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Swirl sphere candle mold

A swirl sphere candle, 77 mm: 16 ribs spiralling a quarter turn from foot to crown. A silicone mold from a printed shell.

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3D render of the swirl sphere master fused on its printed charcoal base, between the orange and blue hugging shell halves
Candle wax ~282 g Pro early access

A swirl sphere candle 77 mm across and 66 mm tall: a ball with 16 rounded ribs that spiral a quarter turn from the foot to a smooth crown, with a flat to stand on.

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Made with the hugging-shell mode of our silicone mold maker: print the base with the sphere fused onto it and the two shell halves, pour about 377 ml of silicone, and the flexible mold that comes out peels off the spiral ribs. The shells come off sideways (the print sheet explains how).

The twisted sister of the ribbed sphere, with a bit more movement in it. Pour it in ice blue, cream or two layered colours. The zip carries every printed part, the sphere 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 parts pulled apart around the master, not a photo.

What you need

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  • About 411 ml of silicone (mix it in one batch)
  • About 196 g of pillar wax per candle: each cast is 218 ml
  • Steel binder clips, tape or a hot glue gun
  • A primed wick for a 70 mm candle, about 80 mm long

How to cast it

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  1. Print the base, which has the master already fused onto it, and the two shell halves. No supports.

  2. Stand the shell halves on the base around the master and hold the seams shut with steel binder clips. The seats for them are built into the shell.

  3. Tape the outside seams or run a bead of hot glue along them, because silicone finds every gap.

  4. Mix 411 ml of silicone in one batch, pour it into the open top in a thin stream, and fill level with the rim.

  5. Once it has cured, unclip the shell and slide each half off SIDEWAYS, not upward: the master is wider above its foot, so the base rib is left open for that. Then peel the silicone off the master. That silicone is your mold.

  6. Set the silicone back in the shell to keep its shape, and cast into it through the opening the base left.

Print details

9 h 20 minPrint time
~282 gFilament
9Printed parts
118 × 126 × 80 mmSize (W x D x H)
All print details
Print details
Cast materialCandle wax
Printed parts9
Size (W x D x H)118 x 126 x 80 mm
Print bed needed126 x 115 mm, 80 mm tall
Filament~282 g
Layer height0.2 mm
Infill15%
SupportsNot needed
DownloadZIP: 9 printed parts in 4 STL files + candle master (STL) + print sheet + recipe
Added2026-09-25

Pro early access until October 25, 2026, then free with any account.

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Questions about this design

How is the swirl sphere different from the ribbed sphere?

The ribbed sphere's ribs run straight from pole to pole; the swirl sphere's ribs twist a quarter turn on the way up, so they catch the light in a spiral. It is also a little bigger, 77 mm against 72 mm.

Can I pour the swirl sphere in two colours?

Yes. Pour the first colour a third of the way, let it skin over for a few minutes, then pour the second at a slightly lower temperature. The spiral ribs make the line between them look deliberate.

How much wax does one swirl sphere candle take?

About 196 g of pillar wax per candle, from a mold made once from about 411 ml of silicone.

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