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Cake day: June 18th, 2023

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  • This happened to me on my honeymoon. I explained to my spouse that we could shop in Montréal without issue by looking bored as we put our shopping on the counter while mumbling “Bonjour,” paying the amount displayed (this was… some time ago), them take our bag while mumbling “Merci.”

    It worked for a few hours, until someone asked about my shirt.











  • “Platinum cure silicone” is often the default mold material. It is durable, elastic, and mixes easily (usually a 1:1 ratio by volume).

    An issue ue with it, however, is that it interacts poorly with dice masters printed from liquid resin (SLA printers) and will have trouble curing when it contacts the part. This leaves a gummy mess and ruined mold (not to mention a waste of money).

    The remedy is to let the photoinitiators still left on the resin to break down. This can take anywhere from 1 - 2 months. As I am impatient, I tried the material in this post. With this mold, I can cast a part from epoxy resin and use that for making a standard mold.



  • That was a test die that I colored with markers.

    Cap molds are a literal two-part process. The “bottom” is cast upside-down, as you adhere the dice to the base and pour the molding material over them.

    For the “top” mold, remove the bottom piece from its mold form; flip it over; either cut out or remove your keys (voids that will fill in as part of the top mold, allowing for perfect alignment); coat with a mold release (I used petroleum jelly for this one, but will often use corn starch); put into your mold form; and pour your molding medium.