Cement All Alternatives | Testing Alternatives to Cement All 

Thank you so much for this research! ❤ You’re so talented and enthusiastic 🎉😊 Amazing content!

I am so grateful and glad I came across your channel. I love your energy and can’t wait to learn so much more from you! ❤🔥🍾

Really good video Jai, It was good to see a review on different materials. I cant get them all here in the UK but I have already sourced some good alternatives I think might do the job, Ill let you know how it goes once I've tested them. Anyway thanks for another excellent video.

This enthusiasm is great

Love your energy.Your nuclear and hyper as can be. Thank you for your presentations!!!!

Thank you so much Jai! Love the comparisons. I regularly use aqua resin type material and it is reported to be very strong. Comparatively speaking, do you know the strength of the Hydrocal?

Great video!! I used the measurements provided and was able to make 2 vessels. Also.. I never really achieved the dried lake bed affect. Is it because I poured the hydrocal mix in too fast?

Hi Jai! Loving your videos, I recently wanted to make my own candle jars and was stuck between cement all and hydrocal. If both were available to you at a local store, which one would you choose? Also, safety is priority for me... is hydrocal safe as a candle container (heat resistant, etc.) as long as you use a sealant like earth safe finishes? Thanks again for all the info!

Please tell me what material you put on the silicone mold for the thick part to dry at the same As a thin one.

Thank you so much for all your energy and interesting videos! I just want to know if we have to cure the vessels in water overnight, the jai's formula one (one of my favorite) the hydrocal one and the white cement one. Thanks and regards from the Dominican Republic!

Love the video. What type of concrete and sand did you use I didn't see it in your list. I want the red like you got

Jay your videos are awesome! I would really appreciate if you could help with these: 1. Why not go with Hydrostone instead? I've read it's better than Hydrocal. 2. Is Eco Advance a good sealant for Hydrocal/Hydrostone? 3. How long would it take to completely dry > apply sealant > dry again? Can't seem to find these answers anywhere, but picked Eco Advance tip from your other video. Thanks!!!

Hi Jai, just found your channel and LOVE it. I've learned so much. I'm currently making vessels with Resincrete by JDiction, but I'm interested in experimenting with Hydrocal and Cement All. Two questions: there are different versions of Hydrocal- which works best for candle vessels? (I'm assuming the one used for lamp bases?) and is Cement All pure white when cured? (maybe it's me, but I see no links to products in your description box??). Thanks so much for this channel!!

I have two questions? WHAT is your skincare routine and, while I greatly appreciate you sharing your cement formulas, what, pray tell, is your energy formula? Love your Vibe and videos!

Awesome and very informative..... thanks

Thank you Sir. Can portland cement use to make candle vessel? I need some help.

Where can I get hydro cal? I live near L.A., Ca? I’m really enjoying your teaching. Great instructions.

Thank you so much for this video

I’m looking to get that red your created in jays formula. I want to make a red and black candle. Can I mix cement all to create my black and then mix the jay formula to create that red then pour together in mold

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Hi Jai, loving your energy and your helpful info. In your Jai's formula you use cement, sand, plaster and water. Can I ask is the plaster necessary or can you just use cement sand and water? Does plaster effect the strength of the vessel? TIA

Hey Jay, incredible video... from what I learned Hydrocal seems to be the obvious business alternative... could you make a video with hydrocal and what is the best sealer for it for candle making with it? also, do a burn test to test its reliability of it when subjected to heat and melted wax? also, have toy tested hydro-stone? Thanks again for all your videos, truly engaging and enlightening

Thanks for your video I wanted to know what is that white liquid mixed with jesmoniten or aqua resin?And where can i prepare it THnak you

I really love watching all your videos, they are super informative and so helpful. Can you tell me the difference between hydrocal and hydrostone?

What sort of cement would you recommend using for Jai's Formula? Any specific brand, type, etc? Much love!

Hi Jai! Great video as always. From your testing, do you find that hydrocal accelerates mold shrinkage? I've heard that Cement All can over time because of the accelerators in it, and I was wondering if hydrocal would behave similarly since it's so fast setting.

