DIY Custom Keychains! (Dice)

by ajmontag

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Intro: DIY Custom Keychains! (Dice)

Keychains on the cheap, makes a great gift.
Screw eyes, chain, and something small of your choosing!
I used D20's (Dungeons and Dragons, and other RPG dice) for my flash drives.

STEP 1: What You Need

Materials:
Small Screw Eyes............ 14 for $1.50
Small Chain....................... $0.32 per foot
Dice..................................... $0.65 each

Tools:
Drill Press
Vise Grips (closing links and screwing in eyes)
Wire Cutters (bending links open)

STEP 2: Make IT!

Drill a hole for the screw eye, slightly smaller than the threads.
Screw in the screw eye, you will need pliers to assist in this.
Use pliers or wire cutters to pull apart links in the chain.
Put the chain through the screw eye, and pinch shut with pliers.
Attach to keys, flash drives, or whatever!

STEP 3: Done!

Give away as small gifts to your D&D buddies, or put them on your flash drives so you stop loosing the little boogers :P

20 Comments

Wynd 7 years ago

I love this idea! I know what my gamer friends are getting for Christmas this year ;) Thanks for sharing!

FabiojapaXD 10 years ago

http://fabiojapaxd.deviantart.com/art/D20-Keychain-Gatecrash-371009086?q=gallery%3Afabiojapaxd&qo=0 Made one for my cellphone!

OneWhoWaits 13 years ago

Cool! i like it! going to have a go at making one!

mucoguy42 13 years ago

I just made mine into a necklace and i love it

Thank You for the awesome instructable!!! :D

zascecs 14 years ago

Love the idea by using dice; I should do that with my keychain. 

red-king 14 years ago

why do you have so many d20s that you can spare? lol

ajmontag 14 years ago

When i started playing rpg games i ordered a pound-o-dice, available from many online retailers and ebay, and i got a lot of d20's in that. Otherwise gaming stores usually sell dice individually for 30-80 cents a piece.

red-king 14 years ago

 wow... i just looked up "pound-o-dice". that's a lot of dice...

ajmontag 14 years ago

yeah, i split it with a friend, and still find myself buying more dice :)

red-king 14 years ago

also... the only comicbook store/ gaming store that was anywhere near where i lived closed down... =(

footer0 14 years ago

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PastTheVoid 14 years ago

Where did you get the chain, Lowe's?

ajmontag 14 years ago

a local "farm and fleet" store, but most hardware and home inprovement stores carry chain. this was like $0.49 per foot

PastTheVoid 14 years ago

Use a lot of flash drives lately?

Asian-Tacos 15 years ago

Where can you get one of those 20 sided dice?