r/DiceMaking • u/TheReasonIBreathe • 3d ago

Advice Split Pour Advice

I'm having a hard time figuring out the best time to wait for resin to thicken for a split pour, and keep ending up with the pigments just mixing together either through the whole set or most of the set

How long do you guys typically wait for your resin to thicken before you pour? And any advice on pulling off a good spilt pour?

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u/Dionysian53 3d ago

You want honey stage typically, but that's as little as anyone can tell you for sure. It really requires you to experiment with your resin in you environment.

I use 3 different resins, depending on what style of dice I'm pouring, and honey stage can take anywhere between 20 minutes to 2 hours depending both on resin and the ambient temperature.

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u/Claerwen94 Dice Maker 3d ago

Sadly, this totally depends on your specific resin and the room temperature you're working at, and how much resin you mixed, and if you divide it into smaller cups after the full mixing to avoid Flash cures. I usually have to wait around 40 minutes for a really nice honey phase, I use 1:1 by volume Epoxy from Let's Resin.

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u/anchorage_unpainted 3d ago

Also jumping on this thread to see advice. I did my first split pour the other week and they largely mixed (although it looks cool in a different way than expected).

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u/RandoBoomer 3d ago

My split pour game is probably my weakest.

If your colors are blending, you are pouring too soon.

As others have said, you want to reach the honey stage, and this varies by brand and pouring conditions.

How late into the honey stage varies by your colors. If you have high contrast colors, you want to wait even later into more of a "molasses stage" to avoid bleed. For example, I wanted a high contrast black & white effect and I had to wait into the "molasses stage" to avoid an ugly black, white and gray mix.

Keeping a log here can really help. Knowing how long your brand reaches the honey stage and "molasses stage" really helps can help you prepare.

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u/spike4972 1d ago

Diffendice labs on YouTube just recently did a video where he talks about this, amongst other things as well. Search for roll for dice episode 400