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Hello! In the past I have tested the balance of some of my dice by dropping them into either water with salt dissolved into it, or water with a lot of sugar dissolved into it. Since these dice may not be perfectly balanced, it might be cool to test their balance on a stream or second video (or just post a quick video on social media)! Note that since these dice may be heavier, it could be difficult to dissolve enough of salt or sugar into the water to make them float. QQA! 😁
Now I need someone to do these “capacitors” with a nautical theme, blues, greens, and bronzes. To emulate that underwater mine theme and be steampunky, I think it’d be awesome for a dnd set
The LEDs are probably not that heavier than the resin itself for the effect to be noticeable, in fact they might even be lighter (which would still be a problem)
@@acat9707 if the leds are about the same as an equal volume of resin the weight distribution wouldn’t be off. If they are lighter it would be a problem.
the crazy thing, is that that style of wireless power transmission is some of the oldest stuff in electronics, from way back when they still didn't know that electricity and magnitism were part of the same thing. It's such simple physics, but it's so cool and magical, and seems so futuristic.
@@alfredfreedomjones5105 your welcome. as an additional interesting thing, it's also the exact same thing as the transformers used in power poles to step down the voltage when going from the big long distance power lines to neighborhood lines, or from neighborhood lines to your house. It's basically just a transformer, except it's being used primarily for the wireless connection instead of for the voltage changing.
This is without a doubt in my mind, the coolest dice set I've seen in my life. This wasn't even just a fun little maker project like so many other things you've created, this is innovation. You've created the future. Years from now LED dice & trays will become a norm and you empired it here on this d-... 6 week period. I want a set. I also want to see what other colors and combinations could be thought of.
Pixel dice! That’s what you’re looking for. Production is delayed because of the chip shortage but they’re programmable and will show your roll on Roll 20 and D&D Beyond if you play virtual. My DM and I are trying to come up with a way to use them to use the random rolls my cats make when they steal my dice as part of our game once they finally get here.
As always I absolutely love it! Idea for a pt. 2 though: Have the LEDs shine outwards (might also look cool as is tho) BUT add some cotton wool around them. I've always loved the cloudy/stormy/fire effects that some achieve by combining these elements. Maybe use bigger die moulds as well?
I think you should have painted the "black" back of the LEDs with chrome paint, to make them less visible (because it would take on the color of the light)
That would be fun! Already have a oversized d20 mold Only issue is that we already have too many dice ideas and too little time. Even though we're tempted to become a resin dice channel though, we also have so many non dice ideas we're super excited about. Ahh wish we just didn't have to sleep
@@EvanAndKatelyn I did this as a Christmas present last year, I also wanted lights on every axis, but instead of using 6 transceiver sets, I added extra smd LEDs directly to one inductor, which takes up way less space. but obviously you need to be handy with a soldering iron, magnifying glass, and really thin enamelled wire.
I think a much easier solution to get the LEDs aligned would be to just 3D print a jig of a mock d20 or whatever die you wanted, but with LED sized holes cut out in each face, with a small void in the middle. Then, you could just put a dab of hot glue on each LED, push it in, open up the jig, and you'd have a neat little ball you could put into your die mold!
These are so cool! I love the color combination. And I'm sure they add a whole level of mystery and magic to the DnD adventure! But mid-video I was thinking how dices would looked if you let the numbers clear and coat the rest of the surface black. The wouldn't look as cool and magical as E&K's do, but still interesting. So it anyone is a maker and likes this idea, tag me in your photos! ;)
I could totally imagine this with a lava and basalt or mountain ice dice set. The glow of the magma & ice would look so cool. If you wanted to be extra, you could add some glow pigment to it so it would be lit whether on or off the platform. Also I think I remember why UV was not used… (cue flashback to keycap video)
That's what happened to me a few months ago. Now I eagerly await every new episode. Watching them has genuinely given me so much light in my life haha, makes me believe there are so many good people like them out there.
I just wanted to share my appreciation of the fact that even as experienced makers, y'all aren't afraid of sharing, but there are still things that you find intimidating about projects and that is awesome ! Also even better than that you share your methods of overcoming which is always very important
on one hand, I totally wanna play with these dice, they're SO cool on the other hand, no way in hell do they have an even weight distribution now, especially the d20
its actually incredibly difficult to make weighted dice, even when you are intentionally trying to weight them. for play purposes they are fine, i promise
@@jlammetje you would have to place a larger amount of weight into an edge or corner for it to tip the dice. the most common way of making a weighted dice isnt actually weight but sanding an area to make it angled, this causes the dice to tip. due to their overall size and how the resin distributes weight internal changes arn't going to be a big factor as long as Evan sanded those edges well
@@jlammetje For the weight to have a really noticeable effect on the rolls the weight distribution needs to be pretty significant. Even if this is far off you're talking about a bias towards one side of the face less than a percent off. For competitions maybe, but for casual play, it's barely going to have an effect. As FiveSod said, you'd need to put a decent amount of additional weight fairly close to a face to drastically change the outcome. The LEDs and the acrylic cubes are likely quite close to the same weight as the resin, and are still fairly centered, so it's unlike it'll make much of a practical difference, especially for throwing from a low height where there's less time in the air.
