How To make Liquid Core Dice!

Swirling shimmering liquid core dice are a lot of fun. I've had a couple people tell me they are daunted by the idea of making them, but they're not too difficult once you do a couple. In this video I'll walk you through my process for making them!
Materials Used:
Art N' Glow Resin: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
Respirator with vapor cartridges, and gloves
UV Resin: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
UV Light
99% Isopropyl Alcohol
Glycerine
Water
18mm Glass Spheres (used in my d20s, may be different for your own dice): www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
14mm Glass Spheres (used in d10s): www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
Mica Powder: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08...
Multichrome Flakes: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09...
Background Music:
The 49th Street Galleria by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Source: chriszabriskie.com/uvp/
Artist: chriszabriskie.com/

[@SneakyViz]

Was searching how to do this and google's AI straight up copied the script from this video. Glad to have found the actual source. Great video!

[@alchemistsattic]

Oh, that's interesting! Glad you found your way here, too :)

[@r-pupz7032]

So beautiful! The algorithm did it's dark magic and for once I am delighted, I feel like I've found a true hidden gem channel 🔮💜

[@alchemistsattic]

Aw thanks! That's so nice of you to say 😊

[@Zanta]

I was searching how to do this but couldn't think of the words to search for it and it appeared in my recommendation. Thank you for showing how it's done

[@alchemistsattic]

My pleasure!

[@melodywave3]

these are absolutely incredible

[@Blueisbluetube]

Those are gorgeous and such a magical result from a quite logical process

[@ninjawithnobalance]

Thank you I wanted to learn to make this because I love looking at it

[@harleynetasha366]

Thank you so much for sharing this. Also you have such a soothing fun voice, extremely enjoyable to listen to

[@kimorourke9988]

This is a great tutorial! I especially like you pointing out which steps are personal preference. Your voice is really soothing also!

[@alchemistsattic]

Aw, thanks! I'm glad you liked it. I feel like part of the fun of making dice is all the personal flair people put into it, so I never want to stifle that creativity in folks :)

[@Science__Politics]

Absolutely love this channel

[@alchemistsattic]

Aww, thanks! That's so nice of you to say :)

[@OnigiriSuiko]

thank you for this! I can't wait to make these.

[@owlangel7234]

Really interesting and the charms looked great.

[@shirolee]

That's awesome!

[@GalaxyCat404]

Yo thank you! Your guidance is much appreciated

[@melodywave3]

this video hit my front page so i hope your subscriber count keeps going up because of it heppening to more people!

[@alchemistsattic]

Aw thanks! I'm glad you liked it :)

[@216tessa1234]

Love this! If you use a ring to set the sphere on then you can avoid and residue getting on them from the clay.

[@alchemistsattic]

Great idea!

[@violettracey]

That is awesome! Thank you for the tutorial!

[@alchemistsattic]

Glad you liked it!

[@gen-thethreadedbobbin]

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!! I have a cheap dice mold, it works fine for making dice as gifts, but really wanted to make my nephew a set with a liquid core. I really appreciate you sharing this tutorial with everyone, it's a big help. My biggest issue is on my mold the triangle shaped die isn't very big, the internal space is quite small. That will be my next hurtle, finding small enough globe to fit in that one. 😅 Again, thank you so much for this video! ❤

[@alchemistsattic]

Oh, yeah, the d4s need TINY globes. I finally found some 8mm ones that fit mine, but it's a close thing (here's the ones I use. Dunno if they'd be small enough for yours: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B082QT6VC8 )

[@nobodi12]

loved it

[@TheCraigMac]

Great video!

[@kamicosmos]

I was looking at my liquid core die, and thought 'how do they do that' so I hit youtube and your video was the first one. Awesome! Very cool process! Good video too, btw!

