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David bust candle mold

Printed two-part housing that casts your own silicone David mold, for statue candles.

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White wax David bust candle held in a hand, next to the white printed David bust master and the orange and blue halves of the printed housing
Candle wax ~167 g

A two-part printed housing for making your own silicone mold of a Michelangelo's David bust. Pour the silicone around the printed bust once, and from then on the mold turns out a David statue candle every time you pour, in any wax colour or scent, for the cost of the wax.

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Store-bought statue candles cost 25 to 50 dollars each, and a ready-made silicone David mold is not much cheaper. Casting your own mold means you can pour as many as you like, and the seam runs along the back edge, so the finished bust looks like it came from a museum shop.

The housing closes around the bust the same way every time, and it goes back around the silicone for every wax pour, so the soft mold keeps its shape and the face does not come out lopsided.

Everything prints without supports: the base with the bust on it, the two shells, and the rim segments and clips that hold it shut, about 7.5 hours on the listing's own profile. It makes a cheap, striking gift for a housewarming or a birthday, or a filler for a candle-making kit.

What you need

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  • Two-part liquid silicone rubber, a mixing cup, a stir stick and a kitchen scale
  • The printed rim segments and clips to hold the housing shut, or rubber bands
  • Candle wax (soy or paraffin), a wick and a wick sustainer
  • Mold release spray or a light coat of petroleum jelly

How to cast it

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  1. Set the printed David in the housing, close the two halves around it and clamp them tight so the seam cannot leak.

  2. Mix the silicone at the ratio on the bottle and pour it slowly through the top, tapping the housing to bring bubbles up out of the hair.

  3. Let it cure fully, then open the housing and ease the bust out. What is left is your silicone mold.

  4. Coat the inside lightly with mold release, set the wick through the top opening and hold it straight with a wick pin.

  5. Put the silicone back in the housing, clamp it, and pour the melted wax slowly, tapping out air.

  6. Let it cool completely at room temperature, then unclamp and peel the silicone off the candle.

Print details

7 h 35 minPrint time
~167 gFilament
13Printed parts
All print details
Print details
Cast materialCandle wax
Printed parts13
Filament~167 g
Layer height0.2 mm
Infill15%
SupportsNot needed
Added2026-09-24

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Questions about this design

How do I keep bubbles out of the face and the curls?

Pour slowly and in a thin stream, so the liquid creeps into the curls instead of trapping air on top of them, and tap the housing for a minute afterwards. That goes for the silicone pour and for every wax pour. Most pits in a finished David are air that sat in the hair.

Why did the face come out warped?

Almost always because the candle came out of the mold too early. Wax is still soft inside long after the surface feels set, and pulling the mold off then drags the face. Leave it at room temperature until it is cold all the way through, and do not speed it up in the fridge, which can crack it.

What if the wax sticks in the mold?

Add another light coat of mold release before the next pour rather than scraping the stuck candle out, because scraping tears the silicone around the fine detail. A mold that has released cleanly a few times usually keeps doing it.

Can I cast a David in plaster or resin instead?

Yes. Skip the wick and pour plaster or resin instead, and you get a solid decor bust rather than a candle. Plaster wants a coat of release in the silicone first; resin releases from silicone on its own.

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