The final set ended up looking so cool! Just circling back to your original insert attempt; when making dice with Mylar/cellophane, we typically recommend dipping the Mylar in the resin first before putting it into the mould. Putting it in as-is tends to introduce and trap a bunch more air bubbles than you would if the Mylar were already wet.
Yes! I agree. Most dice-makers I've seen have learned from trial and error to always coat whatever inserts they're using in resin before inserting them into the molds. It's messy but ensures that everything is evenly coated and reduces the bubbles SO much!
You guys are awesome and inspirational. I’m a disabled veteran who lives in SA. I’m also an artist and a crafter and it would be awesome to meet you sometime at one of the craft fairs or cons that happen in the area. But lately I’ve been going through a lot of medical difficulties and watching your videos has really helped to keep my spirits up. Thank you!
I found you guys during the pandemic shortly after Animal Crossing was released and I have enjoyed every second of each of your videos. I found great joy from your first attempt at dice as it was just a few months after I started making dice myself. You're both awesome and please keep up the amazing work.
I love all the times evan says an idea, Katlyn says a different idea and even goes "aaand that's a much better idea. we're going with that". these two are so wholesome it's awesome. Even when Katlyn didnt think the embedded LEDs would work, she still let him try.
I really appreciate the journey you take us on with your workshoping and testing of different ideas that viewers might think of. The what ifs are shown and help inform us why they didn’t work providing a satisfying resolution
Nice! I imagine this could also work in a dice tower. The back of the tower could house the coils and a clearish case would show glowing dice as they tumble down.
I used to use of them decompression tanks at work 30 years ago. I worked in a concrete lab, we used it to remove the air before we added a chemical that put air back in. Great video! Thankyou.
Ive been watching you guys for years now and i adore how loving and accepting and complimentary you tow are to one another’s ideas, ambitions, and goals. It gives me a feeling unlike anything else seeing you work together to achieve a common goal. Trial & Error, Glitz & Glam, and Glow & Resin! 💖
I've been playing DnD with some really close friends for quite a while now.. And a very old friend if mine who is also part of the group just cant find his perfect dice. We've literally looked everywhere. He describes them as wooden dice but with metallic edges. I'm aware that this is just a single comment in a big pool of ideas but I'd love to see his dream come true Also: Thank you for your awesome Videos troughout the years. It's been a pleasure to which your creative journey. May it never end
@@junerose7868 The two options I can think of would be metallic paint/ink (probably silver) on the edges of a wooden die, which is easy mode, or building a thin metal frame and carving the edges out of a wooden die (creating an L-shaped notch where each edge was) and attaching it, which is very much hard mode.
Metal inlays in wooden dice, I've made a pair that where like that, tiny metal numbers and all, i mostly buggered it up, it turned out okay but not amazing, but it proved that with more skill it is possible and really cool in theory
@@swimseven77 It could actually work though I'd fear the dice then not being weighted properly anymore due to the lack of control you have in terms of quantity of the soldering lead..
These look so cool! Turning the lights inward was a really good choice. If you guys ever feel like going through all the hassle with these things again I think they'd make an awesome chess set too!
I just wanted to let you guys know, this video encouraged months of work and my passion for electrical enginerring. I truly appreciate how much you do just by showing people the stuff you make, ans hope you keep doing so for a long time. Thank you again.
I made my own leather dice tray... adding a copper coil along the bottom and covering it with another layer to hide it wouldn't be too bad at all! You guys are adorable! You can paint the numbers with fingernail polish and wait about 5 seconds and wipe it and the numbers remain filled. (oh wait you did it lol) Last edit to my comment; I have Raycon Work Earbuds. I love them so much. The right ear bud controls normal, noise cancel or awareness mode and the left changes the tuning like classic or rock. A double tap on either pauses the sound/video and three taps changes the song ahead or back depending on left or right. The case recharges them between uses and the case recharges on the same cable as my phone. I highly recommend the brand.
I was watching your adhesive velvet application, and I have a tip for you. I work at a sign shop; and to align decals that are cut-to-fit we tape down one edge, hinge it, remove backing and then squeegee down slowly from the hinged side. But good rule-of-thumb is have overhang whenever possible.
I genuinely and honestly hope with all my heart that the two of you are as happy together in regular life as you appear in your videos. You are such a joy to watch and I want the adorableness to be real!!!
No? They CAN be weighted, but say it's clear resin, no add ins, and you can tell theres no bubbles, why is it a problem? Theres also ways to tell, the salt water test, rolling and finding if theres an average whatever. They're fine for homebrew or less professional games.
I absolutely love how u guys make something so simple like a dice into an entire documentary with testing, emotions and success I love it😄💙 your shots were amazing, especially at the end with the mist or smoke and u guys nailed this vid❤️
This makes me want to put an Arduino controlling the power source in the box to make the dice flash. It would be cool to have it light up differently when a 20 is rolled. Perhaps machine vision to detect the face that is up but maybe there are other ways of sensing the orientation of the dice. The box makes a nice platform for exploring other functionality.
