How to Make Cool DIY Candle Molds! 

Great Job. Here's a tip for next time: after you've poured your molding compound, gently tap the bottom of the container against the table in a vibrating motion. This will force any air bubbles to the surface, thus guaranteeing a blemish free mold and candle.

Some tips: -When making mold use container that you can find if old one gets broken due taking mold out(like jugurt cans in video) -Also try find something that has proper size and shape to it easyly slip mold out afterwards (cone shape). -When making mold pour little bit more silicone into mold as afterwards you can cut nice cone into hole to help you pour wax into mold (you spill far less). -When making the mold brush etc silicone into objects surface so its making perfect surface, after pouring you can use anything that vibrates, like electric toothbrush with out its head, shawers that has vibration, your sound systems bass or actual vibrator to vibrate the air bubles out of the mold. -When pouring the wax into mold, rotate the mold so you gets start up surface and it lessens or removes all imperfections. -If your really looking to make cool candles that you dont ever going to light up, for decoration use etc, or your just so touchy about details, you can fix and fine tune your molded part with soldering iron and really steady hand (Heat adjustable iron with multiple tips is advised for this job) -If making really detailed object try to set object that your silicone molding, so that the less detailed area is upwards (the most airbubless will concentrate into that are or use vacuum system to get all air out (really expensive and more used in high tech molding) Placing part like this also helps if your cleaning the underside/making it flatter, depending your object and desired results. -Dont try or at least be VERY carefull and design your mold properly, if your object has extended details, like horns, dicks, tails, wings and etc (wtf your molding in that case!?) as taking ready object from mold could brake those parts in process, if mold is not designed this in mind!! -When placing the candle heart string(what ever its called) think the placement and how you make sure it goes in desired route. If the heart goes too close the side it will melt the side, giving wax way out, that then gives more heart to fire, that burns hotter, that melts more wax and end result should look like hulk with green goo poured into his head. Also this could possible cause fire hazord if candle design is something where over heated wax brakes the area on candle head could fall next to curtains etc, so keep this in mind when designing your custom candles. -If part is really complicated you could do two part mold, where you mold half of the object and make some guide patters (interlocking nubs and S figures). This can be done when silicone is still movable or just so you can press some shallow holes and draw S figures into peace. Then when this is hardened, you put mold release or something to prevent silicone sticking into another silicone mold part and pour other half of the mold. When hardened you should able to pull two mold parts a part, remove the object, fine tune your mold, place back together thanks to locking system you made and secure with rubber bans etc you see fit(i suggest using two stiff cardboard, wood, metal or plastic plates etch side of the mold and using some kind of clamps. Here some tips that come to my mind. I'm not most certainly are any kind of expert, in fact i havent ever made even one mold, but this is what i have gathered from youtube videos. There is ton of great videos how to make silicone and other kind of molds so i recommend to checking those out before making your molds. Hope this helps!

You pushed the video over the top when you showed what happens when you add water to the fire! Great Job!

To prevent the wax from catching on fire while your melting it, put it in a hear safe container floating on a pot of boiling water. It helps... a lot.

Good adding the warning!!! A lot of people dont know this fryer effect is similar on all burning oils.

I want the Mist8k "Nice" sound as a ringtone.

That's the most fun I've watched about candles, wax and moulds. Bravo!

When i watch these videos, i get flashbacks of art attack

Thank you for making this video! Every other mold making video ive seen on here makes it look so complicated. restored my hopes for a candle business lmao

Awesome! The possibilities are endless!

The simplicity is wonderful, makes this doable for beginners.

Using a double-boiler setup helps prevent fires, as well as keeps cookware wax-free, and can be easier to handle: use a soup can, or a soda can with its top cut off, some nuts and bolts for weight, and a small pot for boiling water. Before heating, place the can in the pot, and slowly add water to the pot until the pot is half filled, or the can begins to float. If the latter, add more weight, or use less water. Wax usually melts before water boils, so it's only necessary to heat the water to steaming for the wax to melt. Melting wax without a double boiler should be a completely smokeless operation. Any smoke at all coming from the wax is a very bad sign, and the heat should be shut off immediately if the wax begins smoking. And, a bit of wax crayon can be used for colouring, if wax dye is not available, or economical.

best candle making video on youtube tbh

4:44 my brother did that inside our house when he was trying to make a candle. We now have a 10 foot diameter scorch mark on our ceiling -_-

A good tip on mold making, a thin stream of silicone from a higher distance above the container is best, it helps gas bubbles break out of the silicone while it's pouring.

