Silicone Mace Keychains

These are small, simple, cartoony maces that can be made out of silicone and work well as keychains. Since the heads are made from a flexible material, they can hit things without damaging them. There are two versions to choose from: a mace with 9 spikes and a mace with 13. Also, the slits you see inside of the funnels of the mold boxes are there to help prevent large air pockets from forming in the upper spikes.

15A is a good liquid silicone thickness to use, but you can also go a little stiffer if you'd like. For either of the molds, you will need around 10 mL of your silicone solution to pour in. Make sure to clamp the two parts of the mold box together before pouring in the silicone. I get the most consistent results when pouring the silicone straight through the hole at the top of the mold box without letting it touch the sides of the funnel and slits too much (this further helps prevent air bubbles from getting caught in the upper spikes in the mold). Pour the silicone until it reaches the fill line (the fill line is the circular line you see right above the slits in the funnel), then slowly insert the mace handle inside the mold; make sure the end with the circular hole is being put inside of the liquid silicone. The square-holed end of the handle, which should still be exposed, can be hung on the bar that is hanging over the funnel. Let it set, then once the silicone has cured, you can pull the two halves of the mold apart and remove the mace. The extra material created from the slits and the funnel will need to be cut off (flush cutters or an x-acto knife work great for this), but just be careful not to accidentally cut the mace handle.

Enjoy.