I came back to this video because I totally called it. I was watching the new baking soda and super glue video, and I was again struck by how much the dice molds looked like Werpy Dice. The dice mold link isn't in the other video's description, but I came back to this one just to check. I'm so proud of myself for something so small.
lol, that raycon bit was the best lol. i cant tell you how many times ive been yanked back from getting hooked on a doorknob or something. i love the walnut base, really professional and specialized to yalls family
honestly, i really love all the testing stages we went through! its always super neat to follow through with you as you try and fail and try again. (not that they were necessarily fails)
The entire time watching this I was thinking of the book series The Stormlight Archives where their form of currency are tiny glowing gemstones incased in glass marbles. If there was a way to make them glow for a time you could make a bunch of prop spheres! d= This was fun to watch! The dice turned out really cool.
That was by FAR and away my favorite ad spot to ever exist. Raycon, I'm coming for you! Also, just amazing video, I just LOVE how you guys work through your creations and show us the underbelly of projects. It's the best part! you guys are killin' it!
These are so incredibly cool! I am not even really into tabletop gaming that much an I can't get over how perfect these are. My brother is big into D&D and this would probably blow his mind.
Loved the project. You two are so extra in the way you test everything, then more ideas come and inevitably more testing. Also can I just say the ad for Raycon was epic.
Oh my gosh Katelyn I FEEL you with the word "opacity"!! I've said it wrong my whole life (since I saw it first in Photoshop at a young age and never heard it aloud), and it's perfectly reasonable to want to say it the with a long "a" sound, but recently I learned the actual linguistic reason it's said the way it is. The principle is called "Tri-Syllabic Laxing," where a word's pronunciation differs from its root when there are three or more syllables (that's an oversimplification, but my knowledge is pretty superficial). The easiest way to understand it is with extant words that use tri-syllabic laxing: "Wild" and "Wilderness" | "Divine" and "Divinity" | "Opaque" and "Opacity" I hope this gives you the confidence it gave me! I couldn't stand changing my pronunciation without knowing the reason why, and I still slip up all the time, but I honestly encourage and admire the effort to correct yourself and get unstuck from old habits. It's a quality life skill. That being said: English is jank, linguistics is fluid, and it's good to be kind to yourself and others about how we navigate language
I reccomend finding bigger dice molds, or 3d printing your own Oversized Dice to give you more space when you want to add electronics to dice! it is a bit easier to work with and you quite literally will have more wiggle room.
I bought a pair of Raycons I think like two years ago on E and K’s rec. I loved them SO much. I used every single day. I just upgraded cause why the hell not and they’re EVEN BETTER NOW. I am personally notspon but y’all RAYCONS.
I saw these led's a few years ago on the Strange Parts youtube channel. He saw that model and Gundam makers were using them to take the figures to the next level. It's cool that your finally using them. 😎
You made my Friday awesome, I love this video! And as a D&D player, I would totally buy/use such a dice set, even if not perfectly centered :) They look like pure magic. Thank you! And now with all those dice you are ready for a D&D campaign :)
Katelyn yelling opakity with the on screen edit hit me just right man and had me dying. I love the project, the edit, and both of you guys. Thanks for another banger!
Really cool project. I love it! I hoped you guys would have tested this cool idea I have... And maybe you would after reading this. Idea is to make the numbers glow, but the dice surfaces are black, like lit keyboard keys. I would go about it by having fully transparent resin (maybe only glow pigment to diffuse the light in it more evenly). Painting the dice surface dark colors and masking the numbers with masking liquid would be cool and easy. There is another way which includes covering every surface with reflective tape (reflective parts pointing inside). Then tediously exacto cutting every number away from the reflective parts. so that light could escape from the number holes. After you could clear coat it to seal the reflective tapes. As Evan said... I really want that 20 to glow, literally...
I love this idea! Is there a way to apply the reflective tape like gold-leaf, where you paint the surface, and stick the gold foil to it, then brush away the excess? That might work out nicely, since even if the glue/paint gets into the numbers, because they're indented it can be "scooped" out.
As a TTRPG player and a longtime viewer, the dice videos are some of my favorites. I LOVE this set and can’t wait to see you experiment with velvet dice! (We all know it’s coming, how could you not? Lol.)
Am I the only one who looks forward to all of their sponsor spots? I swear, they are the only RUclipsrs who I never FF over their sponsorships because they make them part of the fun. I have even made purchases using their codes. E & K, you guys are awesome!
These look so cool! I’d love to see a lava themed set, that way the black of the lights blends more. Or like others said, bigger dice molds and the mini ones with a light on every face on the inside. I really liked how the iridescent flakies dispersed the light though, that was really cool!
OMG.... these are AMAZING!! I have to get some of these LEDs. I think all the color tests looked good. You should make a set of each. I loved how galaxy like the one with black ink was, just as a regular die. I wish there was a way to use this tech for a keyboard where the key would light up when pressed. That would be neat
As a D&D lover this makes me so happy, i want these dice so bad bro 😭 Do y'all play D&D?? If so, would y'all ever do like a D&D stream, maybe a one shot or something? I'd love to see y'all play!! Seems like it'd be a blast
I am probably going to now make my own dice! My girlfriend has started watching y’all because of me and she loves it. I love your content for the building and the personality you both have and is so wholesome and fun. She loves you guys now so I’m slowing getting her into building stuff with me because I have always loved to build. Hopefully we are gonna become the college age E&K at home. A DIY version of E&K if you will. A DIY version of the king and queen of DIYers. 😂
I love these dice! I would buy them if I had the money and they were selling. There's only one thing anyone can say is missing: a percentile dice (which you don't technically need but it would bring the set to 110% completion)
I went out last night and I feel like garbage this morning, cannot tell you how much peace it brought me to curl up on the couch and watch this video. You guys are always so fun and wholesome it’s exactly what I needed today ❤️❤️ Have a great day guys
I think this is the coolest project I have seen from you two. These dice are so cool. And I don't even play D&D! I'll bet if you could figure out how to mass produce them, they'd be a huge hit.
