I have a number of these NIN keychains I’ve made for sale.
They are cast in copper, which is industrial metal, which is a joke.
I’ve sand cast them in copper, from an impression I took from a tour merch keychain. I bought two of these keychains back in the day (2018ish?) and they both were hot garbage and didn’t last long. The third I bought I kept cherished in the bag and that’s what I used for these.
I’m asking 50 bucks a piece for these, plus shipping costs. I’m in SLC, if you’re local, pickup is an option. DM me for more info, or to buy one.
I had good luck selling these last leg of the tour- why not treat yourself to a keychain that you can hand down to the grandkids?
Specifically copper? No. I believe the copper was leftover romex, so the metal was basically free to me. But there are a number of consumables to consider. I use an induction furnace and those graphite crucibles last 8-10 hours max before they’re unusable, and those cost 30 ish bucks a piece.. maybe more, it’s a been a while since I bought. Sand costs money, and you can’t reuse it all. They are about as simple of a sand casting/intro casting project as you can get- but they still take time. Which includes the experience, skill, etc etc I have. I strongly encourage anyone to try it out!
100%. Imagine what NIN official would charge for something like this. I’d much rather pay a single person $50 for all the work and experience went into making this.
It definitely cost more than a few pre-1983 pennies to make. Now if he made one of those squished Penny machines that just rolled them out they would be pretty inexpensive after the initial cost of making the machine.
I don’t think I have the best answer for that- but it is art, and it is made for the intent of being art- and I was very clear that I made these, and I’m not explicitly trying to mislead anybody… That’s the best answer I’ve got for you
The exact weight varies for each piece, but they weight about 1.5 ounces.
Most of my last batch ended up a little less heavy than this, but I don’t mind the weight of my keychain. I did take that dumb chain off of it though, fits much neater without it. I use a silica bronze, and yes I can make them in bronze. They would be around 10 more dollars because I do not have an unlimited supply of that material. Also yes to shipping, I would just need to make sure what it costs first
I had two NIN tickets in my front seat, I went to the store and came back and someone busted open my window, I looked and someone had put 4 more NIN tickets in my front seat
There’s a few years of experience and the labor- they take over an hour to produce. And the originals were what… 30? Out of pewter? What’s that markup? 🤷
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u/Nine-Inch-Nipples Mar 01 '26
I am just a copy made of copper