can i make a silicone to a counterweight?
what i have:
ice cube mold
silicone sealant
needle
does it work?
brilliant
why did i do that:
can’t afford another 6 rapid balls
silicone hurts less
destroyed 6 rapid balls (well, b grades are bad)
How did you destroy six rapid balls?
This is the million dollar question. I have some counter weights that are in good shape that I’ve had for close to 10 years.
im doing drop tricks that i’m learning. (took me 6 years to perfect)
I must see them 
do you have a video?
And to answer your question:
I don’t know I didn’t try it but google tells me that the density of silicone sealant is 1.2g/cm^3. With a density like this you can make reasonably sized counterweights (a die with 2 cm long edges and this density would weigh around 10.8 grams)
Do you have a video of the trick? Or can you explain what’s going on in your drop tricks? I’m very curious
I don’t know if you are set on using silicon, but I made a counterweight by drilling a hole in a bouncy ball. I didn’t have a drill on hand so I just used a screwdriver and force.
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It can. If your ice cube mold is made of silicone you will have to use a mold release agent, otherwise it will stick and you’ll never get it out. Silicone binds to silicone. I would use a straw or maybe a pencil or something else a little larger instead of a needle. The hole would be too small if you used a needle.
Your sealant needs to be 100% silicone with zero additives like mold / mildew inhibitors and what not. There’s many ways to make a mold with this stuff. The easiest is to dump the wad into a vat of water and mix it until it forms a ball and then you can stuff it into your mold. Sometimes adding a little dish soap can help it bind together. You can also use cornstarch to create a moldable putty but it’s super, super. messy and stinky. But it works. I’ve made quite a few makeshift molds this way for other projects and it’s worked out quite well.
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