[@alchemistsattic]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@tfae701]

Thanks for this video! I watched this because I was curious how you handled hiding the hole on the glass globe, or if you used a different globe to make these. On one of mine, I actually made one into a Pokeball for a Pokemon TCG damage counters and it masked the hole pretty well. ^_^;; I used Rybonator's (sp?) tutorial for my liquid cores, though I did not add any rubbing alcohol and haven't got the glycerin to try that yet. I once tried a few drops of 99% alcohol to try and keep the mica from clumping (or at least that's what someone told me to try), but for me what ended up happening was that the UV resin ended up sinking into my water and made a goopy mess, vs when I don't put the rubbing alcohol in, the UV resin will just float on top of the water (but my UV resin is kinda thin atm due to summer climate, so I point my UV light onto my balls as I'm putting the UV resin on to seal it. I use Let's Resin "Upgraded crystal clear 250ml" UV resin for mine.

[@alchemistsattic]

That sounds super cool with the pokeball! Good to know on the other stuff, too. Hopefully if someone runs into similar issues, they'll see this :)

[@astralvelocity]

woah this is really cool!! there’s something about mica powder that’s just so pretty :D

[@alchemistsattic]

Right? I love that shimmery sparkle it gives :D

[@UsuariaDeIncognito]

Llevo meses buscando cómo hacerlo, muchas gracias por el vídeo

[@alchemistsattic]

De nada! Glad to help :D

[@rioluna06]

I learned so much from your tutorial. And i found something to seal the sphereswithout this big lump of UV Resin. I take some Plastiksheet (most of the time it's some protektiv piece of plastic) and make holes with a Perforator. I place the little circles on the sphere und just need a tiny little bit of UV Resin.

[@alchemistsattic]

That's a great idea! I'll have to try that sometime :)

[@MischabellaAdamyan]

Thank you for sharing with us your technique! Also you kinda sound like Amanda Bines and that was entertaining 😊

[@jamesokane1739]

You answered one of the biggest stumbling blocks I've had, which is where to find caps for the spheres. The answer is you don't. It's just the UV resin and a slightly less spherical object. Thank you!

[@alchemistsattic]

Glad I could help out!

[@RanchAddict311]

I liked this

[@printingwithlue4310]

Dope. As. FUUUUUUUUUUQ 😮😍 Excellent tutorial👏👏 First time viewer, instant subscriber. Love this level of artisitc creativity.🫡🫡

[@Dawns_Creative_Carousel]

Omg I have been looking for a video on this everywhere! Everyone is like just put a bauble in the Middle Easy peezy!! No what bauble? Thank you so much for making this video! You got another subscriber! I’m sure you’re like whoopee! I’m excited though haha!

[@alchemistsattic]

I'm always excited to have another subscriber :D Glad you found the video helpful!

[@Dawns_Creative_Carousel]

@@alchemistsatticjust watched it again because I’m going to do liquid core skeleton key chains 🥰 and your video is the best! Do you just buy those baubles? I wish there was a way to make them myself lol😂

[@alchemistsattic]

@@Dawns_Creative_Carousel I do just buy them, yes, although I had someone recommend this mold to make half domes which I plan to try out at some point!: www.aliexpress.us/item/3256801297499949.html

[@VoxMora]

I’ve always loved liquid core dice, am I curious if the core throws off the balance/rolls of the dice.

[@Shadowphonix11]

Wow these are stunning!! Love the little moon/star charms on the orbs! I have a question for you though: did you find the orbs you put into the dice had a tendency to sink to the bottom in the dice, or did you have a way to stop this from happening and keep them centred in the dice????

[@alchemistsattic]

the orbs just barely rest against the numbers, which keep them centered in the molds :D

[@AudioVisualRomance]

Awesome, will use this to make a stick shift knob

[@alchemistsattic]

Oooh, that sounds cool!

[@HKYT649]

cool

[@SachaWalkerArt]

Nice ideas ;)

[@alchemistsattic]

Thanks!

[@creepertech9872]

Hey mate, love this video and your channel is great. Quick question though, where do you get all your supplies from, and the dice molds?

[@alchemistsattic]

I'm actually planning on making a video on what materials I use soon, so keep na eye out for that! As for the molds, I made them myself. Here's a link to my first ever video where I go over the mold-making process: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYi9maetYrpgZpY

[@charlesraley1072]

Hi! I love your work! It's really inspiring! It's actually gotten me to start trying to make some dice for my gaming group! Any advice on orbs for a standard D4? I want to try some liquid cores.

