Rotating Dice
- Arrives in 2 to 7 business days Printed in Auckland. $10 shipping, free over $75
- 14-day faulty refund If it arrives broken or misprinted, we reprint or refund it
- Secure checkout Card payments handled by Stripe
- Material
- High-Detail Resin (8K)
- Colour
- Grey
- Weight
- ~31 g
- Print time
- ~1.7 h
- Express shipping
- $20
More information
This was totally based on these nice and well machined rotating dice:
To make one, you'll need:
• 4 small bearings (3x10x4 mm) lke these ones: https://www.amazon.com/Fishing-Shielded-Miniature-Bearings-VXB/dp/B002BBF59C (Not sponsorship) • 14 little magnet spheres (3mm): https://www.magnetstore.co.uk/neodymium-sphere-magnets/3mm-sphere-magnet/ (Not sponsorship) • a 45mm length metal rod, with 3mm in diameter. I used a 2.7mm, since I don't have a press to fit the bearings tightly in the rod. By rule, the tighter, the better. I think 2.8mm will work. I don't have a lathe either. • two 16mm length screws, 3mm diameter (M3). • Print the parts with 0.1 or 0.2 layer height. I printed the parts with 20% infill, 3 shells. The dice discs were printed with 50% to give them some weight and moment of inertia.
Snap the magnets by pressing them against the proper holes (indicated in the image) with a hard surface (a ruler, for example). The magnets holes were made to let the magnets free for spinning, to ensure the attraction force between them (not repulsion). Depending on how the magnets balls were made they can have magnetic poles changing across its surface - or from inside to outside. So, if you get the first type, they will spin and attract each other. The images show the order of assembly.
Due to the lose magnets, the toy makes a nice sound when spinning.
There is a small margin of error, it can stop between numbers, but it doesn't ruin the experience…
Design and description by Gustavo Rezende , licensed CC-BY.
Frequently asked
How long does shipping take?
Rotating Dice is printed to order. Lead time is typically 1-3 business days plus 1-4 days NZ shipping. Standard NZ shipping is $10, free over $75.
What material is this printed in?
By default this is printed in High-Detail Resin (8K) at 0.025 mm layer height on an MSLA resin printer. Custom material and colour swaps are available, just leave a note at checkout.
Can I get this in a different colour?
Yes. Every product can be printed in any of the resin colours we stock, or hand-painted on request. Leave a note at checkout or email [email protected].
Do you ship outside of New Zealand?
Currently New Zealand only. Australian shipping is coming.
Who designed this?
Designed by an independent sculptor and licensed for commercial printing. The original is linked on this page.
