuming you want 2 inch thick bars). 3x2x2 = 12 cubic inches (ci) Scale up to 9 bars 12 x 9 = 108 ci. Using a 33% lye concentration, the oil weight to volume conversion factor is .399 or to simplify .4 So, .4 * 108 = 43.2 oz of oil Brambleberry gives you the...
  13. lshone

    Back of label

    Keep in mind that inkjet printers use a dye in a carrier medium. I'm guessing they would likely transfer. From my experience these inks are soluble in ammonia. Laser printers use toner made from plastics, like styrene, and pigment. The plastic toner is basically melted onto the paper. You may...
  14. lshone

    Soapmaking Friend - Recipes Based on Mold Size

    I've posted this info in the soapmakingfriend forum and referenced this post. Hopefully it will be seen by the developers.
  15. lshone

    Soapmaking Friend - Recipes Based on Mold Size

    I agree, the volume calc for the cyl. is hosed. I also think you are correct in your assumption of the fomula. Using your example, Radius=3, Len=6. 3.14*3*3*.5*6 = 84.78 (half of what is should be). Multiply this by .4 and you get 33.929, which matches the amount calculated by...
  16. lshone

    Soapmaking Friend - Recipes Based on Mold Size

    Yes and no. It's working as designed but the design has some flaws. Volume x .4 = the weight of oils. if you use 32% lye concentration, 0% superfat the volume calc will work. Also 31% lye and 4% superfat or 30% lye concentration and 8% superfat. Varying the lye concentration and/or the...
  17. lshone

    Soapmaking Friend - Recipes Based on Mold Size

    Soapmakingfriends approach to volume calculation is somewhat simplistic. Your mold volume is 4 x 3.75 x 2.25 = 33.75 cubic inches. Soapmakingfriend simply multiplies 33.75 x .4 = 13.5 oz of oil. This doesn't take into consideration the superfat or lye concentration. Because the oil volume is...
  18. lshone

    How to figure how much oil for mold.

    Metic volume is measured centimeters. Length x width x height = cm3. (one ml = one cm3) The conversion factor between cm3 and cubic inches (ci) is .578. If the oil (oz) to volume (ci) ratio is .7 (imperial) then multiply .70 oz/ci * .578 = .40 grams/cm3 (metric). .7 is the mythical ratio...
  19. lshone

    Coronavirus

    Wear a mask or don't wear a mask. If you wear a mask and it has zero effectiveness, you're no worse off. If you wear a mask and it's 20% effective, you've added an additional layer to your defensive strategy. I wash my hands regularly, only go out if I need to, physically distance AND wear a...
  20. lshone

    hanger swirl

    I use electrical wire. In Canada what you are looking for is "2 wire NMD90" also called Loomex or Romex (12 or 14 gauge). Strip off the outer layer and you will be left with a white coated wire, a black coated wire and a bare copper wire. The black and white wires are coated with PVC and some...
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