[@alchemistsattic]

That's awesome! If I'm remembering correctly, the smallest orbs I've found (and the only ones I've found to work with my pyramid d4s) have been these 8mm ones: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B082QT6VC8

[@charlesraley1072]

@@alchemistsattic Thank you so much! I'm definitely going to grab some of these and give it a try!

[@Zentao420]

You can use metal if you use some kind of oil instead of water! It would make for some cool effects!

[@alchemistsattic]

I got some mineral oil, I'll have to give it a try :)

[@xXDareiosXx]

Very helpful tutorial, showing all the steps and even going off to describe other methods and how those would work. I saw that you were quite active in the comments as well, so I was wondering if you could answer a question I couldn't find an answer to elsewhere. For these liquid core dice, is a pressure chamber absolutely necessary? I can get a pretty clean result on regular dice with just warming the resin, swirling slowly with a plastic rod, but I'm really not sure if that technique would work with the tight spaces the glass balls would produce. Do you happen to have any experience in doing this without a pressure chamber?

[@alchemistsattic]

I don't really have any experience trying it without a pressure pot, so I'm honestly not sure. If making dice has been working for you without one, I don't see why you couldn't get the liquid core to work. You could always try it and see! I'd probably recommend trying to coat the inside of the mold with resin before putting the core in, and maybe dipping the core in resin before putting it in as well. My main concern would be getting resin into all the nooks and crannies in the numbers, since I sometimes have issues with that, even with the pressure pot. Take this all with a grain of salt, though, since I haven't actually tried it without a pressure pot.

[@alexandrejannuzzi9815]

Thanks for the video!! Any tips on how to avoid making the dice unbalanced?

[@alchemistsattic]

I honestly wouldn't worry about it too much. The sphere is centered and the liquid isn't fixed to any one side, so it shouldn't really affect the weighting, I'd think.

[@valentinabobrysheva3598]

Hi, isn’t it killing the fur to the spheres density? Does the liquid mess up with the mass and you can’t rely on it while playing with dices?

[@arielwong2817]

Great video!! Just wondering if I dont have a pressure pot will it still work? 🙇🏻‍♀️ thanks

[@alchemistsattic]

I haven't personally tried it without a pressure pot, so I'm not sure, but I imagine it would be at least worth trying! I'd just make sure to add some resin to the molds first to prevent air from getting trapped under the sphere.

[@newfangs]

love it! you mentioned oil being effective at suspending mica - can i ask what kind of oil you used? i'm trying to replicate a liquid core in a cosplay project but i wouldn't need enough liquid to justify purchasing glycerin if i don't have to!

[@alchemistsattic]

I got mineral oil. Baby oil might also work, it's basically the same thing, but sometimes it has a colored tint to it. Yeah, it suspends it well, but things don't swirl very much with the oil, at least at the scale I'm working at. Hopefully it works well for your project, though :)

[@lauriedugan5181]

These are beautiful. I have been trying to perfect this type of dice making. I’m having trouble getting the glass bead centered in the dice. It always seems to shift more to one side than the other. Any suggestions?

[@alchemistsattic]

You might need to get a slightly larger sphere. In a perfect world, the sphere would be just big enough to touch the numbers and have them hold the sphere in place, but I know it can be hard to get exactly the right size since there's limited sizes available. So, if the next size up doesn't work (too big, not available, etc.), maybe you could add some uv resin to the outside of the current spheres you have to bulk it up a bit and make it rest against the numbers more firmly?

[@rhiannon5883]

Have you found an orb size that works for a d4? I use both the standard shape and shard.

[@alchemistsattic]

I got some... I think it was 10mm ones? that fit in my crystal shaped d4s, but I haven't gotten any for my pyramid. I'd need to do some math to figure out what size I'd need for those, but they'd have to be tiny for sure. Lemme do some geometry, just a sec... Ok. I'd roughly estimate around 5mm spheres for my pyramids? If they exist, of course.

[@francescamengozzi6209]

Gracias por el tutorial!! Estaba buscando cómo hacer estos dados. Me queda la duda: dónde conseguiste los moldes circulares?

