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holding a set of purple resin dice with white numbers and the title "diy resin dice"

DIY Resin Dice

Ever wanted to make your own DnD resin dice? I finally gave it a shot using a Let’s Resin silicone dice mold—and while I’m still a beginner, I learned a lot along the way! In this step-by-step guide, I’ll show you how to make resin dice at home, what mistakes to avoid, and tips to improve your custom dice.
Yield 1 Set of Dice
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Project Time 30 minutes
Curing Time 1 day
Total Time 1 day 30 minutes

Materials
  

  • Epoxy Resin
  • Pigment mica powder, alcohol ink

Equipment

  • 1 Dice Mold
  • 1 Bubble Remover
  • 1 Heat Gun

Instructions
 

  • Combine equal parts of resin Part A and B (this is the type I used)
    Epoxy Resin
    pouring epoxy resin into a measuring cup with a larger cup next to it that already contains resin
  • Stir in mica powders, glitter, or color shift pigment—just a little goes a long way. Mix for ~5 minutes
    Pigment
    tapping let's resin purple mica powder into a cup with resin while wearing nitrile gloves
  • Put into the bubble remover and run for 7-10 minutes (this is the one I have)
    a solo cup with purple resin bubbling up within the let's resin bubble remover machine
  • Carefully pour resin into each cavity so it's 1/3 full. Use a toothpick to remove any bubbles in the corners and to spread the resin up the sides
    pouring purple epoxy resin into a lets resin dice mold mold
  • Use a heat gun to pop surface bubbles (this is similar to mine)
    using a heat gun on silicone dice mold with purple resin
  • Finish filling the mold so there's a bit of a dome on each die
    pouring purple epoxy resin into a lets resin dice mold from a solo cup
  • Roll the mold lid on and put something on it to weight it down (I use the box of alcohol inks)
    pressing on the top of the lets resin dice mold
  • Let cure for 24-48 hours and then remove from mold
    removing a purple resin d20 from the silicone dice mold
  • Sand down the 1 face on the D20 by spraying water onto the sandpaper and rubbing the face against it on a flat surface. Increase the grits from 1500 to 3000 to 5000
    purple resin die on top of some sand paper with water on it with a d4 in the corner
  • Use acrylic paint to paint on the numbers. Let them dry and then wipe off the excess. I needed 2 coats.
    using a brush to paint white acrylic paint onto the die face
  • Enjoy your dice!
    full set of dnd dice made of resin with white faces

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Keyword Dice, Nerdy Craft, Resin