What You Need To Start Making Dice!
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- čas přidán 15. 06. 2024
- What do you need to start making your own DIY resin projects? Let me walk you through the basic supplies!
This is the first video of what will be a three part series. This first video just covers some of the utility items and basic supplies. The next video will be about colorants, and the third video will be about fun extra things to include in your resin projects and dice.
For full transparency, I may make a small commission on items you order from the below Amazon links.
Here's a link to most of the things talked about in this video, plus a few other items: amzn.to/49UBoQQ , or I have it broken up by sections below.
0:00 Intro
0:46 Resin
Resin (Art N' Glow): amzn.to/3IpVC98
1:24 Molds
Silicone (Mold Star 15 Slow): amzn.to/3PaX0Ak
Master Dice (Revel Broker): www.revelbrokerproductions.com/
2:43 Safety Equipment
Gloves: amzn.to/3Vb9Z8S
Respirator: amzn.to/3V7y94g
Respirator cartridges (rated for fumes): amzn.to/4c9rhth
3:07 Location
Silicone mat: amzn.to/4c5IkvZ
3:51 Mixing Cups & Stir Sticks
Silicone cups (100ml): amzn.to/3TBl569
Silicone cups (mini): amzn.to/3TrHxOM
Medicine cups: amzn.to/3T94WTP
Coffee stirrers: amzn.to/48L3CfL
Popsicle sticks: amzn.to/3T1Sg10
Jumbo Popsicle sticks: amzn.to/3Isv0Ex
Silicone stir sticks: amzn.to/43ol0pH
5:02 Pressure Pot
Harbor Freight Pot: www.harborfreight.com/2-1-2-h...
Pre-assembled pot: amzn.to/3v1xCpI
Air Compressor: amzn.to/49Gkrd7
6:10 Shop Towels & Tweezers
White Rags: amzn.to/3wM7oZ1
Tweezers: amzn.to/3wMDQdO
6:37 UV Resin & Glues
UV Resin: amzn.to/4a2vPQd
UV Light: amzn.to/3IsIdwZ
Elmer's Glue: amzn.to/3wUBMQI
E6000: amzn.to/48JolRc
Gorilla Glue: amzn.to/3wRnz7a
7:07 Finishing Supplies
3m Sandpaper (1000 grit): www.homedepot.com/p/3M-3-7-in...
3m Sandpaper (2000 grit): www.homedepot.com/p/3M-3-7-in...
3m Sandpaper (3000 grit): www.homedepot.com/p/3M-3-2-3-...
Zona Polishing Papers: amzn.to/3TaQfiW
Mini Pottery Wheel: (I don't have a specific recommendation)
Tumbler: amzn.to/3PdRT2d
Hardwood Medium (NC-1): www.kramerindustriesonline.co...
Ceramic Sphere Medium: amzn.to/4c6YQvR
Plastic Polish: amzn.to/4c5O2hp
8:10 Sonic Cleaner
Sonic Cleaner (the one I have): amzn.to/434MwZ3
Sonic Cleaner (higher powered one): amzn.to/3Tq0xxb
Toothbrush - you could just use an old one of yours, or here's a bulk pack: amzn.to/3V7MSfi
Dish Soap: amzn.to/4c3dcNT
8:50 Isopropyl Alcohol
Isopropyl Alcohol: amzn.to/3wHlsTE
9:00 Paint
Acrylic Paint: amzn.to/3Ts0BfZ
(These sets look like they have lots of colors, and come with paintbrushes: amzn.to/3T43nXn and amzn.to/3TBqAlj )
Paintbrush
9:15 Recap - Zábava
Awwwwweeeeeesome video!! I was just randomly suggested your video. I want planning on making dice, but now I think I might look into it :) Thanks!
Just started investigating resin. You have a great presentation style. Clear, concise, and well paced. Appreciate all of the safety points as well! Cat hair, the bane of my existence ☺
Oh, you will really appreciate the upgrade to the small CA air tools compressor! Sooo quiet you can have a normal volume convo standing over it.
Great advice, thank you so much. Alchemist’s Attic is such an inspiration, love dice!
Great intro video. Instead of a pressure pot during curing I use the resiners airless bubble remover machine to get bubbles out before I pour. It doesn't combat some of the microbubbles you can get in the points of the die but works pretty good. But its a great and cheaper option to remove bubbles in other things you make with resin.
I've never heard of that before- that sounds like a cool alternative!
The California Air Tools compressor is great! It really is quiet and holds pressure really well
Awesome! Yeah, I might have to switch to that at some point, lol
I'm glad you made this video! I might be getting ahead of your videos, but how do you clean your silicone mixing cups? I have the same set of beakers as you, and my small beakers end up with leftover resin and hardener in them respectively. I've been letting them dry out and clean them up with acetone, but I hope there's a better way to handle that. Thanks in advance! Great video!
I pour my resin and hardener into the same mixing cup, so usually I just have cured resin in it by the end, which I can peel out or take packing tape to to get off. I'm not as sure for uncured resin- I didn't expect it to work, but we tried just warm soapy water once and that seemed to work fine. I've heard of someone taking a toothbrush and warm soapy water to their mixing cups that have cured resin in them, too, but I have yet to try that method yet, myself.
thank you！
Your dice are always so beautifully shiny! Also Keith recently got a super quiet air compressor. I can ask him what brand he got locally. With the E6000, I'd even go as far as possibly using some sort of mask or lots of ventillation with that, too. I eventually gained an allergy to it while I was making hair clips and rings, and had to switch to clear Gorilla Glue.
I'd be interested to know which one he's using, yeah :). And good to know on the E6000! I mostly use clear gorilla glue myself.
Hi. I just subscribed last week. Love your channel. I have a question that I cannot find the answer to. Which dice are better and why... sharp edged dice or smooth (rounded edge dice like Chessex)?
I think it just comes down to personal preference, really. I did ask around and it sounds like the rounded edge dice are more limited in the kinds of molds you can make, which may be why there's more sharp edge handmade dice.
I wish I knew everything at beginning, I`ll never go for a dice making
Clarifying question: In the video you mentioned Zona *before* 1000/2000/3000 grit sandpaper which is backwards from how I thought it was typically done (and how we do it)?
Oh, the green zona that I use first? I only do that because in my specific setup I'm using such a high powered wheel. If I used anything more abrasive than the green zona it would take far too much off of the dice far too fast. In actual practice, you'll probably just need either the set of zona papers, or the sand paper with maybe the last couple of zona papers to finish them off.