If you have time, I'd love to see the measurements for:
Depth
Length
Width
Wood Thickness
It looks like a person could make that with a $9 hand miterbox and a trip to the store.
My pleasure!
The actual inside dimensions of the total soap-pouring area when in slab mode are as follows:
7.75" wide x 10" long x 2.5" deep (as depicted in the 3rd picture down in my above post).
When the center divider is in place, I have 2 side-by-side log molds with these dimensions each:
10" long x 2.5" high x 3.5" wide.
The bottom/base slab of wood that makes up the foundation of the mold is made of plywood and has these measurements:
10.5" x 11 14/16", and the thickness of it is 1/2". Although not shown, there are 4 circular (oven-safe) rubber feet attached to each bottom corner.
The solid hardwood divider (not sure what kind of wood it is, but it's solid hardwood as opposed to plywood) that gets placed into the center of the mold to covert it into log mode has these measurements:
10 7/16" long x 2.5" tall x 3/4" thick.
The two end-pieces that help make up the frame on the 2 shorter sides of the mold- and which are 100% detachable- are made of the same kind of solid wood as the center divider, and have these measurements:
10 7/16" long X 2.5" high x 3/4" thick. In the center of each of these is a form-fitting notch which you can see in my pictures that has been machine-carved out to accomodate and anchor the center divider in place for when you want to use the mold in log mode. Also, there is a small, narrow block of solid hardwood permantently glued perpendicularly to either side of these two end-pieces, which have these measurements:
5/8" x 1/2" x 2.5" tall. [you can see these little attached pieces of wood most clearly in picture #1 above.] They are what the removable brass nails are inserted through- the nails that hold the end pieces in place when the mold is assembled.
The nails are 1.5" long and they pierce all the way through the little narrow blocks of wood and go a little bit into the abutting side-pieces of wood to hold the mold together as seen clearly in picture #2.
The two side pieces that make up the frame on the 2 longer sides- which are attached to the base/foundation of the mold by folding hinges- have these measurements:
10" long X 2.5" high x 3/4" thick.
The dimensions of the cover: The cover is made of the same kind of plywood as the base/foundation, with a pieces of solid hardwood tapered molding screwed to each side of the cover and which hang over each side of the mold to hold the cover solidly in place to provide full coverage. The plywood dimensions are:
9.25" wide x 11.5" long x 1/2" thick. The solid hardwood tapered molding pieces screwed onto either of the 2 short sides measure:
8 5/8" long x 1.25" x .25" thick on the top end and tapering down from there. The tapered molding on the 2 long sides measures:
9.25" x 1.25" x .25" thick on the top end and tapering down from there. There's also a hardwood knob on top.
As you can see in picture #1, the cover sits flat and fits over the top of the mold like a glove. I make mention of this because when I am making batches of log-type soap with textured tops that I don't want ruined by the cover, I can actually heighten the cover up by 3/4" to protect my fancy tops and still provide 100% full coverage of my mold by setting pieces of modeling clay that are 3/4" tall and wide enough to sit comfortably on top of each corner ledge of the mold (right above the nail area), and then resting the cover on top of the pieces of clay. Of course, though, if you were to build the mold with sides higher than 2.5", you wouldn't have the need to improvise like that to protect your textured tops.
IrishLass
