Get into making dice we did! We started off just trying to make basic moulds from store bought dice, and somehow that ended up with investments into a 3d printer, pressure pot and compressor, learning to CAD our own "dice mould moulds", and so many hours spent polishing the damn things by hand.
There are now more dice in our house than we could ever use in a lifetime, but they are very pretty, so success I guess?
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Those are gorgeous! It sounds like a super fun hobby.
As someone who's had that "I should try making my own dice!" thought way too many times, but being super intimidated by it, is there an easy way to try it without buying all the extra gear? Any tips?
Thanks! Honestly, at first all we did was buy some silicone and make a mould from cheapo store bought dice, it was fun but the problem is always bubbles. We tried alllll the tips to get a bubble free result but sadly there's just no way to get them properly clear without a pressure pot.
That said, we still had fun and we've kept those early attempts as souvenirs, you can definitely at the very least find out if the hobby is fun for you before investing any further.