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Sorry. I didn’t see that you had tried a cheese cutter. I am probably no help here. I have tried the miter box with knife, straight and wavy cutters, and always had problems with getting a straight cut myself. That’s when I decided to invest in a soap cutter. It may work perfectly for you and...

Here’s a cheese cutter that has some good reviews from soap makers on amazon. I have never used a wire cheese cutter personally. I do own For Crafts Sake’s and one of Bud Haffner’s cutters. They are great quality, but expensive. This little guy looks like it will do the same job. I would...

CaraBou, Your soap cutter is beautiful. Your husband did a great job. You can really see the fine craftsmanship in his work. I have For Crafts Sake soap cutters and they use 19 gauge (.043 Dia) wire. I think its piano wire, but not sure. I almost always use a water discount for my soaps and the...

Rainwater, Too funny… It was a bit frightening and it did look like runny dog poo. Bubli, I actually made this batch last winter. I mixed my lye/water outside and left it sitting in the snow to cool down. I am not sure what happened. I was able to swirl the soap without a problem. The...

Beautiful colors!

Dixie that’s too bad about your experience with soybean oil. Luckily my experience has been good like Jstar’s experience using it. I have had bars last for years with soybean oil in it. I found a bar on a shelf that I had forgotten about that was just sitting out in the open, that I had made...

OH… OH… Separated!! It’s hard to tell in the photo, but there is about ½ an inch of oil on top of the soap. It is an unscented batch with pink, white kaolin clay and activated charcoal for the swirls. It went to a false trace. So disappointed… more so because I hate to rebatch! It was a big...

I have a tried and true recipe that uses 41% soybean oil that I have been using for 15 years. It works for me with no problems. It’s great for swirling. That is if you do not use any fo’s that will accelerate trace. I have had that happen big time, spoon sticking straight up in the pot and not...

Check out MoonLily Designs at https://www.etsy.com/shop/MoonlilyGraphics?section_id=6469364&ref=shopsection_leftnav_4. I love her work? I bought a custom logo and also had her design my labels for my unscented soap. She is very reasonable in price, professional and wonderful to work with.

Hi! Lurker here. I personally did not find your post to be offending in anyway, even though I was not familiar with your terminology. I am very sorry for the behavior that has been exhibited by some of the folks on this forum, it was truly unwarranted. There is no excuse for it! Thank you...

Hi Melissa, No problems with the trimming. I trim about ¼” off the tops also. I had my slab molds custom made along with the log cutter. My molds are 12 ¾” W x 12 3/8” L x 4” H. My log cutter cuts 6 logs that are about 2 1/8” W x 3 3/8” H x 12 3/8” L. I love for crafts sakes products, and...

Have you checked out the log and grid cutters at For Crafts Sake at http://forcraftssake.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=7_11. They have been in business for years. I bought my log cutter about nine years ago and I love it. It was a bit pricey, but worth every penny for me.

PVC pipe molds... I have oval pvc pipe molds that I bought years ago. With some of the molds, I don't have a problem at all getting the soap pushed through. I do have difficulty getting the soap out of the molds that are different in size from one end to the other. Make sure to put even...

piallo,soapbuddy and KnowWhat, Thank you very much! Yes, I was able to get all the colors down to the bottom of the mold and on the sides. Here are a couple of photos of the bars from the same batch applejack. I would like to say that all my swirls turn out as these two batches did. You know...

PVC pipe molds... Jerry, Check out http://nizzymoulds.com/Ovall%20PVC.htm. Terry has a great tutorial, How to make an oval soap mold using a heat gun.

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I am getting back into soap making after taking 14 months off from making and selling soap. I was having problems with my allergies, had other health issues and was not sure I would ever back into it. I agree with the cooler oven. I am a gel stage fan… Have to see everything gelled from...

What do you put on one end of the pvc pipe before pouring the soap in? You can buy rubber end caps QWIK-CAP at the hardware store for the round pvc pipe molds. They come with a metal screw tight band around them. I removed the metal screw band and do not use it at all. I love the end...