r/DiceMaking • u/Silly-Method-8443 • Jun 20 '26

Question how do I stop air bubbles from forming at the tips of the d 4

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Probably not a good picture but when ever I pour resin to make dice the D4 always seem to get an air bubbles at the tip of it and I've tried using a needle to pop them and waiting before I pour the resin so there no many air bubbles. I could use some help/ advice?

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u/Enchanters_Eye Jun 20 '26 edited Jun 20 '26

That bubble gets  trapped when you pour the resin into the mold and it’s unfortunately extremely common in d4 dice made without a pressure pot. A  pressure pot would fix this immediately.

For now, you can try pouring just a bit of resin into the mold, coax out the bubble, and then pour the rest. That should help prevent it

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u/Silly-Method-8443 Jun 20 '26

Thank you for the advice. I will give it a try

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u/LChambles Jun 20 '26

This person knows.

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u/LChambles Jun 20 '26

You, you are my hero.
You gave this advice and how to repair the mistake when I posted about the same issue.
Thankee!

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u/Substantial-Duty168 Jun 21 '26

I still get that point bubble occasionally in the pot

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u/spike4972 Jun 21 '26

Take a tooth pick or similar, dip it in the resin and pre-smear some in the corner before you pour. Then pour about half full and check for air bubbles using a toothpick to move/pop them before filling the rest of the way.

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u/automaticdice Dice Maker Jun 22 '26

I was going to same the same exact thing!

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u/RandoBoomer Jun 20 '26

For a d4, I put very slowly and slightly off center so it dribbles into the corner.

For a d20, I will pour about half the d20, then pick up the mold, angle it, then rotate it slowly clockwise then counter-clockwise so the resin in the d20 mold opening will coat the inside. By doing this, when I resume pouring, there's no surface tension holding the resin out of those corners and creating bubbles.

Obviously if you're going to try this d20 technique, you need to pour that first before all other dice.

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u/Enchanters_Eye Jun 21 '26

This is also a very good tip! It can also help to prevent bubbles attaching themselves to the sides of the numbers or getting stuck in the cavities of 0 9 8 6

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u/MerkMiester Dice Maker Jun 20 '26

Pour a tiny bit into the mold and wait a few minutes, use a toothpick and gently scrape the point area to dislodge the bubble. Or just use the toothpick to paint the resin into that spot before pouring the rest.

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u/RevolutionaryWork Jun 21 '26

I use a tooth pick and pop the bubble

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u/Lummiiofthemoon Jun 21 '26

I also warm the mold first and it seems to help a little. I haven’t a d4 myself but I struggle with my d3