A 70 mm sphere candle with a small flat underneath so it stands without rolling. It is the shape most people want first, and one of the easiest to cast well.
Made with our two-part candle mold generator: two rigid halves that close on alignment keys, rubber-band grooves round the outside, pry pockets on the seam and a pour funnel on top. A sphere releases cleanly from a split through its middle, so the site's own mold advisor rates a rigid mold a good fit and no silicone is needed.
The zip carries both halves, the sphere master as its own STL, the tool's own print-settings sheet and a recipe file that puts every setting back on the generator, if you want a different size.
Shown as a 3D render of the printed mold halves and the candle they cast, not a photo.
What you need
- About 160 g of pillar wax: the cavity holds 178 ml
- A tabbed, primed wick for a 70 mm candle
- Rubber bands or clamps, and a clip or wick bar across the funnel
How to cast it
- Print both halves as exported, standing with the funnel up. Clamp-strength settings: 4 walls, 40% gyroid infill, no supports.
- Drop a tabbed wick into one half so the tab sits on the small flat at the bottom, 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.
- Cool fully, then open the halves at the pry pockets and trim the wick.
| Cast material | Candle wax |
|---|---|
| Total print time | 24 h 50 min |
| Printed parts | 2 |
| Size (W x D x H) | 78 x 91 x 91 mm |
| Filament | ~297 g |
| Layer height | 0.2 mm |
| Infill | 40% |
| Supports | Not needed |
| Printer | Sliced with PrusaSlicer 2.7.2: 0.4 mm nozzle, 0.2 mm layers, 4 walls, 40% gyroid, MK3-class speeds, the low end of what the tool's own sheet asks for a mold that gets clamped shut. PLA+ or PETG, no supports. |
| Download | ZIP: 2 printed parts (STL) + candle master (STL) + print sheet + recipe |
| Added | 2026-09-24 |
Pro early access until October 24, 2026, then free with any account.
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.
Made with the free candle mold generator. Upload your own model and get the same kind of mold built around it, in your browser.
New to casting? Read the candle mold guide.
