Hot Wax

I melted the wax down and poured it into the prototyped AspiraMolde.  The problem was that I didn't wait long enough for the wax to cool off before I poured it into the opening.  The plastic bag couldn't stand the heat and the seal gave way and the wax was sucked into the vacuum.  Because of the damage caused by the wax I had to modify the bag.  I still wanted to see if the bag could if withstand heat of the wax while it was cooler.  I cut the end of the inner shell out and sealed it back together smaller. Then, put the coke bottle back in the prototype and applied the vacuum.  It hardened and I poured the cooler wax in.  This time it didn't hurt the plastic, but the vacuum disconnected. The coffee and shell lost its hardness briefly  briefly before the vacuum was turned back on.  The finished shape doesn't really look like the coke bottle because of this deformity.  The wax did solidify though and I was able to remove from the bag once the vacuum was turned off.

 

Wax being removed from the bag

 

-Annie