[@alchemistsattic]

The spheres I use inside the dice? I got ones like these off of Amazon: www.amazon.com/PH-PandaHall-Bottles-Spheres-Crystal/dp/B0C8NHLL7L

[@user-jp9sw3cc8b]

Hello, your work is really impressive. Could you tell me what size of dice you are able to manufacture? I have some dice molds but the 16mm spheres are really too small compared to those molds.

[@alchemistsattic]

If I remember correctly, my dice are 21mm, and the spheres I use are 18mm :)

[@mcharizard0137]

What type of molds do you use? The only one I have has those nasty overflow areas so I have to sand the nub off which is annoying! But with yours it was a quick peel and done! Love the dice by the way I really wanna try this out now!

[@alchemistsattic]

I make my own! I actually have a video showing how I make them here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYi9maetYrpgZpY :)

[@Sociallycontracted]

Where do you get the glass cores?

[@dromeaetherium211]

Thank you so much! I'm thinking if no one from my friends or family for my birthday get me resin dice molds to just buy one myself, I've gotten into DnD and y'know an addiction to buying dice is starting to occur I HAVE NOT STARTED. My family had lots of dice which allowed me not to buy dice but soo temptinh

[@alchemistsattic]

Best of luck! Making dice is a lot of work, but also a lot of fun :)

[@xo.kaypea]

is there a video on what you use to paint the numbers and seal the paint to prevent chipping?

[@alchemistsattic]

I just use acrylic paint. Once it's in the numbers, since they're inset, it stays there without chipping quite well.

[@jatna77]

Thanks for the vid. How do you make sure that the globes stay centered? Do the just naturally sit in the center?

[@alchemistsattic]

The numbers extend into the mold, so I get spheres that just barely rest against them so that the numbers hold them in place :)

[@jatna77]

@@alchemistsattic Thank you. I am amazed that that works.

[@pameladelgado187]

I have a question. How long do you put the molds in the preasure pot? Just a few minuts or as long as it take to get harden?

[@alchemistsattic]

The whole time it's curing, so about 24 hours for my resin.

[@jessithompson8539]

Do the charms or capping the sphere change how it's weighted?

[@alchemistsattic]

Probably slightly (no die is perfectly weighted, just due to the nature of the numbers being different and all that), but in the grand scheme of things it shouldn't matter too much.

[@thestarvingzebra5427]

I’m so glad I stumbled onto your channel! You remind me of a good friend I had in college. Odd question: do you find that the vibrancy of the alcohol inks dulls over time? I know that for resin pieces (even those with UV protection built in) in direct and indirect sunlight, it can still sometimes degrade over time, but since dice likely won’t be in sunlight much, maybe it isn’t so much of a concern…? I’ve been overly cautious about using alcohol in my resin pieces due to this fear.

[@alchemistsattic]

Aw, that's so nice. I'm glad you stumbled here, too :) As for your question: I've only been making dice for a couple of years and they don't get much sun so I haven't seen a huge change. That said I know of a friend who had a piece go from purple to pink after it sat in the sun for a while. I've heard that resin pigments have a better lightfastness, but I'm not really sure and you can't get all the same effects with the pigments vs, the inks. You might be able to look up the lightfastness (how pigments fade in light) of some inks actually, I haven't checked.

[@thestarvingzebra5427]

@@alchemistsattic Thank you so much for your reply! You’re right-nothing (that I’ve seen, at least) replicates the beautiful effects of alcohol inks, which is a shame. I’ll have to look more into it, though your videos and response have certainly calmed those concerns quite a bit!

[@alchemistsattic]

@@thestarvingzebra5427 Glad I could help!

[@ViewtifulZeke]

I just got a few sets of beer themed dice and a liquid core d20, and I was thinking that it would be neat if they'd made the beer themed dice liquid core dice. not sure how you'd get the effect of the foam staying on top and having the fizz "bubbles" stay suspended.

