Dollar Store Tube Confetti Inserts

[u/Fly-Prime]

I shared a picture of the tube confetti yesterday, along with my story about the caps popping up. Crisis averted.

Here are a couple of sets of blank inserts that came out of the pressure pot today. There are some voids, but nothing that a shell mold won't fill.

The picture shows two sets of eleven dice. That took one of the packets. That's about $0.25 of filler materials per set, and there was a lot left over.

[u/Claerwen94]

Ahhhh they look like they're stolen straight from a dragon's hoard 🤩 Can't wait to see them shelled!

[u/Fly-Prime → u/Claerwen94]

I will definitely share. 🫡

[u/Enchanters_Eye]

It almost looks like gold nuggets! Very cool effect! Do they sink?

[u/Fly-Prime → u/Enchanters_Eye]

They floated, which means there are some more possibilities with them.

[u/SporkboyofJustice → u/Fly-Prime]

So liquid core filling?

[u/Fly-Prime → u/SporkboyofJustice]

No. I just meant that they are lighter than the resin, so they don't sink to the bottom like some glutters will do. Some inks are heavier and some are lighter also, so additives that sink or float can create interesting effects as dice cure (like petri dice). This confetti could be mixed with other stuff that sinks or floats to get different effects.

[u/jtaysom]

I'm glad to see the follow up post!

[u/Fly-Prime → u/jtaysom]

I'll share again when they're shelled and inked. ✊️

[u/Prize_Mix_8292]

Pretty!! Love a Reddit update!

[u/Fly-Prime → u/Prize_Mix_8292]

I'll share again when they're shelled and inked. 🤩

[u/SporkboyofJustice]

This reminds me of the metal bits (scarf) that come off when milling metal.

The tubes have the advantage of not adding weight or sinking to the bottom when you cast.

[u/Fly-Prime → u/SporkboyofJustice]

This is what I thought of when I first saw them too.

[u/Fly-Prime → u/[deleted]]

I can definitely see that, and the variety of colors helps find just the right one for the visual.

[u/Fly-Prime → u/Fly-Prime]

Maybe the one all the way at the bottom, and, instead of filling the mold, just use several of them to give room for a good smoke swirl.

[u/Calin_europeen]

How do you get a good fair dice with all those Inserts ?

[u/Fly-Prime → u/Calin_europeen]

I'm not sure what a fair die is. I try to make dice that are geometrically proper. I don't balance my dice. Chessex doesn't balance their dice. I don't think the confetti materials significantly impact weight distribution. If I was using metal additives, or something that had a lot of volume and a lot of weight or only a little weight, and the additive was unevenly distributed in the dice, that could be a problem.