Bob Chilcoat wrote:

I've been asked by our Pastor to cast a 3" x 22" "Christ Candle". I
haven't
been able to find a candle mold this big. I have a few feet of new 3" PVC
pipe that I can make into a mold, but the inside is rippled from the
extrusion process. Any suggestions as to the best way to make the inside
of this true and smooth so that the candle can be extracted after molding?
I''ve thought of running a cylinder hone down it, but this will probably
not do exactly what I want, and will leave a grooved surface.

I've thought of buying a piece of 3" copper drain pipe, but this will be
expensive and may be unobtainable in a two-foot lenght. I don't have slip
rollers, so I can't see how I could roll a mold. Any other suggestions?

Thanks for any help or advice you can offer.

--
Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)

I don't have to like Bush and Cheney (Or Kerry, for that matter) to love
America

Have you tried plastic conduit; I have been told it is smoother.

You could try washing the inside of the pipe with the purple
cleaner/activator. If you could manage to apply it very evenly you MIGHT
end up with a smoother surface. One possible way would be to roll the pipe
in a section of gutter containing an inch or so of solvent.

--
Keith Bowers - Thomasville, NC