Dagamant

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[–] Dagamant@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Love a good Dendrogaster post

[–] Dagamant@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

50 is a lot my guy. Not to mention other communities where they received a positive reaction.

Also, the other set like this got almost a hundred where I usually get around 50

[–] Dagamant@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

It’s a bit of a crapshoot. The weight of the black vs the colored with additives is very minuscule. It might show in a float test but in normal use not so much. If I used something like mica powder for a portion of the die that might add more weight to a side. White pigments tend to be a bit heavy so I use them sparingly and make sure they are well mixed. I do try to avoid additives that sink. I have a box of shame for glitters and flakes that sink because they would throw off the balance slightly.

The biggest factor that would throw off weight is bubbles and I do a lot to prevent those. The resin goes through a vacuum chamber with vibration after mixing and the dice cure in a pressure pot to eliminate bubbles completely.

 

The last time I made these I tried a black swirl in the middle and used gold and black foil in the resin. This time I did it a little different and they came out better. I put a bit of black in the bottom of the mold, added cellophane, the poured in the resin with just gold flakes. The picture doesn’t do them justice, they came out way better than before and this time I’m happy with them. They are in the pile to get resin inking and full polish.

[–] Dagamant@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

This is not a good move. Some narrators add a lot to the book with their tone and inflection while AI just doesn’t do that. It can’t understand the story and add subtle emotion to its voice.

[–] Dagamant@lemmy.world 29 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Is that price at full retail price or cost of parts. Either way, sounds like someone misjudged the market by a lot and needs to be ejected from their CEO role.

[–] Dagamant@lemmy.world 25 points 2 weeks ago

That snapping turtle will eat the baby red eared slider. Those turtles arent related at all.

[–] Dagamant@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

I make these with little ESP32 boards. Selling them has made me more money than crypto mining ever did. People love to waste money on stupid things.

[–] Dagamant@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Your English is very good, is it commonly spoken there or do you have another reason for using it? If you had to estimate, how often do people speak Greenlandic, Danish, or English in their daily lives? What about the languages used in written media?

Do you ever go fishing? What are the shores like?

[–] Dagamant@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

He is like a pustule. The disease is underneath and around the area but squeezing it empty will be a huge relief and afterward the healing will accelerate

[–] Dagamant@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

That’s pre polish. I’m not using this one because I screwed up the measurement and the numbers font is too tight in places. Next print is much larger and has a different font for the numbers. The big one is almost 80mm face to face. The largest I can make it with the software. The others are the other sizes for the people who are not his wife. The middle one is larger than the one in the original picture but not by much.

[–] Dagamant@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

It definitely won’t be easy. He was my best friend for almost 30 years. He introduced me to tabletop games when we met and he had a huge collection of games. I think he would appreciate the resting place and being included in games. The last few years he wasn’t able to do much other than GM and he put everything he had into it.

[–] Dagamant@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The plan is to do it differently in each die. The 100mm has a partial blank that will act as a stand for his items. That blank will be made from his ashes. The 60mm will do something similar but instead of items it will have a lock of his hair on the partial blank. The standard sets will be a swirl of his favorite colors and his ashes.

I talked to someone else who makes resin memorial items and they warned me about ashes sinking and not being grey when encased and my plan is to put some of the ashes in an alcohol bath and stir it up, let it sit for a few minutes, and pour the ash that hasn’t settles into a drying dish so I can collect the ultra fine ash to use for the standard sets to help prevent it from sinking. That aside, the color won’t be a huge issue.

 

I’ve started work on the project that got me into dice making in the first place. My friend Dom died earlier this year and his wife asked my to use his ashes in a set of memorial dice. We talked about it for a bit and settled on several things.I am making her a very large die, 100mm, that will encase a few small personal items of his, a 60mm die for his ex who was still very involved in his life, and several sets of standard dice for them to use. All of them will incorporate his ashes in some way. I’m also printing an insert for the 100mm die to make a base that his personal items will rest on.

This is my first test print for the 60mm die and there are some issues I have addressed for the second print which, barring any issues will be the one I polish and use for the mold.

I learned a lot since we decided on this memorial project and one of those things was CURE INHIBITION. For that reason, the mold will be tin cure silicone instead of platinum cure when molding 3D printed dice. I will also need some deep pour resin to make the 100mm one.

 

I dont always use UV reactive pigments but when I do I find out when Im curing the numbers 😵

 

fresh from the pot and Im super happy with them.

 

I wanted to try inverse clouds with black instead of white. It really muted the blue color and darkened them more than I expected. I don’t think they look bad but I’m kinda surprised at how much attention they are getting from people I show them to.

 

Slimes come in all shapes and sizes, this group snuck into my bag and ate my dice :( well, I guess I can use them as long as they keep their shape and don’t eat my gold.

 

This die came out so perfect but the resin held onto to much air so it pulled a void in the pressure pot. I’ve had a vacuum chamber for a while but have put off getting a pump to actually use it. This die convinced me to pull the trigger and I grabbed one from harbor freight. Going to use it on the silicone for the full mold of this set and then the resin for the pours. I’m excited to start making more dice from these masters.

 

I used this mold to make a bunch of 55mm chonks before I tried something new and ended up taking a few chunks out of the inside. I spent the day yesterday cutting it into tiny pieces to use as filler in future molds.

 
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