[@alchemistsattic]

hm... I wonder if you could just find something that floats on top of the liquid that just looks like foam? Like little foam pieces or something? It'd be fun to experiment with at the very least :)

[@Caildyn]

I wonder if you'd be able to make liquid core dice that have some dragon or monster eye in them that floats or turns up to the dice facette that points up. Would be really interesting to see

[@alchemistsattic]

I've wanted to make some of those! I think it'd take a bit of research and some changes in my liquid core process, but it'd be really cool :)

[@jakobworm781]

Can i make thse without the pressure pot and using Green Stuff World's silicone dice mold 102x102mm ?

[@alchemistsattic]

No idea- I've not used that mold before. Could be worth a shot, though!

[@ajmvemannars]

What is the preassure for the vaccuum part?

[@alchemistsattic]

I let my dice cure under about 35-40psi of pressure.

[@SemkOld]

Can you shave down the UV resin after it’s set to have a close to perfect sphere? Or will it cause scuff marks that you can’t buff out?

[@alchemistsattic]

I'm not sure. I honestly haven't tried anything like that because I don't want to accidentally pull the UV resin off- it's not really on there SUPER strongly. You could always try it out and see how it goes, though :)

[@caerlong]

hello good!! Where are the molds you use in the dice from?

[@alchemistsattic]

I make my own dice molds :)

[@nyxxn7198]

Where did you get the glass spheres? I was looking for them but wasn’t able to find them😖

[@alchemistsattic]

I just found them on Amazon, like these ones: www.amazon.com/PH-PandaHall-Bottles-Spheres-Crystal/dp/B0C8NHLL7L

[@dracofaunus]

So beautiful! Queston, how do you keep the UV resin from falling into the liquid when sealing the exit? I struggle with that.

[@alchemistsattic]

So, I haven't had too much trouble with that, but someone who did have that problem let me know that they reduced how much alcohol they put in and it made it so the UV resin didn't fall in as much.

[@dracofaunus]

@@alchemistsattic Ooh, alright! Thank you so much!

[@InventiveHarvest]

Have you tried 1/2 water and 1/2 oil for a wave machine effect?

[@alchemistsattic]

Ooh, no I haven't. I'll have to try that next!

[@unholybunbun1574]

What type of glycerin is this?? I know there's several different kinds. I want to grab the right one

[@alchemistsattic]

I'll be honest, I'm not 100% sure. I'm just using some that I got from a family member a long while back.

[@Chupaloop14]

What size difference between globes and dice would you recommend?

[@alchemistsattic]

Depends on how deep the numbers are, tbh, but probably around 2mm smaller than the narrowest part of the die? You want it just barely touching the numbers on the inside so they stay in place, but don't apply pressure to the molds and make them bow outwards.

[@gothmomren]

What do you recommend if you don't have a pressure pot?

[@alchemistsattic]

You might look at thinner resins that won't trap air as much, and possibly molds with sprues or wells for extra resin (to fill in areas as bubbles rise to the surface and act as a vent for air to escape, as opposed to just pure cap molds like I use).

[@flyaaaaaaaa]

Great Tutorial - Love it! One question: in KZbin Video, when you put Them out (you are spinning one of them between your fingers) they seem to be a little Bit frostet/dull. At the End all dices are shining. What have You done? Polishing? Thank you! :)

[@alchemistsattic]

Yep yep, I sanded off the rough edges and flashing and then polished them in a tumbler with a hardwood media and plastic polish :)

[@flyaaaaaaaa]

Awesome - Thank you! Do You have a link whichone you are using?

[@alchemistsattic]

@@flyaaaaaaaa It's this polish: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000AY3SR This tumbler: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001MYGLJC And the cube hardwood medium from here: www.kramerindustriesonline.com/product/hardwood-tumbling-media/ Maybe I'll do a video talking about my polishing process at some point, but I don't have a dedicated video on it currently.

