[BCat]

I would like to build a large witch stirring a large cauldron this year. I haven't had any luck locating a large cauldron (3' x 3'), so I was thinking of making one.

My first thought was to carve a cauldron out of foam, seal it, and then cover it in fiber glass. Sanding a foam block that size would be very messy and time consuming! I was thinking that since the cauldron can be described as a surface of revolution, putting the foam on a slowly rotating base would speed things up, and using a hot nichrome wire would allow me to convert the block of foam into a cylinder, but even going from a large cylinder to a cauldron would still take quite a bit of time.

Any other suggestions?

-Brian

 

[Lilly]

Well a bushel basket might work and build it up ,then paper mache it...
using Ghostess's rock light cover formula would work great I think.
see this post
http://www.hauntforum.com/showthread.php?t=6380
good luck and post pics!!!!

 

[pyro]

i have a large flower pot( tree pot) 3'x3' some way ,some how ,it will be my cauldron---didnt think about Ghostess's rock cover thingy--thanks lilly something to think about.

 

[Sickie Ickie]

I've thought about doing that, too. The pots are so big and soooo cheap that it's a natural!

 

[maureenpr]

I made my cauldron out of a large plastic bucket with rope handles...

This is what it looks like...

 

[IshWitch]

I made mine out of a dryer drum.
Can get them free and they easily fit lighting and a fogger inside.

 

[Sickie Ickie]

McGuyver: "I made mine out of 2 rubber bands, a paperclip and an old posterboard garage sale sign..."

 

[turtle2778]

LOL, sickie. So out of curiosity, whats wrong with the basic 55 gallon barrel? I got mine for 14 dollars. You could build around that to make it look wider, but still have the protection of the plastic. Just a thought.

 

[IshWitch]

A 55 gallon barrel would be cool!
Can you cut that in half and make 2 cauldrons?

 

[ScareFX]

Barrels can work.

http://www.scarefx.com/project_witch_cauldron.html

 

[DeadSpider]

I used a 5 gallon pail & cardboard as an armature and made mine out of paper mache.

 

[maureenpr]

That's nice, how did you get the bubble effect??

 

[slimy]

She got the effect by selling her soul to the devil......

Click on the Scarefx link. His is THE best stirring witch on the internet.

Great How to. Highly recommended by me. And I'm an idiot.

 

[tcarter]

LOL, sickie. So out of curiosity, whats wrong with the basic 55 gallon barrel? I got mine for 14 dollars. You could build around that to make it look wider, but still have the protection of the plastic. Just a thought.

where'd you get a 55 gallon drum for 14 bucks?

 

[Beepem]

McGuyver: "I made mine out of 2 rubber bands, a paperclip and an old posterboard garage sale sign..."

AAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and scarefx's really is amazing. his howto is crazy good too.

 

[krough]

Speaking of Big cauldrons. I have a dilemma. I need a a larger one for this year. After building the Shanty last year. The ScareFX cauldron I put in there looks just a bit too small.
Tcarter. Look around for places that recycle beverage drums. Thats how I found mine. It used to have Mountain Dew syrup in it. I think it was 17 bucks

 

[Lagrousome]

I checked the scarefx and it is a great how to for the witch....but cannot find anything on the bubble effect like in the pic of DeadSpider. Would love to know how you got it to bubble.......

 

[The_Caretaker]

I think the bubble effect was done with clear christmas bulbs and colored lights

 

[Hellrazor]

Speaking of Big cauldrons. I have a dilemma. I need a a larger one for this year. After building the Shanty last year. The ScareFX cauldron I put in there looks just a bit too small.
Tcarter. Look around for places that recycle beverage drums. Thats how I found mine. It used to have Mountain Dew syrup in it. I think it was 17 bucks

I agree Krough, you seem to need a wider, more oval one now. Perhaps one on a big hook or chains, that one looks a little too "skinny" now. Perhaps you could use it just outside your shanty and make a "fatter" one for in.

 

[Hellrazor]

where'd you get a 55 gallon drum for 14 bucks?

Look in the yellow pages for Restaurant food suppliers or call your local coca-cola or pepsi rep.

Mine was a soya Sauce drum. I got mine for 15.00 cdn from a wholesaler.