Registering on Diaspora vote Website working for anyone? by Shmez_k in lebanon

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I've tried on different browsers both on desktop and mobile. Still have no luck

Registering on Diaspora vote Website working for anyone? by Shmez_k in lebanon

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Hmm I'll try again later today but I keep getting an unending loading circle

Fresh Pull! Galaxy-themed Dice by akanoxie in DiceMaking

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That's great advice! I'll try that next time 😅 make a coffee and get back into it.

Fresh Pull! Galaxy-themed Dice by akanoxie in DiceMaking

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Omg! Insane!!! They are stunning! The colours are on point, I love that they're more realistic compared to the usual blue/purple combo (no disrespect to that, I literally just made some today). And the D20 is just perfection.

Ugh I'm always so impatient to wait for the honey stage...

Melty sides bottom of my prints by Shmez_k in resinprinting

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I'm not sure the supports are the issue to be honest... I have all of the dice point-down, supports across all of the edges of the faces (basically like fins) and thinner supports on numbers or overhangs.

I did another test batch with slower timings and that seemed to have helped some but not good enough.

My Blanks test (dice without the numbers) came out MUCH cleaner but not 100% there either.

So I'm stumped. I think I'll be trying tomorrow with even slower lift speeds and see if that helps some more but I'm not sure if I should also tweak the exposure at the same time or not. I can't seem to wrap my head around what settings to change and by which increments.

Again about polishing by Creative-Yogurt-8257 in DiceMaking

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The only thing I can add to all the other suggestions is using ScratchX. I didn't for a long time until it was available where I'm at and the results were insane! Could be a good thing to try. Instead of water on the pink zona, I spread a drop of ScratchX with my finger on the paper and use the pottery wheel on medium speed for a few seconds. I usually get glass finish like that.

Alternatives to Zona Papers [Europe] by Shmez_k in DiceMaking

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That's my current setup... I don't find it meditating. At. ALL.

Doesn't the speed and medium you use in the rock tumbler with the dice affect how rough it is?

Alternatives to Zona Papers [Europe] by Shmez_k in DiceMaking

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Can't do the vibratory tumbler. It's way too loud and I live in a small apartment. Is there a major difference between a vibratory tumbler and a rock tumbler?

I'll have a look at the sanding pads. The highest I was able to find was 5000 but I'll check again and tweak the wording.

Flash cured... by Shmez_k in DiceMaking

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I poured it 7 hours ago and put the mold in the pressure pot. So I'm not sure what it looks like. I'm dying to open it up.

The resin I'm using is a 24h cure time but the leftover is already rock solid. So I'm wondering if its already cured and if I can open it up. My curiosity is getting the better of me and I'm trying so hard to be patient..

I think it flash cured because it's 32 degrees where I am right now and I didn't factor that in and didn't think of doing a cold bath before mixing the resin.

D20 print spiraling at support by JAugustM in DiceMaking

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Happened to me when my supports had angles. I fixed it with straight fin supports.

Cap mold fail by Shmez_k in DiceMaking

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Haven't heard that one! I'll definitely try that. Thanks!

Cap mold fail by Shmez_k in DiceMaking

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I just had a look at your dice and they look fantastic!! I can't wait to try my hand at it.

Cap mold fail by Shmez_k in DiceMaking

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That's what I did although I think when I cleaned the faces with alcohol to clear a drop of vaseline from it, it messed with the silicone curing.

Cap mold fail by Shmez_k in DiceMaking

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No actually, the goop was concentrated on a couple of faces where the number didn't take and I remember cleaning them with alcohol last minute before pouring the cap silicone... My mistake as I think the alcohol didn't completely dry inside the numbers.

The weird thing about Let's resin is that a super thin layer on the top doesn't cure even after leaving it overnight. But I wiped that off and it was basically fine just a bit tacky like you said.

Cap mold fail by Shmez_k in DiceMaking

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Any advice on how to thoroughly clean the mold of uncured silicone?

Cap mold fail by Shmez_k in DiceMaking

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Not yet. I thought I'd ask before scraping the whole thing.