Y’all should have a gem faceting table, one of those things they use for lapidary work where it’s got a little armature to hold the gem at specific angles over a flat sanding disk, cheap ones are only a couple hundred bucks and they will save you tons of elbow grease on projects like these.
pro tip on applying adhesive materials with peel-away backings. it’s easier to peel and adhere a small corner first and line up the material second. once ur lined up begin to peel and press. this also helps with keeping air bubbles out of ur work.
Excellent dice!!👍 Question: Would it work to fill the numbers with transparent uncoloured resin, mixed with something "glow in the dark", so that the numbers themselves light up when you roll?
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Hello! In the past I have tested the balance of some of my dice by dropping them into either water with salt dissolved into it, or water with a lot of sugar dissolved into it. Since these dice may not be perfectly balanced, it might be cool to test their balance on a stream or second video (or just post a quick video on social media)! Note that since these dice may be heavier, it could be difficult to dissolve enough of salt or sugar into the water to make them float. QQA! 😁
Resin dice blindfolded
@@UnderCoverBudgie We actually did try that but these were so heavy because of the LEDs they wouldn't float!
Ah, I remember being there for the neon dice. That was a fun video
They're seriously stepping up on their sponsorship ad production. Someone give them Oscars.
one day we'll be formally recognized for our supreme acting skills in that one Raycon ad on that one dice video...
Not the poscas
I was gonna say all of their sponsorships don’t interrupt the content and most of the time add to it!
Made me laugh more than the Superbowl commercials this year
Probably the only channel I don't want to skip adds on because they are SO GOOD. lol
I kinda feel that with the dice they've made we 1000% need a Evan and Katelyn D&D stream now
I would watch. maybe learn how to play along the way.
Oh yes please
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@@kaykay7322 that’s what I was wondering, how are games of dnd played? Are they actually fun? Lol
And don't forget the medieval towers and other builds they have made ;)
Now I need someone to do these “capacitors” with a nautical theme, blues, greens, and bronzes. To emulate that underwater mine theme and be steampunky, I think it’d be awesome for a dnd set
that would be so cool omg i want
I want this
Ooooo
a set like that would be really cool in one of the current campaigns i'm in, i'd go nuts over that lol
Just wanna point out that the box's border design is absolutely gorgeous
Ofc... it's got joob on it
Just want to point out that I am a dog person
The only thing I’m afraid of is that the LEDs might cause the dice to be weighted making the randomness more determined to a set of numbers.
The LEDs are probably not that heavier than the resin itself for the effect to be noticeable, in fact they might even be lighter (which would still be a problem)
@@pmangano I don't think they were referring to the total weight of the die but more so the weight distribution
Yeah that’s what I was thinking too. Lol Evan and Katelyn making loaded dice for DND. 😆
@@acat9707 if the leds are about the same as an equal volume of resin the weight distribution wouldn’t be off. If they are lighter it would be a problem.
If the centering is off, the steel cubes would definitely affect the weight distribution
How far technology has come! Those little wireless glowing lights are almost magic🪄
the crazy thing, is that that style of wireless power transmission is some of the oldest stuff in electronics, from way back when they still didn't know that electricity and magnitism were part of the same thing. It's such simple physics, but it's so cool and magical, and seems so futuristic.
@@bow-tiedengineer4453 wow! Thanks for sharing ☺️
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic”
- Arthur C. Clarke
@@alfredfreedomjones5105 your welcome.
as an additional interesting thing, it's also the exact same thing as the transformers used in power poles to step down the voltage when going from the big long distance power lines to neighborhood lines, or from neighborhood lines to your house. It's basically just a transformer, except it's being used primarily for the wireless connection instead of for the voltage changing.
but what's the point of the die is unusable?
This is without a doubt in my mind, the coolest dice set I've seen in my life. This wasn't even just a fun little maker project like so many other things you've created, this is innovation. You've created the future. Years from now LED dice & trays will become a norm and you empired it here on this d-... 6 week period. I want a set. I also want to see what other colors and combinations could be thought of.
Look up pixel dice, they had a Kickstarter last year and are in production development at the moment.
Pixel dice! That’s what you’re looking for. Production is delayed because of the chip shortage but they’re programmable and will show your roll on Roll 20 and D&D Beyond if you play virtual. My DM and I are trying to come up with a way to use them to use the random rolls my cats make when they steal my dice as part of our game once they finally get here.
I just feel like if you’re not careful you could really easy weight the dice, like the old school cheaters used to in gambling lol
As always I absolutely love it! Idea for a pt. 2 though: Have the LEDs shine outwards (might also look cool as is tho) BUT add some cotton wool around them. I've always loved the cloudy/stormy/fire effects that some achieve by combining these elements. Maybe use bigger die moulds as well?
