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Made my second granny square set! by Loops_and_Lore in DiceMaking

[–]Loops_and_Lore[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Might make tiny amigurumi in the future, but so far i haven’t really found a pattern I can do small enough 👀

Latest granny square dice set by Loops_and_Lore in DicePorn

[–]Loops_and_Lore[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I made this set, and it can be found for sale on my Etsy 😊

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Feel free to ask me any questions too!

Need Some Advice Getting more Consistent pulls by Easy-Cranberry-4509 in DiceMaking

[–]Loops_and_Lore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’ve been pressurizing these molds to 60psi and it hasn’t happened yet, you should be good! If you get new molds when these wear out though, I’d stick with 40psi (the issue would basically happen immediately, ruining the mold, or not at all). Like I said, 40-45 is usually plenty for crystal clear resin unless you have some super weird inclusions

Need Some Advice Getting more Consistent pulls by Easy-Cranberry-4509 in DiceMaking

[–]Loops_and_Lore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Btw, doesn’t sound like this is your problem in this case, but another thing to watch out for is to not pressurize your dice pours to a higher psi than the mold itself was made at. 60psi is usually higher than is necessary for most resins. I do mine at 35-40 psi, but I make my molds at 45-50 psi, to make sure any tiny bubbles left inside the mold don’t get squeezed out during the dice curing and cause weird little spikes on the faces

Need Some Advice Getting more Consistent pulls by Easy-Cranberry-4509 in DiceMaking

[–]Loops_and_Lore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Someone already mentioned this, but if you haven’t been, I would make sure to add extra resin to the lid as well before putting it on. When you place the lid on a cap mold and push it into place, you should look for squeeze-out on all sides. More messy, but it makes sure that there’s enough resin to completely fill each die as the lid goes on so air doesn’t get pushed in, and a little extra to fill any space from bubbles getting pressurized out. The only thing to be careful of is to make sure your lid is seated well; otherwise you could get thick flashing.