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AngryAccountant
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Nov 2, 2017
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michaelmageeSo I was just doing the math on this, a 16mm D20 would take just barely less than 1 oz of silver, which at current market prices would be under $18 worth of materials.
That said, .999 silver is going to be way too soft for a dice, so I'd suggest going with a .925 Sterling Silver (7.5% copper) to significantly increase its hardness and durability. This would also lower the cost a little bit as far as materials go. I personally would not spend more than $40 on one made of silver though.
That said, .999 silver is going to be way too soft for a dice, so I'd suggest going with a .925 Sterling Silver (7.5% copper) to significantly increase its hardness and durability. This would also lower the cost a little bit as far as materials go. I personally would not spend more than $40 on one made of silver though.
Boomtown
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Jan 15, 2018
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AngryAccountantThat's less than the tungsten die and silver smiting is considered art. Limited edition silver coins sell for hundreds of dollars per ounce. I can see a 1 oz .999 silver D20 going over $60 and see plenty of buyers. I'd probably grab one if it came with COA.
Edit: NVM! HalZucati has .925 D20 for $300! I think that's out of my budget.
Edit: NVM! HalZucati has .925 D20 for $300! I think that's out of my budget.
AngryAccountant
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Jan 15, 2018
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BoomtownThere's three main costs in creating something like this, materials cost, machine time, and profit margin. Machining tungsten is a hell of a lot more time consuming than something as soft as .925 silver. Not to mention the ease of polishing silver as an additional machining step. Materials cost we went over, its under $20 worth. Machining time, perhaps $20, $40 on high end. Anything beyond that is profit margin. And while I'm all for having a healthy profit margin, going for over 50% profit margin on something is typically not going to sell very well, especially for a luxury item like this. Unless its considered "art", in which case that argument goes out the window. Thing is, I don't want art though, i just want a silver die to better slay werewolves and vampires with.
Axeguy
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Apr 1, 2018
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AngryAccountantA garlic d20 for that vampire! Dreaming of a home-made cæsar salad with garlicky d20 croutons....mmm
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