That would be interesting to see!
Ooh this would be amazing, and maybe do a bigger d20 so they can fit more coolness inside!
ooh! I was thinking I want them to make the liquid core dice that you see, and combining those with these leds could be lovely too
Also if they could find UV leds and combine that with the fluorescent dice
I think you should have painted the "black" back of the LEDs with chrome paint, to make them less visible (because it would take on the color of the light)
OOO that would be cool.
I was just about to ask if they should try painting the leds to make them less visible.
If there’s an award for commercials you guys need to get 100000% of all the awards! I’ve never been more excited to be sold on something!
Katelyn: “Unnecessarily steel cubes”
Evan: “This is the way!”
Anything to justify that portable metal band saw -E
@@EvanAndKatelyn cool emoji!
I feel like y'all should try the "LED on every face of a mini dice" tec hnique with an oversized d20. They're the most fun to roll anyway
That would be fun! Already have a oversized d20 mold Only issue is that we already have too many dice ideas and too little time. Even though we're tempted to become a resin dice channel though, we also have so many non dice ideas we're super excited about. Ahh wish we just didn't have to sleep
@@EvanAndKatelyn I did this as a Christmas present last year, I also wanted lights on every axis, but instead of using 6 transceiver sets, I added extra smd LEDs directly to one inductor, which takes up way less space. but obviously you need to be handy with a soldering iron, magnifying glass, and really thin enamelled wire.
@@EvileDikenameled wire flashbacks... *Shivers*
Okay but the way Evan looked at Katelyn when he said "you're smart" was so adorable I might have teared up. Y'all are incredibly adorable
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I think a much easier solution to get the LEDs aligned would be to just 3D print a jig of a mock d20 or whatever die you wanted, but with LED sized holes cut out in each face, with a small void in the middle. Then, you could just put a dab of hot glue on each LED, push it in, open up the jig, and you'd have a neat little ball you could put into your die mold!
That was what I thought they were going to do, lol. I wonder if there are even smaller LEDs. I’d love to see them do another set.
the little editing with Katelyn's hands going across the stars and them turning into a purple path was such a small editing detail but i love it.
Having all but one of the LEDs pointing inwards and aiming the outwards facing one to the highest value of each dice would be neat.
this would be neat, though hard to pull off
These are so cool! I love the color combination. And I'm sure they add a whole level of mystery and magic to the DnD adventure!
But mid-video I was thinking how dices would looked if you let the numbers clear and coat the rest of the surface black. The wouldn't look as cool and magical as E&K's do, but still interesting. So it anyone is a maker and likes this idea, tag me in your photos! ;)
I've seen some people use shell molds, with clear center and black shell you'd get a result like that and I think it would look awesome!
THIS!!! I'd like to E&K do this next.
Hope they see this comment.
I could totally imagine this with a lava and basalt or mountain ice dice set. The glow of the magma & ice would look so cool. If you wanted to be extra, you could add some glow pigment to it so it would be lit whether on or off the platform.
Also I think I remember why UV was not used… (cue flashback to keycap video)
This would be so cooll
This is legit a product. I'm sure you could refine and prototype more, but even as is I would 100% buy this for my own D&D uses. Well done E&K!
I LOVED the pink and blue... But I also really love the black tester! the black looked so much like a space themed die when lit up.
an idea for having the LEDs facing outwards: 3d print the "tiny dice" core with the recessions modeled into it
Big dice are a thing too
I’ve just found your channel and binged almost allllll your projects in a week 😳😁 love your dynamic
Same
thank you!
Same 😄
That's what happened to me a few months ago. Now I eagerly await every new episode. Watching them has genuinely given me so much light in my life haha, makes me believe there are so many good people like them out there.
Welcome to Kevin Nation :D Just wait until you get to the second channel, the uncuts, and the streams...prepare for wholesome chaos
I just wanted to share my appreciation of the fact that even as experienced makers, y'all aren't afraid of sharing, but there are still things that you find intimidating about projects and that is awesome ! Also even better than that you share your methods of overcoming which is always very important
These two are my favorite supportive, crafty couple on the internet
on one hand, I totally wanna play with these dice, they're SO cool
on the other hand, no way in hell do they have an even weight distribution now, especially the d20
its actually incredibly difficult to make weighted dice, even when you are intentionally trying to weight them. for play purposes they are fine, i promise
@@erinpeterson3202 can you explain how/why it’s difficult to make a loaded die?
@@jlammetje you would have to place a larger amount of weight into an edge or corner for it to tip the dice. the most common way of making a weighted dice isnt actually weight but sanding an area to make it angled, this causes the dice to tip. due to their overall size and how the resin distributes weight internal changes arn't going to be a big factor as long as Evan sanded those edges well
@@jlammetje For the weight to have a really noticeable effect on the rolls the weight distribution needs to be pretty significant. Even if this is far off you're talking about a bias towards one side of the face less than a percent off. For competitions maybe, but for casual play, it's barely going to have an effect. As FiveSod said, you'd need to put a decent amount of additional weight fairly close to a face to drastically change the outcome. The LEDs and the acrylic cubes are likely quite close to the same weight as the resin, and are still fairly centered, so it's unlike it'll make much of a practical difference, especially for throwing from a low height where there's less time in the air.
