A two-part printed housing that you pour your own flexible silicone mold in, around a small Buddha bust. Once the silicone has cured and the housing comes off, you have a reusable mold that turns out a new wax Buddha candle every time you pour, for the cost of the wax.
A ready-made silicone Buddha mold costs 25 to 50 dollars online, and you get whatever size and detail the seller picked. Making your own means you keep the housing too. It goes back around the silicone for every wax pour and holds the soft mold in shape, so the candle does not come out warped.
The housing puts the Buddha in the same place and closes around it the same way every time, so the silicone ends up even all round instead of thin on one side.
The two shells print without supports in about 6 hours in total. The finished candles make a good gift for a meditation corner, a housewarming, or a candle-making kit.
What you need
- Two-part liquid silicone rubber (platinum or tin cure both work), a mixing cup, a stir stick and a kitchen scale
- Rubber bands or small clamps to hold the housing shut
- Candle wax (soy or paraffin), a wick and a wick centering tool
- Mold release spray or a light coat of petroleum jelly
How to cast it
- Set the Buddha master in the housing, close the two halves around it and clamp or band them shut so nothing leaks at the seam.
- Mix the silicone at the ratio on the bottle and pour it slowly through the top opening, tapping the housing to push bubbles out.
- Let it cure as long as the bottle says, usually 12 to 24 hours. Then unclamp, pull off the housing and ease the master out. What is left is your silicone mold.
- Thread a wick through the top of the silicone mold and hold it straight with a wick pin or centering tool.
- Slide the silicone mold back into the housing and clamp it again, so the soft mold cannot sag while it is full of hot wax.
- Pour the melted wax slowly through the top, tapping out bubbles, and let it cool fully at room temperature.
- Unclamp, slide the silicone out of the housing and peel it back to release the candle.
| Cast material | Candle wax |
|---|---|
| Total print time | 6 h |
| Printed parts | 2 |
| Layer height | 0.2 mm |
| Infill | 15% |
| Supports | Not needed |
| Printer | At least 4 walls, open side up as provided. Liquid silicone finds pinholes that hot wax never would. PLA works, PETG lasts longer if you reuse the housing for many pours. |
| Added | 2026-09-24 |
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Free for personal use. Selling the pieces you cast needs a commercial licence (Pro or Founder); passing on the file itself is not permitted on any plan. Full terms.
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