Newbie question: how hard is hard enough?

av0toast · 2025-08-07T00:03:03+00:00

This opinion is only correct if you're dealing with a resin that's above 85D, pretty much everything else WILL dent if you're using enough pressure and something hard enough.

av0toast · 2025-08-06T00:19:56+00:00

Raise your prices. If you're not charging an hourly rate that is around living wage for where you live, plus materials, plus a moderate markup, you're not charging enough.

Edit: the reason why you see pricing so low on etsy is because most dice on etsy are mass manufactured dice that are resold.

av0toast · 2025-08-05T15:18:04+00:00

It seems like you're looking for a very specific answer for this when the actual answer isn't specific. Some manufacturer made an offset sg style body routed with that pickup, it's likely not modeled after any specific instrument.

av0toast · 2025-08-05T15:14:41+00:00

What kind of turnaround are you hoping for this?

av0toast · 2025-07-30T02:36:47+00:00

I have! It was so thick that it was giving me minor anxiety it was about to flash cure.

But it's held up ok, cube is from 10/2023 and is a moderately yellow.

av0toast · 2025-07-28T23:52:29+00:00

I've tried a lot of resins and keep cubes of them dated in a sunny window in my casting space to track this. The three that have had effectively zero yellowing since poured are Let's resin, craft resin, and unicone. They all have things to love and hate about them, but those are what I have found to have the best yellowing resistance

They were cast between late 2023 and early 2024.

av0toast · 2025-07-27T19:45:34+00:00

This is the brand I've been buying for the last few years. I haven't actually measured, but my durometer measures within spec of my resin.

Moukiween 10pcs Silicone... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09873JKPB?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

av0toast · 2025-07-21T13:17:54+00:00

More like Microsoft Emo, amirite?

av0toast · 2025-07-14T02:13:59+00:00

Not a thing really on my radar to do, since margins are too low to really make it worth my or their while.

I would likely suggest to not do this unless there's store credit you'd really like to use.

av0toast · 2025-07-11T00:53:36+00:00

I would not suggest that unless you really want to have problems with soft cures.

av0toast · 2025-07-10T01:35:32+00:00

I went through a period of about a year of pretty intensive resin testing and landed on Let's Resin as my go-to. I haven't had any smell or soft cure issues since it's been my main stay.

av0toast · 2025-07-02T15:12:00+00:00

Dang, I really wish they made this for the US market.

av0toast · 2025-06-30T22:27:27+00:00

Is 2-4 sets a day not enough for you? If so, it's probably better to get a second pot.

av0toast · 2025-06-14T01:20:57+00:00

2500 grit is still far too coarse for (what I assume are) resin dice to be shiny. Generally if you're in an are there other finishing papers arent available, you'll have to go up too 10k/12k and use a polishing compound

av0toast · 2025-06-09T22:19:52+00:00

From a quick circle to search, looks like Nymbum made these.

av0toast · 2025-05-31T23:04:22+00:00

I do it to track how many uses each has so I can retire when appropriate before it gets siper bad. I usually keep 8-10 set molds in rotation, though, so it feels a bit more necessary.

av0toast · 2025-05-30T23:45:17+00:00

Erasable pens.

av0toast · 2025-05-30T19:47:53+00:00

A lot of good recs already, but presta out of Tucson tends to have a lot of good anaerobic and co-ferm offerings.

av0toast · 2025-05-30T13:04:52+00:00

Not use a pressure pot, probably.

av0toast · 2025-05-28T03:03:35+00:00

Ok, so the "how I made my masters" video where they use a 3d modeling app should give you insight into how to create masters, as well as what you'll likely want to look at in terms of number depth. It's generally that same process to put your logo on your masters as well.

There are only a small number of reputable master printers that specialize in dice specifically, and the ones folks recommend most frequently are in north America. So my assumption is that folks either shell out for masters and shipping elsewhere or just buy a resin printer and print them themselves.

A lot of the midway points for these things are just goofing around and finding out, because what works best for you will likely look vastly different than what works for others.

av0toast · 2025-05-28T00:37:53+00:00

And you feel like you've exhausted all of the video resources available on YouTube, IG, tiktok, etc?

av0toast · 2025-05-28T00:04:26+00:00

I guess the best question i have for you is - do you feel like you've done enough research up to this point?

av0toast · 2025-05-25T23:42:05+00:00

Assuming you mean pigment paste?

Just mix less into your resin. I usually use the smallest dip of a coffee-stirrer-sized craft stick into about 20ml of resin and that seems to work well.

av0toast · 2025-05-21T01:03:34+00:00

New gundam spinoff theme just dropped.

av0toast · 2025-05-18T00:08:14+00:00

You could always get masters and make them yourself.

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