First things first: PPE.

Filter mask rated for organic vapors - Replacement lungs are hard to come by and we often use mica powder (it’s called Satan’s Glitter for a reason).

Nitrile/Latex/Vinyl gloves - I buy these in bulk. Find ones you can stand to use for an hour or more.

Ventilation - More of a concept, really, but you can purchase\make a fume hood. My setup is in my basement, so I built a system with computer fans and dryer hose that shunts out a window. Most resin is “Low VOC”, but that’s not the same as “No VOC” (and you’ve got to take that mask off sometime).

After that, you need some form of measuring\mixing vessels. While you can have reusable silicone cups for resin, you want a non-silicone cup for mixing silicone (ditto the stir sticks). Disposable plastic cups are… fine. Don’t trust the measurements, though. If your resin is “by volume” instead of “by weight”, pour each part in a separate cup and visually match them.

You will want a work surface. Silicone mats are preferred, but wax paper is a great start.

Finally, you need a way to clean your work area and tools. Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA) and paper towels are the usual tools. If you’re in an area without paper towels, kitchen roll will do in a pinch. 😉

There’s a couple ways, depends how deep you want to dive in right from the beginning. Things you’ll need for every option are resin, inks, paints and anything else you’re going to use to decorate. Also some way to polish your dice up, whether that’s the standard zona papers or some other method you want to try.

As for actually making the dice though:

1. You could buy some ready-made moulds to pour your resin into. I know there are cheap ones from places like Amazon that are pretty trash, but maybe someone can recommend a decent brand.

2. You could also buy silicone and make your own moulds using existing dice. We did this for our first attempt with some random store bought dice. Involved watching lots of videos first and making notes!

Either of these should be enough to find out whether you actually enjoy the process, but you’ll soon run into the issue of bubbles and as far as I know the only surefire cure there is a pressure pot which is where things start to get expensive. You might also decide you want your dice to be completely custom and design your own masters to make future moulds from, again costing more time and money.

But take it slow, accept you’ll have some bubbly results and just see if you even like this hobby before spending pressure pot levels of money.