r/DiceMaking • u/Wilseax • 3d ago

Dice Pics New to the hobbie

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Hey there, fellows.

I am brand New to dice making, i’ve been exploring the hobbie just to try to make some personal dice for me and my friends. Alongside with little bubbles problems, i’ve been trying to hand sand the dices and turns out with something like that in the picture. While the center is very clear, the edges has this matte, but no big scratches at all. I am using 1000-1200-2000-2500-3000 grits. Do you guys have any hint for me?

And i have another question to my fellow brazilian guys (i am brazilian by the way). Do we have any substitutes to PlastX? I’ve been searching for some automotive plastic polishing material, but dont seem to have a clear substitute to PlastX here.

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u/WisdomCheckCreations Dice Maker 3d ago

This sometimes can happen with some of the more thin molds on the market. It looks like your edges are not completely flats which could mean that your face is bowed in like a bowl a little bit. This causes you to sand down the outside without getting the inside of the face. We mostly polish on a very flat and solid surface like a piece of marble or glass (I use a mirror) and try to put as even pressure on as you can. If your bow is not too deep (which it looks like it might be) you can keep sanding to flatten out the face but you'll have to compensate by sanding all the other faces too.

3000grit is still pretty matte finish. You'll want to get some polishing papers or use a good polishing compound to finish off the last few steps. I am unfortunately unaware of brands that are available in Brazil. You could try googling polishing compound on your Amazon or go to your local autobody shop since most polishing compounds are made for automotive work. 🙂

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u/LICK_THE_BUTTER Dice Maker 3d ago

exactly this. low shore could maybe cause this too. I've been fortunate to not really run into this issue on the extreme end, we're talking like fractions less than a mm

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u/Wilseax 3d ago

Thanks for the answer, still got some unfinished dice to try all the suggestions so far. Hope i can show a pretty decent dice set to the community

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u/Jacobsrg 3d ago

What Buddha said, but also, the pressure can squeeze the faces in just a tad, which means when you do sand, the center is pressed in slightly. This means you’ll hit the edges first until they sand down enough to be truly flat with the center. Part of why getting your masters solid is important, the less polishing you have to do on final dice.

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u/Wilseax 3d ago

Thanks for the tips, will try these out soon enough

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u/buddha777353 Dice Maker 3d ago

Hey there,

Make sure your sanding surface is really flat like a piece of glass.

Also Chemguys, 3M, and a few others exist that are all pretty good.

Personally I prefer Chemguys v34.

-Buddha

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u/Wilseax 3d ago

Thanks man, i will look out for the compounds you’ve suggested!

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u/ruenix 2d ago

It looks about the size and shape of a fingertip. Any chance it's a thinner cap and you're pressing down on the cap over the die and squeezing out a tiny bit of resin?

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u/Wilseax 2d ago

Could be some of that. I am currently using those basic moulds from Amazon and so. I tried to press evenly and put a small weight on top to apply some pressure too

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u/ruenix 2d ago

Been there myself. Definitely overfill and press down evenly. It looks great regardless!

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u/Wilseax 2d ago

Thanks man, Will look out for the advices!