Corn Starch Candy Mold - Lessons learned

 After doing the last instructable there were a few things that came up that I wanted to do a follow up to. 

1.) The pouring of the sugar into the molds would disrupt the mold.
     a.) Fix to the fix.

2.) People wanted to see how Legos worked.

If you have not checked out the first one please check it out:
www.instructables.com/id/Corn-Starch-Candy-Molds/

Step 1 Issue - Pouring the sugar

When I did this before it was difficult to consistently get the sugar into the mold without disturbing the shape of the mold. If I poured from too high it it would dig a crater. If I poured too low it would fill too fast and overflow, or the bottom of the pot would touch the starch.  

I wanted to come up with something that would allow me to control the height as well as the flow. However, I want to keep the cost low so it has to be something anybody can make at home.

Comments

[gantzeka]

Your amount of starch is perfect.I use a syringe to 'drop' my cooked sugar. You can buy them on the cheap at pharmacies. A 60CC syringe will do the trick and it's clean! You have a lot of control of the deposit and you can just throw it away when you're finished...or be green and clean it (it's a little tough and messy, though).

[acpergam]

Place a sheet of cardboard in between rows, so they are not affected. Try not to use too much starch. It's just an idea... I'd love to do this with a monogram, for a wedding favor. Think it could work?

[beehard44]

what if you mixed the starch with water so that it is in a non-newtonian fluid like state and coat the die with a release agent
the cornstarch hardens, no more disturbances