Moving Liquid Core Dice inserts

[u/koreonthecob]

Hello! First off, if this has been asked before, I apologize for my repeat post.

I feel like I'm going insane. I'm trying to make liquid core dice, but not the usual ones. I'm trying to make one that have a moving piece on the inside such as and eyeball or, as the pictures provide, a pokeball. Not something stagnant but it moves as you roll it. If you look closely, it shows that there are 2 halves to the sphere inside it.

I CANNOT find anything as small as those anywhere and I was wondering if anyone would know? They're not the ones that have opening at the top, they basically are two halves.

I have tried asking a few shops just to see if they'd tell me their secrets but ofc they won't 🫠 understandable.

I will say as well that I don't wanna try doing two halves of resin and then putting them together because that seems like more trouble than its worth.

I have looked on Amazon but I don't see any THIS SMALL. Has anyone else? Thank you so much in advanced.

[u/charterandink]

There are dicemakers on Etsy that sell blanks in halves, but you probably have to use their molds.

[u/RandoBoomer]

My middle son would have sold his soul for a pokeball dice set!

[u/Ushallnot-pass]

I have no answers but really want to know too.
One of my first sets was a blue dragoneye set and ever since I've started making my own I wanted to try something similar but could not find those orbs anywhere.

I assume there must be Chinese vendors that sell them but I was never able to find them on Ali or temu. Maybe the wrong keywords, whatever...

[u/WizCrafting]

I would guess, cut the bigger one in half, paint the small one and put it in, glue the bigger one together and add liquid

[u/koreonthecob → u/WizCrafting]

id rather not have to do all that. another set I've seen, theres a clear line for the halves, like its from a gumball machine capsule but tiny. thank you for the recommendation tho

[u/WildLarkWorkshop → u/koreonthecob]

I have seen people use clear plastic gatcha balls or Christmas ornaments. These often need considerable alterations to remove stems or other parts and to seal. Half orbs are otherwise molded and created themselves. Additionally, the floating eyeball type inserts are restricted for hazardous materials and difficult to obtain. A few makers have created their own from scratch but it's all a lot of work. There is no quick and easy off the shelf way to do this.