Question for you: Why do you use Cemental when you ranked Hydrocal your favorite? I have purchased a full pallet of hydrocal and I'm making vessels but I've never used anything else. Just wondering why you don't use hydrocal as your go to.

awesome video and excellent information Jai, I live Australia and do not have access to Cement All but can get Hydrocal, can you please do some more videos relating to Hydrocal please ? thanks champ

First of all, you're quite a character. I feel like I'm watching Anthony Hopkins tell me all about concrete casting and that's just pretty awesome, honestly. I've also gotta thank you for the tests. Personally, I'm way out in Farmville USA wherein both art and culture are about as scarce as critical thinking skills so getting my hands on most of these products would require quite an investment in shipping costs. I was shocked, however, that Hydrocal cures at a compressive strength of 5k psi. That's pretty impressive for a material that seems to possess both workability and rapid setting. If I wasn't already all-in for Cement-All and GFRC and if it wasn't so difficult to procure from out here in the sticks, I'd probably give it a solid go for the smaller stuff. Sadly, the only product you're working with here that's even remotely available way out in the corn is the Cement-All, barring kinky mortar mixes of course. I'm not at all pleased with the outcome of mortar. It's plenty strong but demolding after 24 hours and curing at 28 days don't hold a candle to any of the products you've demonstrated here. Jai's Formula, your own special blend, had me at portland cement but lost me at plaster due to plaster's diminishing returns. I'm looking to start a concrete "statuary and stuff" business, a 2-year endeavor that's about to arrive at fruition, so I've gone about testing quite a few mix designs as well as what can and can't be done with plaster. All of the material I've tested comes from the local Menards. Home Depot's about an hour away so, when this small business needs material, it's taking a truck and trailer to get that done. So a 4" x 1.5" ashtray-type pot cast in mortar can survive a fall from 6 feet onto concrete without sustaining visible damage but I've found it impossible to achieve a mix design incorporating plaster that doesn't shatter on impact. Although it offers the ability to significantly decrease the weight of the cast, it also seems to significantly decrease that cast's durability. My current mortar mix design achieves about 3,800 psi compressive at cure but that's also incorporating hydrated lime, a material that's also pretty difficult to get one's hands on out here, so the backup has always been the basic 2500 psi Type M mortar recipe. It's practical, fairly durable and sourced locally, albeit bearing a really slow turnaround and requiring of dozens of molds per product to achieve volume production. Like you, though, I can say in the light of day that I thoroughly love what Hydrocal appears to be about but, in the dungeony recesses of the garage, it's probably going to be Cement-All that's getting the job done, simply because it's available, it's high-end for casting, it finishes really nice, it's extremely durable at 9k psi compressive and it demolds in under an hour / fully cures within 4 days. We process our own molds as well so that significantly reduces the overhead / allows for a lot of molds to be poured per that hour. What I'd like to see, which isn't presented all that often, are durability tests in real-world scenarios. If my dear Socks, a rather diminutive American Shorthair cat with a larger-than-life penchant for shoving stuff off of other stuff decides she wants to put my products through their drop tests, there's not much I can say or do about that beyond hoping to catch it all on video to demonstrate product durability. :D

Maybe i missed it, but did you factor in the actual cost of the cement all vs hydro cal when talking about savings?

Hi Jay, what sealant would you recommend for Hydrocal?

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Hello, will it be a problem if i use only Cement and Sand i dont have access to plaster ?

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How long to wait before sealing hydrocal? Thanks 🙂

Are all these vessels candle safe? Assuming they all need to be sealed, can you use concrete sealer with all these?

Please say me the detailed name (Brand, Product Name) from a good hydrocal that i can buy.

Does adding plaster of Paris weaken the vessel?

I am prejudice Jai, Aqua Resin all the way.👍...great video.

what about the price of the materials? I'm missing a full economic overview

I reached out to the mfg of Hydrocal back in February to ask if HydroCal and Ultracal was flame/fire resistant. Explaining my primary purpose was to make candle vessels. They responded saying no. The highest temperature it can reach is 120F before it starts to calcinate. Once the vessel starts to calcinate, moisture reduces, becomes flaky, crusty. The moisture in gypsum helps grow crystals to bind the structure, giving its strength. Further the heat escalates in burning wax, especially in power burn, the integrity of the structure is could be compromised. HydroCal or UltrCal is used for more for applications of mold casting such as lamp bases, vases, masks, etc.

Hi there Which sand should we use ??

I always wondered where that "Slap Chop" guy went. lol......zucchini , linguini, bikini.......

Can you still do marble affects with hydrocal and thanks for a great video full off information

Thanks for this. Is Hydrocal ok for candles? Never mind. I read more below. Looks like it's not.

This guy seems like he should be on a OxiClean commercial

Whoa, I’m going to need to slow down this video, and get my calculator out. 😂 Why is it difficult to get Jesmonite into US? If you look at the chemical compositions of each, would that change you choice; why/why not…. Love how they all came out; colors are nice. Ciao

You're too modest - my vote goes to Jaimonite.

I need subtitles in spanish!