The amount this is off balance would probably be so small it would take hundreds of thousands of rolls to notice a difference
The final set ended up looking so cool!
Just circling back to your original insert attempt; when making dice with Mylar/cellophane, we typically recommend dipping the Mylar in the resin first before putting it into the mould. Putting it in as-is tends to introduce and trap a bunch more air bubbles than you would if the Mylar were already wet.
Yes! I agree. Most dice-makers I've seen have learned from trial and error to always coat whatever inserts they're using in resin before inserting them into the molds. It's messy but ensures that everything is evenly coated and reduces the bubbles SO much!
You guys are awesome and inspirational. I’m a disabled veteran who lives in SA. I’m also an artist and a crafter and it would be awesome to meet you sometime at one of the craft fairs or cons that happen in the area. But lately I’ve been going through a lot of medical difficulties and watching your videos has really helped to keep my spirits up. Thank you!
Thank you for your service ☺️
I found you guys during the pandemic shortly after Animal Crossing was released and I have enjoyed every second of each of your videos. I found great joy from your first attempt at dice as it was just a few months after I started making dice myself. You're both awesome and please keep up the amazing work.
Thank you so much!
I don't know if you've seen this but they've done animal crossing to! It's in the gaming channel
I love all the times evan says an idea, Katlyn says a different idea and even goes "aaand that's a much better idea. we're going with that". these two are so wholesome it's awesome. Even when Katlyn didnt think the embedded LEDs would work, she still let him try.
I really appreciate the journey you take us on with your workshoping and testing of different ideas that viewers might think of. The what ifs are shown and help inform us why they didn’t work providing a satisfying resolution
Nice! I imagine this could also work in a dice tower. The back of the tower could house the coils and a clearish case would show glowing dice as they tumble down.
They look sooo good, ever since I saw those LED online I was waiting for someone to put them inside dice! So glad you guys had the idea
I'm pleased to see you guys use the proper safety equipment. We love you and want you safe while you (we) have fun.
I used to use of them decompression tanks at work 30 years ago. I worked in a concrete lab, we used it to remove the air before we added a chemical that put air back in. Great video! Thankyou.
Ive been watching you guys for years now and i adore how loving and accepting and complimentary you tow are to one another’s ideas, ambitions, and goals. It gives me a feeling unlike anything else seeing you work together to achieve a common goal. Trial & Error, Glitz & Glam, and Glow & Resin! 💖
Came for the craft, stayed for the wholesome vibes. You guys have such a cute dynamic.
I've been playing DnD with some really close friends for quite a while now..
And a very old friend if mine who is also part of the group just cant find his perfect dice. We've literally looked everywhere. He describes them as wooden dice but with metallic edges.
I'm aware that this is just a single comment in a big pool of ideas but I'd love to see his dream come true
Also: Thank you for your awesome Videos troughout the years. It's been a pleasure to which your creative journey. May it never end
Maybe get wooden dice and add metallic edges? i dont know how to do that though
@@junerose7868 The two options I can think of would be metallic paint/ink (probably silver) on the edges of a wooden die, which is easy mode, or building a thin metal frame and carving the edges out of a wooden die (creating an L-shaped notch where each edge was) and attaching it, which is very much hard mode.
Metal inlays in wooden dice, I've made a pair that where like that, tiny metal numbers and all, i mostly buggered it up, it turned out okay but not amazing, but it proved that with more skill it is possible and really cool in theory
That's a very interesting concept. I wonder if solder would be a good choice for the metal edges, or if it would be too soft and deform
@@swimseven77 It could actually work though I'd fear the dice then not being weighted properly anymore due to the lack of control you have in terms of quantity of the soldering lead..
These look so cool! Turning the lights inward was a really good choice. If you guys ever feel like going through all the hassle with these things again I think they'd make an awesome chess set too!
I would love to see them make a chess set. I think they would make each piece unique and make Jubie the queen. 😂
I want to see them make a resin chess set now!
I just wanted to let you guys know, this video encouraged months of work and my passion for electrical enginerring. I truly appreciate how much you do just by showing people the stuff you make, ans hope you keep doing so for a long time. Thank you again.
I made my own leather dice tray... adding a copper coil along the bottom and covering it with another layer to hide it wouldn't be too bad at all! You guys are adorable! You can paint the numbers with fingernail polish and wait about 5 seconds and wipe it and the numbers remain filled. (oh wait you did it lol)
Last edit to my comment; I have Raycon Work Earbuds. I love them so much. The right ear bud controls normal, noise cancel or awareness mode and the left changes the tuning like classic or rock. A double tap on either pauses the sound/video and three taps changes the song ahead or back depending on left or right. The case recharges them between uses and the case recharges on the same cable as my phone. I highly recommend the brand.
I love that you don't show just the "right" way on how to do it, but the whole learning process
And the Dice look absolutly amazing
Love the montage of the tray being assembled 😻😻😻
Also love the side panel design. Sooo cute
Oh my god I CANNOT WAIT for y'all to play D&D someday I can't miss that. Love the project and how the dice turned out, and the tray was super cute!
