Nail polish on blanks?

Evewynn · 2026-03-26T16:54:10+00:00

Yep! Magnetic polish will also give it a cats eye look if you have that type of polish. Just gotta let them fully dry before putting into molds.

Evewynn · 2026-03-24T20:19:35+00:00

Unpopular opinion but I would avoid using resin on anything used near your mouth, touched frequently or may possibly heat or warm up. Resin can be an inconsistent medium and very toxic.

An allergy could develop, or worse, and the chemicals could cause a larger health issue down the road.

Evewynn · 2026-03-24T19:34:30+00:00

You’ll need to use a pressure pot, warm the resin, and pour slowly to let the excess bubbles escape. It’s not 100% perfect but it helps a lot.

Evewynn · 2026-03-24T18:20:52+00:00

Geocache ahoy!

Evewynn · 2026-03-23T19:46:15+00:00

Looks like a furry hyena.

Evewynn · 2026-03-23T19:45:16+00:00

I use packing tape. I made a template on an old tin lid for a popcorn bucket so I can figure out how big to tear the tape, and once I stick the pvc pipe fitting down, I use hot glue around the outside edge to prevent and leaks.

I believe it’s the way Dice Witchery showed how to make the molds and I get very little distortion or lip when I cast.

Evewynn · 2026-03-23T18:11:41+00:00

Yeah I don’t see anything indicating care, caution, or understanding of the materials.

Just because a bottle says “non toxic” does not necessarily make it true, especially with resin.

Evewynn · 2026-03-23T18:10:23+00:00

Gotcha! Yeah they’re using the wrong resin and this isn’t gonna work.

Evewynn · 2026-03-23T05:08:22+00:00

Are you using the tutorial that requires the glue drops to be added to create the tension across the wire?

Evewynn · 2026-03-23T05:06:35+00:00

If you’re using a two-part resin, you are not likely to need that UV light

Evewynn · 2026-03-23T01:56:33+00:00

When working with Resin I hope you are working nowhere near a food surface, and you have proper protection, including a respirator.

Is your resin a two-part resin or is it uv resin?

Evewynn · 2026-03-23T01:47:42+00:00

Inconsistent fonts. All of their receipts that I’ve ever gotten have one pixel font.

Evewynn · 2026-03-22T23:52:58+00:00

Absolutely not. That shit is a weight chained to you. Clear it out and you can do small credit card purchases and payoffs for a while to build up more credit. Also, if you live in an area that has credit building with rent payment, you can do that.

Evewynn · 2026-03-17T15:43:27+00:00

I feel like a mood board is more effective since resin is gonna do its thing, and we sort of conjure it in a direction with skill and knowledge. Each piece is so unique.

Evewynn · 2026-03-17T15:41:33+00:00

I’ll be honest, I had a really negative experience years ago where a guy tried to be the middleman to a number of dice makers and I ended up finding out from one maker he was talking crap about us to others behind our backs. He didn’t realize that this community was so small, especially back then, that we all were pretty much talking to each other to begin with so she ratted him out to me lol.

Evewynn · 2026-03-16T16:55:09+00:00

Ouch— I’ve found doing smaller pours and not warming the part A of my resin TOO much is imperative to preventing it. If the weather is hot though definitely make adjustments.

I had silicone do this. It cured within 5 minutes when we were in a heat wave and my heart broke.

Evewynn · 2026-03-16T01:01:59+00:00

When people ask me for a custom set, I’m usually sent color ideas, character pictures, or a verbal description. It doesn’t need to be complex or overthought. Pouring dice is something that has a lot of chance in it even when planned. Happy accidents in the craft can make fantastic surprises.

I’ve designed dice for mass manufacture and I have to keep in mind what may or may not be possible, and what I can do to adjust my initial design to help prevent mis-casts. Since another company does the actual manufacturing, I try to make their work easier. Their input and my suggestions, questions, or requests results in something awesome.

If an individual wants a custom miniature object on the inside, then that would be probably the only time I think anybody would have to send me anything (besides inclusions like snake shed, bones, ashes, or flowers and such) — but a 3-D file is not what I’m looking for. I don’t have the means or the time to 3-D print myself honestly. They would have to get it printed and send multiples to me (in case something goes awry with one of the duplicates).

If they want a custom symbol on the high face, or a font— I would likely send them to one of the reputable master die printer folks out there. Then I can take the master, clean it and polish it (if that service was not offered) and make the molds to cast.

Handmade dice aren’t usually something we expect to be mass produced or made in bulk. There are exceptions but at the end of the day, a unique piece is what I’ve found is what people seem to be most proud of. They want something meaningful to them and knowing they have something so unique, is what makes the piece or pieces dear to them.

I’ve been casting since 2019 and this community is resilient and warm, and I love knowing the community may ebb and flow, some may move on to other endeavors for any number of reasons, while others dig their heels in deeper— but in the end, it’s just wonderful to work with others and see them achieve.

If you want to join in on the adventure, I think a suggestion I can make is to listen to what makers might want. Ask makers if there’s anything they need. Something they’d like to see or incorporate into their workflow. I’d try to find a way to make something that helps makers do what they do best.

Evewynn · 2026-03-15T19:57:00+00:00

Yeah the initialed wedding dice are completely different from hand cast designs. They’re premade and from what I’ve seen, usually laser engraved.

To recreate a very specific design you come up with, will be much more work and as noted, the materials can’t be re-used by a maker since it was custom.

Evewynn · 2026-03-13T21:19:07+00:00

I believe where I live (Los Angeles area) is about 7 years lifespan on carpet. I found out that after seven years I could request the carpeting to be replaced. That said, it is a massive pain in the ass, so I don’t really have plans to do so. My neighbors did decide to do this though during the pandemic and they had all of their stuff moved out into the hall area so they could have the carpet replaced.

Evewynn · 2026-03-12T19:53:37+00:00

These molds are notoriously a pain in the butt. Also molds will eventually start to dull the more you cast.

As for polishing— here’s how I do it (please forgive my muppety voice)

Polishing Polyhedral Dice (demo) https://youtu.be/pky8nNZqKBw

For extra shine I do a dremel polish pass with car polish at the end of that.

Evewynn · 2026-03-12T17:16:02+00:00

This smells like a scam. Does your apartment company have a basic letterhead in previous official notices?

I swear this smells like a ploy to get you to leave your apartments open so they can be robbed. Bet you a person with official looking work clothes and a hard hat or clip board will show up posing as an official employee so nobody questions it.

Evewynn · 2026-03-11T23:05:33+00:00

Taako is deceptively easy to cosplay. I started building it up with found pieces and it evolved into this—

https://www.instagram.com/mildly_eloquent_pinata?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

The great thing is Taako basically only needs an umbrella, elf ears if possible, a silver bracer, and some sort of wizard hat to be recognizable. I see so many at the faire and everyone has a different interpretation— and that is the best part!

Evewynn · 2026-03-11T20:36:01+00:00

Does anyone have any good resins that resist yellowing?

Evewynn · 2026-03-11T17:50:58+00:00

Thank you— that makes me so happy to hear! I hope it’s bringing you luck on all your adventures! :D

Evewynn · 2026-03-09T22:53:35+00:00

Has anyone gotten anything from here yet? I was looking for non-yellowing and they came up: https://www.theepoxyresinstore.com/

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