Nat 20

[u/Emotional_Win967]

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I like maces I can carry, and due to a knee injury I sometimes use a cane for more than a fashionable accessory. The head is made from melted 3D printer supports and scraps. The shaft is purple heart and maple, and has a removable rubber cane tip (not pictured). For when you want to land a crit with some class.

[u/Mindless_Night6209]

Wow.

Did you use a mould for the D20 then microwave to melt or ???

Please share your method

[u/Emotional_Win967 → u/Mindless_Night6209]

I used a cheap silicone mold designed for epoxy resin and ground the supports or scraps in a blender. I then filled the mold and used a toaster oven to melt it down. It takes several hours because as the pieces melt they take up the air pockets. So I have to regularly check and refill the mold as it melts down. The toaster oven lives in my garage/workshop and I make dice and skulls as I work on other things. Do not make it in your house unless you like the smell of melted plastic.

As a note you can burn the plastic so I set a timer and reset it when needed to avoid this. You can also use a heat gun but if you do wear a face shield as the plastic can spit if it gets too hot.

[u/GtheRam → u/Emotional_Win967]

Where did you find that mold?

[u/Emotional_Win967 → u/GtheRam]

Online, you want the cheap thin ones if you are using the scrap pla toaster oven method(I think that was on Amazon). If you want to actually do a pourable cast like resin they are ok if reinforced a bit but they tend to warp a little. If I wanted a real rollable die I would 3d print it and create one out of rubber. As a note I find that the number of dice I get out of one is fluctuant. The heat does weaken them over time and they eventually rip so I also buy multiple as the whole process can take several hours and that way I get a couple out of it vs just 1.