Hello all 
Well I have an interesting issue that I would love input on..
This Christmas, I am traveling out to Wyoming from NY to spend the holiday with my girlfriend, and with any luck in my neck of the woods, I'm going to ask her to marry me..
We have an inside joke that if only they made them, she would have gotten a kick out of a Jolly Rancher ring-pop type ring coming out of my pocket if/when I were to as her.. Well, I'm setting out to do just that, with a real ring hidden elsewhere..
I've read from a 2003 post on here that it's fairly easy to melt down Jolly Ranchers by crushing them, adding a little water until it's wet, and heating to hard crack stage before pouring in a high-temp mold.. I'm running into two issues with that plan: First, I can't find a mold of a big diamond.. I did find a possible solution to that, being Castin Craft food grade high temp silicone mold putty.. I could make a mold of a big diamond shaped something or other, then pour into it. The second issue that I'm seeing will come up, and I can't find a solution to, is if I make a mold of something shaped like a big diamond, I can't figure out a way how to not have to cut it and have to pour two halves.. I can just see a nasty seam form from doing something like that.
Soo, after that small book, I'm looking to figure out how to cast Jolly Ranchers into a big diamond, and still have it look like a nice big diamond..
I'd appreciate any ideas, even if they are off the wall
Thanks!
Mike
Well I have an interesting issue that I would love input on..
This Christmas, I am traveling out to Wyoming from NY to spend the holiday with my girlfriend, and with any luck in my neck of the woods, I'm going to ask her to marry me..
We have an inside joke that if only they made them, she would have gotten a kick out of a Jolly Rancher ring-pop type ring coming out of my pocket if/when I were to as her.. Well, I'm setting out to do just that, with a real ring hidden elsewhere..
I've read from a 2003 post on here that it's fairly easy to melt down Jolly Ranchers by crushing them, adding a little water until it's wet, and heating to hard crack stage before pouring in a high-temp mold.. I'm running into two issues with that plan: First, I can't find a mold of a big diamond.. I did find a possible solution to that, being Castin Craft food grade high temp silicone mold putty.. I could make a mold of a big diamond shaped something or other, then pour into it. The second issue that I'm seeing will come up, and I can't find a solution to, is if I make a mold of something shaped like a big diamond, I can't figure out a way how to not have to cut it and have to pour two halves.. I can just see a nasty seam form from doing something like that.
Soo, after that small book, I'm looking to figure out how to cast Jolly Ranchers into a big diamond, and still have it look like a nice big diamond..
I'd appreciate any ideas, even if they are off the wall
Thanks!
Mike
