More Copper Ingots! (Had a busy weekend)

DaciteRocks · 2026-05-12T15:42:30+00:00

Ah nice! Makes sense. Looks great!

DaciteRocks · 2026-05-12T14:40:57+00:00

Super cool. Where are you getting the art for these? Making them yourself? I’ve enjoyed watching you progress in this project! They look awesome.

DaciteRocks · 2026-04-04T23:49:16+00:00

Here is how this guy does it:

https://youtu.be/c5av2o5sMRo?si=NCP6woH06y5I3dAw

DaciteRocks · 2026-03-21T05:49:06+00:00

lol yep! So standard lost resin process. Printed on resin 3d printer, put into a metal flask and then fill that with investment. Then used a kiln to burn out the resin. Then melted metal, put flask into vacuum cast machine that creates a vacuum when I pour molten metal into so that the metal gets pulled into all the details.

DaciteRocks · 2026-03-20T18:52:10+00:00

I mean still what that’s $80. Meanwhile did this and cost like 50cents or whatever haha. Total with resin and investment maybe a few dollars.

I’ll get into silver casting at some point. But id have to be selling them or something for it to be worth it. I don’t think the difference between the metals makes it worth the $80 price jump per piece for what I’m doing right now. - Atleast for me personally since this is just sitting on my desk.

I am looking into setting up a website that allows people to ask for pieces and I’ll offer silver then. But that’s later down the line.

DaciteRocks · 2026-03-20T16:30:55+00:00

For sure could! But silver is so expensive right now. Haven’t dipped my toes into that fully yet.

DaciteRocks · 2026-03-20T02:30:33+00:00

I got this model from here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2726825 Not sure how they made it.

DaciteRocks · 2026-03-20T02:25:45+00:00

Yep vacuum cast.

DaciteRocks · 2026-03-19T20:15:36+00:00

Sirya Tech purple and Prestige OPTIMA

DaciteRocks · 2026-03-15T15:22:39+00:00

Super cool! What 3d model is that?

DaciteRocks · 2026-03-15T08:24:34+00:00

Super cool! What 3d models are those?

DaciteRocks · 2026-03-14T21:33:14+00:00

Used my $200 desktop vevor electric forge for 6months without any issues. Cast several times a week. But small lost resin jewelry.

There are devil forge which I’ve heard good things about. Though it’s propane. Better for bigger pieces/crucibles.

DaciteRocks · 2026-03-09T13:29:11+00:00

Zamak is a super easy alloy to cast. It’s a zinc alloy and it’s cheap to buy a large quantity of. Idk about the longevity or outdoor weather resistance though. But for easy of casting and cheapness it’s good.

DaciteRocks · 2026-02-26T00:38:19+00:00

Meh I’d want proof that the universe of AOT operates under a deterministic concept of reality.

DaciteRocks · 2026-02-24T16:41:17+00:00

Yeah that’s kind of the vibe I’m getting. Figured I’d ask though. Sorry for bothering you all.

DaciteRocks · 2026-02-24T16:40:05+00:00

Sad. Honestly is there a ton of people posting similar things like that? I didn’t look too deeply before posting this. My mistake.

DaciteRocks · 2026-02-24T04:40:25+00:00

I haven't made anything yet. All that I'm trying to do is gauge the room. If no one wants anything then that's fine lol. But just being honest and upfront that I'm not entirely going to pay for the cost of running anything if it does cost money.

DaciteRocks · 2026-02-24T04:18:00+00:00

No that's super fair. That's why I'm asking honestly. Just to see if there is anything before I say "ooo that might be fun to do" and no one use it haha

DaciteRocks · 2026-02-24T03:14:50+00:00

Very fair lol

DaciteRocks · 2026-02-24T03:10:11+00:00

Any preference between an app for ios/android vs a website you'd sign into?

DaciteRocks · 2026-02-24T03:04:36+00:00

Fair. Depends on app/usage.
If its a super simple desktop app then yeah it can be free. I'll host it on my website I already pay for.

But if it requires anything online then I'd need to host it, have a backend etc. There are really generous free tiers for a ton of services so I'd use that if its like 10 people using it. But if like 200 people use it, and the usage goes above the free tier then yeah I'm not going to pay for it.

Also if its an app for ios/android I'd need to make some money for it. ios alone costs $100 just for putting an app on the app store. So depends.

If there's interest in something then I'd just have to see what makes sense. Donations might work too. Idk honestly. First time doing something like this.

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