TPU Unicorn Candle Mold

As you can see from the pic, it works. The reason I cant take the other panel off is because its TPU 72D, and not TPU 95A.

Edit: As you can see from the last pics, it def broke, but, Look what survived. That alone is good enough to be a candle. But again, Both panels 95A and Im Positive you can get a nice candle with right wax and patience.

I ran out of 95 and tried to see if the 72D would be soft enough I can tell its not. Had it been 95A, it wouldve came off as easy as the other side. And thats wax that I remelted from candles. Would look way better with the right wax. and higher res print.

Im entering this for the mold contest and I understand that having proof that it works would improve my chances of winning, unfortunately I didnt see the contest til this past thursday. And since that time, Ive wasted hours and hours of printing TPU in the wrong settings and I wasnt able to get wax into the mold until an hr or so before the deadline. I took a pic of the mold in the light FULL, to show that it works somewhat. I will have pics of the results late tomorrow for anyone whos interested in seeing the results before you download and print, which I recommend you do, follow my page and Ill Update.

With that being said, I have no expectations, and enjoyed the project as this was something that I eventually wanted to do for my mothers bday.

Another unfortanate, pouring wax is a skill in itself, and you will need to have some skill. Good thing is wax is reusable lol. Things to look into if youre new, wax type melting temp doesnt exceed the TPU that you use. You can let wax cool to warm to be sure, but again, this takes a slight level of exp working with wax. 

ALSO, USE CLEAR TPU 95A. When pouring the wax, use light from behind the mold to see where the pour is up to, try to keep the 1st pour beneath where the front legs start and stop to let it cool down and SHRINK. Wait time will be dependant on type of wax. If youre new, look at some YT and see what other people use. I havent decided what wax is going to work best as i havent decided what color to use.

After the lower half cools and shrinks for a bit, pour a tiny bit more wax only enough to fill the front legs and then rotate the mold on the side where the front legs are facing down. A tiny bit of wax should come through the air holes, LOOK AT the PIC to see what im talking about. Let the cool but for a lot shorter of a time than the bottom. Then fill the rest, adding more until theres no more shrinking. Let shrink before pouring more. Once it stops shrinking, you can put the small top on to shape the ears.  Placing the wick is however you think is going to be better. Usually, these type of candles are more of a decoration than an actual candle.

The size that is uploaded is 40% smaller than what I intended. TPU is a very long print, specially since you should use a .2 for the detail.  do at least 4 top layers. I used 10% and 3 top layers as you can see I got wax seeps into the mold due to temps and me not waiting for a short cool down before pour. Which isnt a big deal, but, it couldve been worse depending on the temp. The Idea is, the TPU is softer than the wax, so pulling it off is easy/Easier. The bigger you make, the better and easier.

Use PLA for the Bolt and nut

Thanks for checking it out!