Introduction: Mountain Stone Diffuser

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Hi All,

I came across a product listing on Aliexpress, a Mountain Stone diffuser for aroma therapy. On a closer look at the description, I found that these are artificially created limestones, hand curved in a mountain shape. These are porous for the slow diffusion of the oils.

Of course, I wanted one for myself and another 10 for gifting, but no shipping to India, and way too expensive for an artificial rock.


So I decided I will make it myself using Plaster of Paris, in the process created a mold using a hot glue gun


Supplies

Material

  • Play Dough
  • Basic Sculpting tools
  • Hot Glue Gun
  • Plaster of Paris
  • Plywood plank (Scrap)
  • Sand papers

Step 1: Sculpting

  • Using Play Dough create the basic shape of the mountains
  • We will curve the details later
  • Let the hot glue gun heat up
  • Slowly pour some hot glue in the valleys
  • Cover a thin layer of hot glue one side at a time
  • Let the glue dry for a few minutes
  • And we have our mold ready

Step 2: Casting

  • Make a mixture of Plaster of Paris and Water (2:1 ratio)
  • The mixture should be like a pancake dough consistently
  • Pour the mixture into the mold and let it dry for 30 minutes
  • Demold the mountain and use sandpaper even out the surface
  • Using basic sculpting tools or a spoon curve lines from the base to the tip of the mountain
  • Do this from all directions
  • Smoothen the edges but not too much

Step 3: Stand

  • For the stand, I have used 19mm plywood scraps
  • Cut it into a rectangle that is enough for the mountain
  • Using sandpaper, prepare the surface of the wood and then Stain it
  • Once the stain is dry, add a sheet of foam at the bottom, so that this does not scratch any surface/furniture

Step 4: Aroma Therapy

  • Place the Mountian on the stand
  • Pour few drops of essential oils
  • Sit back and relax

Hope you like these steps and share if you make one Please share your feedback, comments, or an idea that I should try next