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I used to teach tole painting way back in the day. When we used to make little perfect circles we didn't use the brush end of the brush we used the tip and you dip that in the paint and just touch it to the surface and it makes a perfect Dot. So just dip the end of your brush in the paint then touch it to the inside of your divot and I believe it will make a nice finished look for you. I love those dice.
@@CurrentlyRockhounding I paint minature models for wargames and when painting the pupils on the eyes of a 28mm soldier, I use a toothpick. They have to be perfect otherwise your soldier looks crosseyed. That said, wouldnt it be a lot easier to just slop the paint in there and then lap the dice again to remove the excess, leaving just the paint in the divot with a perfect edge?
One think I forgot to add in the video was how long these took, the combined time to make both of them was about 10 hours over a few days. Filming the process really slows it down but when all is said and done I think with some practice they could be made start to finish in about 2 hours.
I just found your channel and I absolutely enjoyed it. The dice were so beautifully made from the stone and the colors were gorgeous. You did a wonderful job !
Nice work! Thank you for showing us how you did it. It's fun to see you using different tools in your workshop now that you've shown us the layout. Everything seems nice and convenient.
Best way to mitigate the drill "walking" is to shorten it. Since you are using a masonry bit and not going deep enough to need the flutes anyway, sit the bit down so only the carbide tip sticks out. Also, a smaller diameter pilot divot would help. Try chucking a small diamond burr for a dremel in there.
Try painting and then polishing. You will polish away the excess paint and the paint inside should be fine. You'll solve the part you like the least and get crisper dots.
Great job 👍 I wanted to do this with agate but didn't know how I would go about it thanks for showing your prosses now I know I need more equipment to do it.
I think what it really comes down to is do you want something square or square-ish? I think this could be done with less equipment even more care and cuts will be needed, rather than 6 cuts you might be doing it in 9 cuts. I'm sure someone out there could do it free hand but I sure couldn't do it without vise.
As to the painting....as you have a stopper for depth on the drill press for depth accuracy, try dipping the drill into the paint, then lower the press (not running) into the predrilled divot?
A pattern/template for the holes would make this easier. The opposite end of the brush would be perfect or a dowel. Another great gift idea. Hahaha 100% fact , 50% of the time.
Stencil, you might like that idea for painting or just put the size hole you would like on paper, punch out that hole and use that as your stencil ...idk just an idea..btw I really enjoy your channel. This is my Fav. Video on your Channel...i think more crafting/sculpturing videos would be awesome..
A stencil is a very interesting idea, I think I will play around with that some. I'm glad you liked the video, there will be more coming like this as we really get into winter and the rockhounding slows down more. I have some good ideas for some fun craft type projects like this.
I know its been two years, but i make epoxy dice and all I do is just slop paint on and then wipe the excess with a blue shop towel because they don't have much tooth so they paint will stay in low place ( the divets). then after it all dries I polish up with iso alcohol
Looks great! And it looks really cool with that rhyolite. I just got one of the high tech diamond saws, so fun to cut nodules to see whats in the inside.
I love this idea. You did an awesome job, those turned out great. My husband and I play Backgammon and Yahtzee everyday at lunch time. You’ve given me some good ideas.
Speaking about the dots, maybe if you filled (or even overfill them a bit) with some colored epoxy before you do the final staged of polishing. That way you would sand down the epoxy as you're polishing the rock. The only concern there would be if the epoxy would foul up the sanding media. Just a thought there. I have never done any of this so take what you will from my suggestion.
Something I've seen people use for similar painting is fingernail polish. Wipe off the surface to leave the paint in the impression and let it harden..
Interesting. I recently was thinking of doing the same thing with a CNC. Except I wanted to try doing a D20 die since you have a little more control with a CNC than by hand.
Great job Jared,👍 super fantastic tutorial for the process and you did a really nice job on the dice.✔ (I totally know what you mean about having solid material to work with, banded rhyolite has been my favorite so far!) Anyway, thanks for sharing your process and explaining everything so well! Take care and talk again soon my friend~
Thanks Shaughn, I don't know if I would call it a tutorial so much as I would say I'm just sharing my mistakes so that someone else cans piggy back on them and do better than I did. What I really want to do is some stone puzzles, not the jigsaw type.