I was watching your adhesive velvet application, and I have a tip for you. I work at a sign shop; and to align decals that are cut-to-fit we tape down one edge, hinge it, remove backing and then squeegee down slowly from the hinged side. But good rule-of-thumb is have overhang whenever possible.
I genuinely and honestly hope with all my heart that the two of you are as happy together in regular life as you appear in your videos. You are such a joy to watch and I want the adorableness to be real!!!
These may as well be semi-randomly weighted dice I'd imagine. Really cool regardless
@@samarnadra and that is why only posers use crafted resin dice
No? They CAN be weighted, but say it's clear resin, no add ins, and you can tell theres no bubbles, why is it a problem? Theres also ways to tell, the salt water test, rolling and finding if theres an average whatever. They're fine for homebrew or less professional games.
I absolutely love how u guys make something so simple like a dice into an entire documentary with testing, emotions and success I love it😄💙 your shots were amazing, especially at the end with the mist or smoke and u guys nailed this vid❤️
This makes me want to put an Arduino controlling the power source in the box to make the dice flash. It would be cool to have it light up differently when a 20 is rolled. Perhaps machine vision to detect the face that is up but maybe there are other ways of sensing the orientation of the dice. The box makes a nice platform for exploring other functionality.
I had a similar idea for my arduino class I had last year.
I came back to this video because I totally called it. I was watching the new baking soda and super glue video, and I was again struck by how much the dice molds looked like Werpy Dice. The dice mold link isn't in the other video's description, but I came back to this one just to check. I'm so proud of myself for something so small.
lol, that raycon bit was the best lol. i cant tell you how many times ive been yanked back from getting hooked on a doorknob or something. i love the walnut base, really professional and specialized to yalls family
honestly, i really love all the testing stages we went through! its always super neat to follow through with you as you try and fail and try again. (not that they were necessarily fails)
The entire time watching this I was thinking of the book series The Stormlight Archives where their form of currency are tiny glowing gemstones incased in glass marbles. If there was a way to make them glow for a time you could make a bunch of prop spheres! d=
This was fun to watch! The dice turned out really cool.
Such a cool idea!
I'm working on making some now, so far they are really cool! Dream come true, I finally have some spheres!
That was by FAR and away my favorite ad spot to ever exist. Raycon, I'm coming for you! Also, just amazing video, I just LOVE how you guys work through your creations and show us the underbelly of projects. It's the best part! you guys are killin' it!
These are so incredibly cool! I am not even really into tabletop gaming that much an I can't get over how perfect these are. My brother is big into D&D and this would probably blow his mind.
Loved the project. You two are so extra in the way you test everything, then more ideas come and inevitably more testing. Also can I just say the ad for Raycon was epic.
As someone who has been making dice for over a year, this makes me so happy. Good job y’all!!
I just wanted to say that you guys did an AMAZING job with this. Took your time with it and it came out INCREDIBLY. I love watching you two work!! ♥️
Oh my god those dice look amAZING!!!! I now desperately need a set… they’re SO magical!!!
Oh my gosh Katelyn I FEEL you with the word "opacity"!! I've said it wrong my whole life (since I saw it first in Photoshop at a young age and never heard it aloud), and it's perfectly reasonable to want to say it the with a long "a" sound, but recently I learned the actual linguistic reason it's said the way it is.
The principle is called "Tri-Syllabic Laxing," where a word's pronunciation differs from its root when there are three or more syllables (that's an oversimplification, but my knowledge is pretty superficial). The easiest way to understand it is with extant words that use tri-syllabic laxing: "Wild" and "Wilderness" | "Divine" and "Divinity" | "Opaque" and "Opacity"
I hope this gives you the confidence it gave me! I couldn't stand changing my pronunciation without knowing the reason why, and I still slip up all the time, but I honestly encourage and admire the effort to correct yourself and get unstuck from old habits. It's a quality life skill.
That being said: English is jank, linguistics is fluid, and it's good to be kind to yourself and others about how we navigate language
Honestly this makes me feel better and I learned something today, thank you!
Upgrade idea: put UV leds and UV color as numbers so it lights up the numbers. Or IR leds but that'd be harder to film since camera sees IR wavelenght
+1
These dice turned out so awesome, facing the lights inward really made for a beautiful effect. And the custom tray is perfect!
also the production on this video is just excellent.
i always love katelyn's editing but this one is a step above. a+ 10/10!
I reccomend finding bigger dice molds, or 3d printing your own Oversized Dice to give you more space when you want to add electronics to dice! it is a bit easier to work with and you quite literally will have more wiggle room.
I bought a pair of Raycons I think like two years ago on E and K’s rec. I loved them SO much. I used every single day. I just upgraded cause why the hell not and they’re EVEN BETTER NOW. I am personally notspon but y’all RAYCONS.
I saw these led's a few years ago on the Strange Parts youtube channel. He saw that model and Gundam makers were using them to take the figures to the next level. It's cool that your finally using them. 😎
I love the details you guys put into your videos! Like the “Kaitlyn will remember that”
The gliwing center plus the dark spots from the coils really make it looks like cloudy galaxies
You made my Friday awesome, I love this video! And as a D&D player, I would totally buy/use such a dice set, even if not perfectly centered :) They look like pure magic. Thank you!
And now with all those dice you are ready for a D&D campaign :)
This is the best project I've ever seen on any channel.
