◆ Candle wax
3 x 4 inch pillar candle mold
The classic 3 x 4 inch pillar, 76 x 102 mm, with a soft rounded top edge. A rigid two-part print, pour straight in.
◆ Candle wax
The classic 3 x 4 inch pillar, 76 x 102 mm, with a soft rounded top edge. A rigid two-part print, pour straight in.
A classic pillar candle 76 mm across and 102 mm tall, the standard 3 x 4 inch size, with a softly rounded top edge and a small chamfer at the foot so it sits flat.
The mold is exactly what our two-part candle mold generator builds for it: two rigid halves with rubber-band grooves, pry pockets and a pour funnel on top. A round pillar releases from a seam through its middle, and the tool's own seam check finds nothing stuck. No silicone, no metal mold to buy.
The size most pillar plates, lanterns and hurricane glasses are made for, and the one candle makers pour most. Pour it plain or layered. The zip carries both halves, the pillar master as its own STL, the tool's own print-settings sheet and a recipe file for the generator.
Shown as a 3D render of the printed mold halves pulled apart around the candle they cast, not a photo.
Print both halves as exported. Clamp-strength settings: 4 walls, 40% gyroid infill, no supports.
Drop a tabbed wick into one half so the tab sits on the cavity floor, close the halves and band them along the whole seam.
Clip the wick centred across the pour funnel and pour at 65 to 75 C.
Once the first pour is firm but still warm, top up the funnel. Wax shrinks, and the second pour fills the dip.
Cool fully, open the halves at the pry pockets and trim the wick.
Print details
| Cast material | Candle wax |
|---|---|
| Printed parts | 2 |
| Size (W x D x H) | 88 x 97 x 123 mm |
| Print bed needed | 98 x 46 mm, 123 mm tall |
| Filament | ~375 g |
| Layer height | 0.2 mm |
| Infill | 40% |
| Supports | Not needed |
| Download | ZIP: 2 printed parts (STL) + candle master (STL) + print sheet + recipe |
| Added | 2026-09-25 |
Pro early access until October 25, 2026, then free with any account.
Make your own candle mold →Made with the free Rigid box mold generator. Upload your own model and get the same kind of mold built around it, in your browser.
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.
New to casting? Read the candle mold guide.
Yes. Open the pillar STL from the zip in the free two-part candle mold generator, scale it (for example to 3 x 6 or 2 x 3 inches), and download a new mold in a minute.
Pillar wax shrinks as it cools. Keep a little wax back, poke two or three relief holes near the wick once the top has skinned, and top up at the same temperature. The funnel on the mold gives you room for it.
About 416 g of pillar wax, 462 ml, plus about 10% more for the top-up. A 1 kg bag of pillar wax pours about two of them with room to spare.
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