AlexanderTheGreatApe
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The finished product
The ticket was also the RSVP, with a stamp and address on the back.
The custom chocolate bar.
Like many artistic endeavors, it started with a sketch.
I modeled the sketch in SolidWorks--license provided by my neighborhood makerspace, Tinkermill. Tinkermill is also where I printed the master and laser-cut the inserts.
I polished the print and made a single-cavity mold.
I poured six wax positives, which I further finished...
...and made a six-cavity mold!
The hardest part was tempering the chocolate. It took about a day and a half to get the process down. Once I got the hang of it, each pour took about an hour and a half from start to finish.
JustASlightJingleOfPocketChangePulsing
You going to mail them while it is still cold enough to not be mailing puddles?
SunShineCID
Tinkermill!? Colorado bro!
bawjaws2000
Those are actually pretty cool
TXtribe
TheStoffer
You should try turning this into a business. Such a great idea.
TheThingYouForgotIs
You look like a suburban version of Giles from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
alicedice
The hardest part was the chocolate????
UncleOdious
I'm assuming he means not eating all of it before it could be used for it's intended purpose. Maybe.
AlexanderTheGreatApe
Tempering is really finicky. I have a newfound respect for chocolatiers.
magicmonkey
Your molds look great! Which tempering method did you use? To make the process easier, you can mix melted cocoa butter with some 1/
magicmonkey
fat-soluble gold colouring, and use a new/clean artist's paintbrush to paint the text inside the molds before filling 2/.
magicmonkey
E.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sen-kIQ3dig