[@alexserra9605]

What is the pressure pot for

[@alchemistsattic]

It gets rid of all the bubbles in the resin :)

[@OlyaMyod]

Thank you for this video! It was exactly what I was looking for ✨ However, when I try to do the same effect, glitter just sticks to itself meaning it's like a clump that floats to the surface. I tried using more water and less glitter but it doesn't help. Do you know what can help in this situation? 🥺

[@alchemistsattic]

I've had similar issues with glitter, unfortunately :/. With Mica, I'll sometimes pour part of the liquid into the sphere and then take a coffee stirrer and mix in the mica a bit before filing the sphere up the rest of the way to try and get the mica incorporated. Sometimes I'll still end up with a little clump of something stuck to where I seal up the hole, though. I'm not sure on the glitter. If anyone else has any ideas, do let us know!

[@OlyaMyod]

@@alchemistsattic Thank you! I actually tried holographic glitter after that and while it clamps, it still looks really beautiful when rotates. Noticed that another glitter with differently sized particles (mix of micro and small sized) looks always kinda off, though. However, I have a problem when my sphere is off center. Can you please tell me what size do you use? I used 16mm globes in mine and they seem kinda small

[@alchemistsattic]

@@OlyaMyod I use the 18mm ones in my d20s, I believe

[@pinkmarshmello30]

Is it normal for the powder of choice to fall to the bottom? I tried shaking it but it just got stuck at the bottom??

[@alchemistsattic]

Depends on the powder, I've found. Shimmery mica powder usually does ok (It settles over time, but swirls back up again pretty quick if you shake the die around), but glow in the dark powders seem to end up a gloopy lump stuck to the bottom.

[@aloyhyrule5312]

What dye do you use to colour the resin?

[@alchemistsattic]

Depends on the effect I'm going for, but usually alcohol inks. I go over the different options more in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZvOloBprNdsftU

[@NiaJustNia]

Liquid core skull would be cool!

[@alchemistsattic]

ooh, like a skull inside of the core, or a skull that has a core inside of it?

[@NiaJustNia]

@@alchemistsattic Honestly, both would be amazing! A skull with swirly innards would look amazing, but a dice with little swirling skulls would be equally as fantastic. You could put some neon green mica in with the mini skulls so it looks like an evil cauldron or acid pit

[@anastasiaromanov2099]

Where do you get your molds?

[@alchemistsattic]

I made them! :D

[@lauracoleman8049]

How do you keep the UV resin out of the sphere and creating a solid mass in the globe?

[@alchemistsattic]

The water helps some. I try to start putting the resin down on the outside of the hole and then work my way inward, too, so that has a little bit of support and doesn't displace the water in the middle as much.

[@lauracoleman8049]

@@alchemistsattic thank you!!!

[@hunterlane5997]

Do you know if this messes with how the dice rolls?

[@alchemistsattic]

They seem to roll normally

[@hunterlane5997]

@@alchemistsattic awesome, thank you

[@Migssgarcia]

Does the liquid inside separate from each other when not touched or shaken?

[@alchemistsattic]

The glitter and mica settle, but the liquid itself stays pretty consistent, in my experience.

[@Migssgarcia]

@@alchemistsattic Cool! Thanks!

[@maddieanderson5151]

Where did you get the molds?

[@alchemistsattic]

made 'em :)

[@brickmoxoffical]

Hi. Can i use a Part of your Video Were you Roll the dice for a Lego DnD Video ? Just a gewesen seconds? Thanks nice Video

[@alchemistsattic]

Sure, go for it- just don't, like, use the whole thing. Feel free to tag me in it, too. I'd love to see how your video turns out :)

[@DROPKICKaZOMBIE]

interesting. :)

[@hannah6264]

Where do you get your molds from? Im struggling to find good ones as im reading mixed reviews on etsy :(

[@alchemistsattic]

I make my own. With the number of dice I've made it just works out better in the long run. If you go back on my channel, my first ever video is me showing how I make them. Sorry I don't have any recs on where to buy them.

[@christineworley8842]

Do you sell them?

[@alchemistsattic]

@@christineworley8842 I don't. I'll be honest, making molds is my least favorite part of making dice, lol

[@llGreyll.]

I’m so curious how the weight works. Though I don’t play D&D, I just started a dice collection. I’m just obsessed with dice, they’re so pretty. I’ve heard about weight balancing being very important so you don’t get the same number more than others. How would weight balancing work with this type of dice since I’m sure filling in the hole would put more weight in that are leading to more rolls in its direction?