I would buy a set of these in less than a heartbeat. Absolutely gorgeous, absolutely magical, absolutely a must-have! Well done, Evan and Katelyn!
Katelyn yelling opakity with the on screen edit hit me just right man and had me dying. I love the project, the edit, and both of you guys. Thanks for another banger!
Really cool project. I love it! I hoped you guys would have tested this cool idea I have... And maybe you would after reading this. Idea is to make the numbers glow, but the dice surfaces are black, like lit keyboard keys. I would go about it by having fully transparent resin (maybe only glow pigment to diffuse the light in it more evenly). Painting the dice surface dark colors and masking the numbers with masking liquid would be cool and easy. There is another way which includes covering every surface with reflective tape (reflective parts pointing inside). Then tediously exacto cutting every number away from the reflective parts. so that light could escape from the number holes. After you could clear coat it to seal the reflective tapes. As Evan said... I really want that 20 to glow, literally...
I love this idea! Is there a way to apply the reflective tape like gold-leaf, where you paint the surface, and stick the gold foil to it, then brush away the excess? That might work out nicely, since even if the glue/paint gets into the numbers, because they're indented it can be "scooped" out.
This would be awesome. Match your tabletop games to your computer game setup with RGB dice!
As a TTRPG player and a longtime viewer, the dice videos are some of my favorites. I LOVE this set and can’t wait to see you experiment with velvet dice! (We all know it’s coming, how could you not? Lol.)
the editing just keeps getting cooler! props to katelyn and editor if they did this video !!
Am I the only one who looks forward to all of their sponsor spots? I swear, they are the only RUclipsrs who I never FF over their sponsorships because they make them part of the fun. I have even made purchases using their codes. E & K, you guys are awesome!
This turned out amazing! Some of the coolest dice I've ever seen. Love all your videos. ❤️
Thank you!
These look so cool! I’d love to see a lava themed set, that way the black of the lights blends more. Or like others said, bigger dice molds and the mini ones with a light on every face on the inside.
I really liked how the iridescent flakies dispersed the light though, that was really cool!
OMG.... these are AMAZING!! I have to get some of these LEDs. I think all the color tests looked good. You should make a set of each. I loved how galaxy like the one with black ink was, just as a regular die. I wish there was a way to use this tech for a keyboard where the key would light up when pressed. That would be neat
I love these! The only thing I would personally change is to paint the numbers either black or gold.
I NEED to make a set of these for my collection!! These are so amazing!
Also, I love the playful banter between you two. Thanks for sharing!
As a D&D lover this makes me so happy, i want these dice so bad bro 😭
Do y'all play D&D?? If so, would y'all ever do like a D&D stream, maybe a one shot or something? I'd love to see y'all play!! Seems like it'd be a blast
I want to do this! I'd probably make a few dozen dice, spin test them for fairness, and then keep the best ones with the rest as just decoration.
I am probably going to now make my own dice! My girlfriend has started watching y’all because of me and she loves it. I love your content for the building and the personality you both have and is so wholesome and fun. She loves you guys now so I’m slowing getting her into building stuff with me because I have always loved to build. Hopefully we are gonna become the college age E&K at home. A DIY version of E&K if you will. A DIY version of the king and queen of DIYers. 😂
Thank you! Hope y'all have fun making things together!
@@EvanAndKatelyn I’m completely fan boying right now. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! We will 😊
It would be cool to have a set that randomly changes color, so when you role you could also have random affects thatd be unbiased
Should have painted the back of the LEDs similar colors, pink and blue.
I love these dice! I would buy them if I had the money and they were selling.
There's only one thing anyone can say is missing: a percentile dice (which you don't technically need but it would bring the set to 110% completion)
I went out last night and I feel like garbage this morning, cannot tell you how much peace it brought me to curl up on the couch and watch this video. You guys are always so fun and wholesome it’s exactly what I needed today ❤️❤️ Have a great day guys
Your sponsors are so lucky. They are one of the rare ads I _watch through_
I think this is the coolest project I have seen from you two. These dice are so cool. And I don't even play D&D! I'll bet if you could figure out how to mass produce them, they'd be a huge hit.
So excited to watch this!! Thank you guys for always making amazing content!
AHHHHH TOO EXCITED
8:30 the stop motion is so cute! I love your unique transitions!
Oh my-
The assembly of the box to the game cube intro was amazing!
Y’all should have a gem faceting table, one of those things they use for lapidary work where it’s got a little armature to hold the gem at specific angles over a flat sanding disk, cheap ones are only a couple hundred bucks and they will save you tons of elbow grease on projects like these.
pro tip on applying adhesive materials with peel-away backings. it’s easier to peel and adhere a small corner first and line up the material second. once ur lined up begin to peel and press. this also helps with keeping air bubbles out of ur work.
This wireless led technology is so cool!!! I'm very excited to see you use it!!!
The amount of work that went into making dice! I was not expecting this at all. Good job! They look amazing!
Excellent dice!!👍
Question: Would it work to fill the numbers with transparent uncoloured resin, mixed with something "glow in the dark", so that the numbers themselves light up when you roll?
I am here for their Positive energy. Just listening to them makes me happy :) the projects are nice too.
Best ad yet, I'm living for the drama! also love the glowing dice!