Design and produce something with a digital fabrication process (incorporating computer-aided design and manufacturing) not covered in another assignment, documenting the requirements that your assignment meets
Ideate/faprication
I decided to make a candle mold directly from the 3D printing part
I downloaded this Mold(Pavel the Ghost Candle Mold) from thingiverse here
and i designed this mold from spiral vase
Making process
First I got regular wax sticks.
Then I broke it into very small pieces, using sharp tools.
And I kept the candle wick
Then on a simple electric heater I used a bowl to heat the wax until melting, roughly 4 minutes
We can also use the microwave for that
I had put on the candle wick and then poured the molten wax
Finally
Tips and Tricks
Do not allow the wax to heat up more than the melting point.
Do not cast the melted wax while it is too hot, wait a while.
Also, do not wait for the melted wax to cool to crust, as this will result in many defects in the product.
This time I used PLA, I think in the next time, i'll use ABS
Unfortunately, until now I have not succeeded in creating a mold with small and subtle details, because the wax is firmly attached to the printed part.
and my instructor Khaled advised me this, and recommended the use of epoxy to isolate the wax from the printed part, in the next time