[@alchemistsattic]

Honestly, the area with the hole is probably slightly lighter, since the glass is heavier than the resin. That said, it's probably a negligible difference. Technically no die is perfectly weighted (the different numbers on the faces are going to slightly affect the balance, even), but when it comes to actually using the dice that slight difference usually doesn't matter too much. Also, dice (at least mine) are designed so that different value numbers are spread out across the die, so even if the die is slightly weighted towards one end, you should still get a broad range of values that you roll.

[@llGreyll.]

@@alchemistsattic Thank you for the response and knowledge. Dice are so beautiful to me I’ve recently become obsessed with collecting. I’ll definitely stay tuned and watch future videos. ❤️

[@Anarasha]

Theoretically, you would actually also be able to *make* these liquid core containers yourself by shaping them out of UV resin and building it up - either that or if you have a resin printer available :D Anyway, thank you for this video, it saved me a lot of trouble trying to figure it out on my own by trial and error!

[@alchemistsattic]

Glad to be of help!

[@Anarasha]

@@alchemistsattic When you put them in the pressure pot, you just leave the lids on, right? You don't in any way de-gas the resin without the lid first? And how long do you leave them in the pot before taking them out? I'm gonna get one next month I believe(as well as some fresh resin, it's surprising how much expired resin resembles pee....), so a few pointers from someone who's clearly a pro at this would be awesome :D

[@alchemistsattic]

@@Anarasha I do usually let my molds sit on the table a minute before putting the lids on (usually just while I'm making a couple other sets of dice, not super long) so any air bubbles have a chance to rise to the surface, and then I spritz the top of the resin with some isopropyl alcohol to pop those bubbles before putting the lids on, but I don't use a vacuum chamber or anything, just the pressure pot. The pressure pot really does wonders! (you might go look at the end of one of my dice pouring livestreams if you want to see my process of putting lids on more. It's nothing exciting, but you'll be able to see what I mean.) And time in the pressure pot really depends on cure time of the resin you're using and temperature. I usually wait around 24 hours since that's the, like, "soft" cure time on my resin (gotta wait 48 hours for full cure enough to sand), but I'll also go and check the resin in my mixing cup before taking things out to see if it's still soft or sticks to itself if I crumple it up into a ball (if it does stick, it's too soft to take out). But for example, I was leaving things a few extra hours this winter when it was cold in the room my pressure pot is in, as the cold slowed down how fast it cured. And I know what you mean about the resin. I have some old stuff I need to toss out that is SO yellow, lol

[@Anarasha]

@@alchemistsattic thank you so much for all your help! My first liquid core die turned out terrible due to bubbles. My second one turned out quite reasonable after I spent some time de-gassing! :D I'm thinking I'm gonna get there once I get a pressure pot and maybe a vacuum chamber. Do you have any suggestions for a brand of pressure pot that won't break the bank? (around $150 if they come in that price range) Finally, do you have a Patreon or some "buy me a coffee" link so I can make a small donation to thank you for taking the time to answer all my dumb questions? :-)

[@alchemistsattic]

@@Anarasha I got a paint pot from Harbor Freight and then converted it into a pressure pot myself. There's videos around on how to do that (not sure of any specific one, but I know I watched one to set mine up). Def cheaper, but I know it can be a little tricky to get them working without any leaks (there's ways to fix those, though). Once all the kinks are worked out, it works just fine. I've been using mine for probably almost 3 years now? And I'm always happy to help folks on their dice making journey :). If it interests you, though, I have a Patreon here: www.patreon.com/alchemistsattic

[@user-gi7ed6pz4f]

Can I ask where you got your dice molds?!

[@alchemistsattic]

I made them :) If you go back to the first video on my channel, I show how.

[@user-gi7ed6pz4f]

@@alchemistsattic oh wow! They look super sturdy! I don’t know that I’m capable of making them but thanks so much!

[@gammavein5035]

Whats a pressure pot?

[@alchemistsattic]

It's a pot that I put my resin pieces in to cure while under about 35-40psi of pressure. It gets rid of all the bubbles in the finished pieces.

