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Putting the Cap onto the Tube Mold

Putting the Cap onto the Tube Mold

Putting the cap on the mold

David Fisher
The yellow cap snaps right onto the top of the pipe. This helps keep the heat in the soap, as well as helps prevent any spillage should the mold get knocked over - which with the weighted base is unlikely (it's pretty stable), but used to always be a problem with homemade PVC pipe molds!

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