I made this heat-bent acrylic dice stand and 42mm Jesmonite D20 for an Instagram giveaway intended to bring awareness to the harms being caused by generative AI systems.

I drew the design for the stand up in Inkscape, cut a cardstock prototype to double check the size and general design, then laser cut it from black acrylic.

I made a bending form by laminating five pieces of 6mm thick MDF together with cyanoacrylate glue. I miscalculated the desired bend diameter a little, and ended up winging it to get it to the right shape.

Bending the stand was probably about half an hour of patient work with the heat gun.

I paired this with one of my Jesmonite D20 chonks, an orange and copper one with the numbers filled with extra-dark black paint (Black 3.0). It got a final seal and polish with some coconut-based Jesmonite sealing wax.

If you are reading this in early November 2026, you can check out and enter the giveaway on Instagram. In addition to A Sinister Touch, there are some very clever pieces from other folks.

A flat piece of 6mm thick black acrylic has been cut and bent into the shape of a six-fingered left hand bent backward to form a platform. A 42mm orange and copper 20-sided die with dark black numbers sits on the hand. View from three-quarters above looking towards the wrist against a brushed silver background.
A Sinister Touch Acrylic Stand with 42mm Die
A flat piece of 6mm thick black acrylic has been cut and bent into the shape of a six-fingered left hand bent backward to form a platform. A 42mm orange and copper 20-sided die with dark black numbers sits on the hand. View from three-quarters above looking towards the thumb against a brushed silver background.
A Sinister Touch Acrylic Stand with 42mm Die
A flat piece of 6mm thick black acrylic has been cut and bent into the shape of a six-fingered left hand bent backward to form a platform. A 42mm orange and copper 20-sided die with dark black numbers sits on the hand. View from three-quarters above looking towards the thumb against a brushed silver background.
A Sinister Touch Acrylic Stand with 42mm Die
A flat piece of 6mm thick black acrylic has been cut and bent into the shape of a six-fingered left hand bent backward to form a platform. A 42mm orange and copper 20-sided die with dark black numbers sits on the hand. View from above looking down towards the thumb against a brushed silver background.
A Sinister Touch Acrylic Stand with 42mm Die
A flat piece of 6mm thick black acrylic has been cut and bent into the shape of a six-fingered left hand bent backward to form a platform. A 42mm orange and copper 20-sided die with dark black numbers sits on the hand. View from three-quarters above looking towards the palm against a brushed silver background.
A Sinister Touch Acrylic Stand with 42mm Die
A flat piece of 6mm thick black acrylic has been cut and bent into the shape of a six-fingered left hand bent backward to form a platform. A 42mm orange and copper 20-sided die with dark black numbers sits on the hand. View from three-quarters above looking towards the backs of the fingers, rotated towards the pinky, against a brushed silver background.
A Sinister Touch Acrylic Stand with 42mm Die
A flat piece of 6mm thick black acrylic has been cut and bent into the shape of a six-fingered left hand bent backward to form a platform. A 42mm orange and copper 20-sided die with dark black numbers sits on the hand. View from three-quarters above looking towards the backs of the fingers, rotated towards the index finger, against a brushed silver background.
A Sinister Touch Acrylic Stand with 42mm Die
A flat piece of 6mm thick black acrylic has been cut and bent into the shape of a six-fingered left hand bent backward to form a platform. A 42mm orange and copper 20-sided die with dark black numbers sits on the hand. View from behind looking towards the backs of the fingers, rotated towards the index finger, against a brushed silver background.
A Sinister Touch Acrylic Stand with 42mm Die

There is a 30 second video of it spinning:

There is also a 1.75 minute un-narrated making-of video:

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