![]() Resin dice are typically tumbled to soften their edges.Īcrylic dice are injection molded, then covered all over in paint and then they go through a tumbling process to removes the paint on the outside surfaces and to polish them. Resin dice also require a fair amount more hand polishing than acrylic dice. ![]() This is because each layer of resin needs some time to harden up before the next layer can be poured. Resin dice are more time consuming to make, especially if they are poured in layers, such as our Princess Unicorn Bubblegum D&D dice. Plastic dice come in two materials: hand poured epoxy resin or injection molded acrylic. Metal dice can be molded in exquisite detail with fine lines and sharp edges. The higher cost of metal dice is tied to all the extra work that goes into making them. After casting they are hand polished to remove any fine lines from the mold, then they are coated with a finish using electroplating, and after all that, each face is carefully hand painted. Actually, change "molten lava" to "non-toxic zinc alloy" and that's about right. ![]() Metal Dice are made of molten lava injected at high pressure into molds.
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