[@qwertyforwen2342]

My DM recently got liquid core dice and it’s an eyeball that always faces up

[@alchemistsattic]

That's super fun!

[@lewasil]

Why don't they sell just the spheres? For some people who aren't dice people. These are so cool! ❤❤❤

[@alchemistsattic]

I've been thinking of making some of just the spheres to turn into jewelry. Good to know there's an interest!

[@Alareth]

I've always wondered how this affects the balance on a die.

[@alchemistsattic]

I don't see why it would. It's not like there's something heavy at one end or anything like that.

[@pendalink]

the liquid inside would affect the degree to which it oriented along a spin axis once thrown, but the numbers that axis fell on shouldnt correlate with random throws. just a thought idrk

[@areafifty]

I worry the hole in the glass sphere would throw off the balance

[@dakotafrisbie2033]

i am surprised someone hasnt put that colored oil inside the core yet. Like the kind found in desk toys

[@alchemistsattic]

Keep an eye out for my next video ;)

[@dakotafrisbie2033]

@@alchemistsattic Pfft. I am guessing its an interesting enough idea?

[@MeguVusion]

The only issue I have with anything in my dice is that there is that issue of dice being accidentally “loaded” to a certain number.

[@alchemistsattic]

That's why I try to get spheres that are the right size (barely touching all the numbers) so they are centered.

[@greendragonfly4831]

Oil would most likely discolor and deteriorate the resin over time.

[@muuubiee]

why not use plastic from a soda bottle (may be able to find appropriately large leather hole puncher), and some epoxy/resin, to glue it shut without any bubbles? Chilling the liquid right above it's freezing temperature might also make whatever bubbles slightly smaller, but probably not worth the effort.

[@Okaminogadian]

I don't know why mine explode

[@lukacraft1915]

Я использую детское масло чтобы блестки двигались плавно

[@alchemistsattic]

I'll have to try that with the chunkier glitter sometime :). I found that the fine mica powder didn't swirl much when I tried it in mineral oil, though.

[@lukacraft1915]

​@@alchemistsattic думаю это зависит от личных предпочтений. Мне, например, нравится когда блестки двигаются медленно и плавно создавая приятный перелив.

[@Zentao420]

Since it's being cast in acrylic anyways, you can just as well seal the hole with a hot glue gun. Even if the hole is compromised, as long as it's a good cast, the liquid won't have any room to escape.

[@monstersmike4585]

Did you go to school for this?

[@alchemistsattic]

I have a fine arts minor, but otherwise no, not really. I mostly picked it up by experimenting, asking other dice makers how they did things, and watching other people's youtube videos (Rybonator is a big one for dice making). My actual bachelors degree is in general science with a focus in mathematics.

[@verdenaihl]

use gloves also

[@CloudSproutStudio]

FYI if you're using UV resin, you need to wear gloves and a respirator! It's pretty toxic );

[@LeonMorneau]

This is gonna sound bad, but I think you’re the only dice making KZbin content creator (that I know) being a woman that hasn’t made me cringe instantly. Very good content, sorry if this sounds kinda sexist, it’s not what I mean by this.

[@faroshscale]

weirdo

[@LeonMorneau]

@@faroshscale looking back, I don’t understand what the logic behind this is

[@alexistaylor969]

depending on the resin you can just use mineral oil. If it doesn't flow enough it adds the effect of the die coming to life by being kept in your warm hand, or in your cleavage. "Oh he's sleepy, better let him take a nap before playing", then pull him out after a few minutes. lol

[@D30x1r1b0nukl31nsyra]

uhm, that's ALOT of stuff to have on hand

[@alchemistsattic]

Yeah, dice making can take a lot of materials. I've built up a lot of my pigments and stuff over the few years I've been doing this, and I inherited some of it from family members (like, I got some mica powders from my grandma who's not using them anymore, for example). You can make dice without a lot of things, but there's still a barrier to entry for sure with needing molds and resin and safety equipment and the like. I'm thinking of doing a video soon on different kinds of materials and equipment for dice making, and it's a LOT- some of it optional and some not.