Cutter

I finished this cutter up Monday  afternoon. You might have to adjust the side angles a little.       This is the cutter I custom built for       http://www.facebook.com/pages/Smoothie-Essentials/314003437784?ref=search   ,lower photo and this one. the lower one cuts bars and this one cuts log in half .

Last one

This is the last one. time to ship Tried putting color into this batch , 8 drops of red and 8 drops of blue into tub before pouring into mold stir it a little and pour.

Movie #2

This clip shows after the cutting along with a cat that see what I was doing. Found a error, the bar hits the top of the soap brick so I have to change the tabs a little. This is the first brick I made and it cured in the mold for 21 hours maybe little hard but it cut easy, well I think so.

Movie #1

This video shows 3 stop tabs for the brick of soap and the cutting of the brick

NEVER ASSUME

I did and look what happened. I assumed the screen in this thing was stainless, no really it was aluminum and it went away real fast. I was filtering lye water that was Lavender water that I had made about a week ago and it had some brown stuff on the surface so I figured what the heck I will filter it with a coffee filter in this thing. WRONG again.

Finished

My first brick of soap HORAY YAHOO

Stage is set

Ready to start my first try at making soap.

Got Stuff

Mixer, stainless steel bowls, wooden spoons, spatulas and measuring spoons

Storage

When not in use it will up against any wall  or   any place you chose.

Ready

     Below : in down position

  Right : in up position.

Bars and wires

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Wire spacing is 1.32 +/- a few thousands.  bar opening is 4 3/4 by  17" .

Getting closer to trying out.

Cutting Bars

This is showing how the cutting bars will fit into this cutter.

pivots installed

Cutter side rails with pivots ready.










In up position. Note 1/2" notches at each end of arch, they are for cutting bars.

Lost Foam

This pattern is called "lost foam casting" in the photo below is the rough casting fresh out of sand.

trimed

ready for maching

casted

before cutting off pathways and flues

pattern in "drag"

casting in process, pattern is in "drag" part of casting, "cope portion of goes on top of drag.

Almost Ready

A couple more coats of paint  and its ready for caasting.

stage #2 more

 Shows vertical height.

Stage #2

After the scroll saw and a little sanding  it is ready for a little paint for a smooth surface. This photo shows length of pattern about 14.1/2 in.

Stage #1

This is how I started my Soap Cutter. Glued paper pattern onto the piece of wood for the  scroll saw.