Amazing, truly. You are extremely talented and you should keep doing what you're doing!

very good video, informative, easy to understand and very down to earth. Also easy voice to listen to mixed in with some humour. This plus a great idea of mould making a big THUMBS UP to Mist8k

Great idea!!!!! I used it as a present for my mothers birthday! I used a rose shape and a pink die. Thanks for this tutorial! Realy nice

I like the way he pronounces Yogurt. Yawgert.

This was VERY cool!!! Thank you for posting this :)

Fantastic. Just what I was looking for. A bit crude but the idea of what I wanted is here.

Wow! Thanks for posting this video!

really neat. going to look into trying this with some old action figures and statues.

An empty YAgurt container

this was so cool. more projects we can put up around the house that's really useful. :) awesome.

Love it! I need to try that...

Andy, you are a hero

Uuuuuu awesome, great idea

I love how you have also noted the safety tips as well

Thanks for this video I now know how to make holds for my home made soaps....You rock sir

Very fun looking project! Reusing the cup is genius!

This is so awesome !

next time, swirl the mold around before adding the wick. you had a bunch of air bubbles. also instead of cutting straight through cut at a jagged pattern helps it lock together better and just tape it instead of putting it back in the container, look at the RU-vid channel testeds videos for some tips on silicone molding!

I love this!!

Poor safety instructions, you should keep a lid right next to you when melting the wax, so that you could put out the fire as fast as possible. The wick should always run right through the whole candle, not just the upper part of it. You also might want to make the mold to the middle of the container. And you shouldn't use any metallic items with a pan like that, they'll ruin the pan's coating in a heartbeat.

".....an empty YOGGUT container..." I don't think you could sound more violently British if you tried.

you are a genious mann!!!! Just love your techniques,editing and all i will give you 5 out of 5

That is really cool!

Omg you are so awesome!!!!! I love your voice and how you say "niiiice"

The mold looks delicious

Good going mate. Thats cool

awesome!

This is really cool actually :D Nice tutorial :3

I love making candles and you make it much more simple than everywhere else I've checked. I've wax on hand but what was the estimated cost of the silicone agent?

Okay already have blown my mind that this is how you do it.

really fun to watch thx :D

Loved this video. I know it hasn't been very long since you made it, but have you figured out a way to do away with the bubble pitting in the final product?

Awesome. Thanks!

Diy candles would be a nice Valentine's gift. You might rethink the mold choice, though, unless you've got that special lady friend for whom a grenade candle says "I'm crazy about you." Cool tutorial, man!

I like how clear he.s speaking. English is not my first language and sometimes is a little hard to understand but watching this video i have no problem understanding :3

Full of win! Thanks buddy :)

I'd like to make a candle mold of Donkey from Shrek just so he can scream "I'M MELTING!!"

No, Hulk. He's melting. MELTING!!

This is really cool I shaped mine as a MasterChief helm it was really hard but it looks awesome

Great video!

Very informative and good fun

great video! thanks

Love from London 🥰

Mist8k you are awesome :) :)😆😆😊🔝

Thats cool!

bubbles in the wax were actually in the mold.. to avoid this, when pouring your silicone, you need to do whats called a high pour to minimise the amount of trapped air.

Hey, Thank you for the tutorial How much of the mold mixture left after you poured it to the yogurt bottle? Thank you

Your vids are awesome

you make this look so easy :D

Fun video--I love the hulk!

that was soooo cool I'm trying this!!!!!!!!!!!

wow its amazing

Great! Don't stop )))

really nice thank you

andy u are awesome

Nice video 👍😊

Great video again :) i was just wondering what do you use if it sets onfire

Nice one buddy. Happy new year and all the very best for 2015.

love it

1:16 Cool Mist8k, I have the same electric drill. :D

ART ATTACK IS BACK!! xD

awesome!

I love it

Cool video.

Coooool =DDDD

You deserve loads more subs

That was pretty cool, I thought you were gonna paint the mould with the silicone in several coats, but that was better.

Niiccccccceeeeeeee!!!

When you explained to the ones who have no idea I respect that.

Thanks a bunch

brillant thank you very much!

Made it yay

awesome bro

Hi! So, I got a quick question: This really looks interesting, but I am not quite willing to spend 30 bucks on molding silicone. I do however happen to have some silicone tubes left over from making the shower seams. Does that stuff work, too? It would come a lot cheaper...

really cool

Wow that is so cool when you poured the water into the fire

Simple. I like how you will always have a mold

It's really nice. Tried it. And thanx for advice about water))

From where do you have a Granade? Just wondering....

wonderful

Awesome safety tip in there.

Cool!

yaggit! great tutorial, they dont make em like this anymore

cool video :)

Thank you so much