@@CurrentlyRockhounding That's a very cool idea, for something like that would think you'd probably want a rim saw or similar for cutting into angles on the stone. Anyway, still a really nice video, thanks again for sharing! Will reach out via email to discuss jigs with you for the sphere machine. Have a great afternoon!
yup i had them problems also . did any explode when cutting or drilling? they did that to me, the way you done yours is how i ended up doing mine! next " HAIR PULLER" beads, they will really thin your hair for you! great video
What a nice job! I think that it might take me about a week to do that lol. Katy made a flat lap out of a pottery wheel so I am searching for that right now and I may try that. Beautiful work. Havagudun Jared!
Thank you E. D. I saw that Katy made one, her setup looks pretty good, I think there's lots of creative ways to make one. I saw one person made one out of an old box fan for the motor and used an oil catch pan for water catch tray.
Hey I loved your video, I have some questions. To get started in this discipline, I would like to know the name of the machine you use to cut stones and what you use to polish them. Thank you very much and great content!"
Just stumbled onto your channel and have been really enjoying it! I wonder - would it be possible to add the paint before you do go to the lap? That way any paint on that gets outside of the divot just gets ground away. Or would the paint contaminate the lap and cause problems? I suppose the water could maybe wash away the paint as well?
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I used to teach tole painting way back in the day. When we used to make little perfect circles we didn't use the brush end of the brush we used the tip and you dip that in the paint and just touch it to the surface and it makes a perfect Dot. So just dip the end of your brush in the paint then touch it to the inside of your divot and I believe it will make a nice finished look for you. I love those dice.
I have painted thousands of dots with the end of the brush handle. It works great.
Okay that sounds like it would work perfectly thank you having never painted anything but a house this is a little out of my ball park.
I will be trying it for sure, it certainly is something I don't think I would have ever thought of on my own.
@@CurrentlyRockhounding I paint minature models for wargames and when painting the pupils on the eyes of a 28mm soldier, I use a toothpick. They have to be perfect otherwise your soldier looks crosseyed.
That said, wouldnt it be a lot easier to just slop the paint in there and then lap the dice again to remove the excess, leaving just the paint in the divot with a perfect edge?
One think I forgot to add in the video was how long these took, the combined time to make both of them was about 10 hours over a few days. Filming the process really slows it down but when all is said and done I think with some practice they could be made start to finish in about 2 hours.
I just found your channel and I absolutely enjoyed it. The dice were so beautifully made from the stone and the colors were gorgeous. You did a wonderful job !
Nice work! Thank you for showing us how you did it. It's fun to see you using different tools in your workshop now that you've shown us the layout. Everything seems nice and convenient.
Thank you, I do plan on doing more projects like this as we roll into winter.
Best way to mitigate the drill "walking" is to shorten it. Since you are using a masonry bit and not going deep enough to need the flutes anyway, sit the bit down so only the carbide tip sticks out. Also, a smaller diameter pilot divot would help. Try chucking a small diamond burr for a dremel in there.
Great instruction. And they came out, BEAUTIFUL.
Thanks, I would give myself a B+ on it, I think they could be improved but then again what couldn't be improved in life.
Very cool dice 🎲 love it 😊, thank you 😊 for sharing ❤️ for painting the dots I would use a screwer and fill the hole 🕳,
Try painting and then polishing. You will polish away the excess paint and the paint inside should be fine. You'll solve the part you like the least and get crisper dots.
Came to the comments to mention this, you don't have to worry about staying in the lines because the excess will come right off.
Safety Sallies? That's hilarious.
For dots, use black resin, then can clean up and smooth out with sander.
Great job 👍 I wanted to do this with agate but didn't know how I would go about it thanks for showing your prosses now I know I need more equipment to do it.
I think what it really comes down to is do you want something square or square-ish? I think this could be done with less equipment even more care and cuts will be needed, rather than 6 cuts you might be doing it in 9 cuts. I'm sure someone out there could do it free hand but I sure couldn't do it without vise.
I used a pointed Sharpie pen to paint the divots in an aluminum die. It worked well. Those dice you made look great.
Thank you.
As to the painting....as you have a stopper for depth on the drill press for depth accuracy, try dipping the drill into the paint, then lower the press (not running) into the predrilled divot?
That could work, right now I'm looking into paint pens where I could just spin it in the divot.
A pattern/template for the holes would make this easier. The opposite end of the brush would be perfect or a dowel. Another great gift idea. Hahaha 100% fact , 50% of the time.
I really need to get back to trying to make some more dice.
You did it! Those dice look great! I polished mine in the vibratory tumbler to save time. Yours are much more square and precise. Awesome job!
Thank you, it did take some time to polish them all up, I think the vibratory tumbler would have been the way to go if I had one.
Stencil, you might like that idea for painting or just put the size hole you would like on paper, punch out that hole and use that as your stencil ...idk just an idea..btw I really enjoy your channel. This is my Fav. Video on your Channel...i think more crafting/sculpturing videos would be awesome..
A stencil is a very interesting idea, I think I will play around with that some. I'm glad you liked the video, there will be more coming like this as we really get into winter and the rockhounding slows down more. I have some good ideas for some fun craft type projects like this.
I know its been two years, but i make epoxy dice and all I do is just slop paint on and then wipe the excess with a blue shop towel because they don't have much tooth so they paint will stay in low place ( the divets). then after it all dries I polish up with iso alcohol
Looks great! And it looks really cool with that rhyolite. I just got one of the high tech diamond saws, so fun to cut nodules to see whats in the inside.
I know what I am making next . Those are very nice. Instead of a punch to start your holes I am going to try a very small bit just to mark them
Go for it!
Too Cool !!!
Thank you.
I love this idea. You did an awesome job, those turned out great. My husband and I play Backgammon and Yahtzee everyday at lunch time. You’ve given me some good ideas.
Thank you! I think it turned out really nice. If you come up with something good I would love to hear it.
Speaking about the dots, maybe if you filled (or even overfill them a bit) with some colored epoxy before you do the final staged of polishing. That way you would sand down the epoxy as you're polishing the rock. The only concern there would be if the epoxy would foul up the sanding media. Just a thought there. I have never done any of this so take what you will from my suggestion.
I like that idea a lot, I have just never worked with epoxy at all.
Something I've seen people use for similar painting is fingernail polish. Wipe off the surface to leave the paint in the impression and let it harden..
That's a good idea.
Paintpen fine tip😀
Good video, thanks for putting it up for us. Maybe a paint pen would work better for the dots.
I have one but its kinda not that great, I do think the way to go is to use a paint pen and just spin it in the hole.
Interesting. I recently was thinking of doing the same thing with a CNC. Except I wanted to try doing a D20 die since you have a little more control with a CNC than by hand.
CNC will produce a more perfect dice but it won't be a handmade object.
Great job Jared,👍 super fantastic tutorial for the process and you did a really nice job on the dice.✔ (I totally know what you mean about having solid material to work with, banded rhyolite has been my favorite so far!) Anyway, thanks for sharing your process and explaining everything so well! Take care and talk again soon my friend~
Thanks Shaughn, I don't know if I would call it a tutorial so much as I would say I'm just sharing my mistakes so that someone else cans piggy back on them and do better than I did.
What I really want to do is some stone puzzles, not the jigsaw type.
@@CurrentlyRockhounding That's a very cool idea, for something like that would think you'd probably want a rim saw or similar for cutting into angles on the stone. Anyway, still a really nice video, thanks again for sharing! Will reach out via email to discuss jigs with you for the sphere machine. Have a great afternoon!
yup i had them problems also . did any explode when cutting or drilling? they did that to me, the way you done yours is how i ended up doing mine! next " HAIR PULLER" beads, they will really thin your hair for you! great video
I didn't have any issues with any breaking.
What a nice job! I think that it might take me about a week to do that lol. Katy made a flat lap out of a pottery wheel so I am searching for that right now and I may try that. Beautiful work. Havagudun Jared!
Thank you E. D.
I saw that Katy made one, her setup looks pretty good, I think there's lots of creative ways to make one. I saw one person made one out of an old box fan for the motor and used an oil catch pan for water catch tray.
Hey I loved your video, I have some questions. To get started in this discipline, I would like to know the name of the machine you use to cut stones and what you use to polish them. Thank you very much and great content!"
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Now, only if you can share that polisher...😆. Jokes aside great video...
Thanks for watching, and I would if I could man.
@@CurrentlyRockhounding I know you would.👍
Nice job
Thank you
They have paint pens. Push down on the felt tip and paint disperses.
I tried that and it didn't seem to flow out evenly, perhaps it was the paint pen I was using.
Maybe try syringe and drip the paint in
how thin (in mm)?
Just stumbled onto your channel and have been really enjoying it! I wonder - would it be possible to add the paint before you do go to the lap? That way any paint on that gets outside of the divot just gets ground away. Or would the paint contaminate the lap and cause problems? I suppose the water could maybe wash away the paint as well?
Welcome to the channel! I think that would work just fine and it really wouldn't contaminate the lap discs at all I don't think.
damn i have some nice rocks on the farm i could make into dice. but i got no way to cut the rocks nicely
That is a key aspect to it.
Game nite
I just need to make a stone replica of monopoly!