NY1931 – Art Deco Style Chess Set
This is an original design chess set trying to capture some impressions of buildings in NYC during the 30’s – 50’s.
Each piece size and weight is detailed in table below.
Each piece has a cutout for a mutter (nut) to be inserted for weighting.
The dimensions of the M10 are appx. 19x17x8 mm. The depth of each cutout is appx. 8.4 mm to accommodate the 8mm depth of the nut.
The chart below lists the appx. weights of each piece with the nut inserted and glued with a 3mm thick Felt (filz) base for easy movement.
The pieces fit well with a Square Size of 40 to 45 mm
Chess Piece Box
The box has a slide top and is sized to accommodate this set.
Detais:
Square Size ……………………………….40 to 45
Total Weight of Chess Pieces………..700 gm
Weight of Box………………………………252 gm
Box Dimensions…………………………..180x120x80
Total Weight…………………………………952 gm
Chess Pieces……………………………….32
Printing
Each piece can be printed standing straight up with no supports required.
Make sure your machine is well calibrated (leveled) for printing the box and you may want to run the bed a little on the hot side to prevent warping on the bottom and/or lid. Not a problem with a well-tuned MK3S+.
The box was printed using
Filament……………..PLA Prusament (Galaxy Silver)
Infill…………………… 30%
Layer Height………..20
The chess pieces were printed using
Black……………..PLA Prusament (Galaxy Black)
White……………..PLA Prusament (Vanilla White)
Infill………………..30%
Layer Height…….15
Weighting the Pieces and attaching felt
Insert the nut into the base of the piece
Apply some glue (model glue works well) to the base and nut
Put the glued surface lightly on the felt piece, don’t press too hard
Allow to dry
Trim excess felt
GCode Files
Chess Piece files using Prusa Slicer 2.3.1 with:
Prusament PLA
.15 Layer Height
30% Infill
Chess Case files using Prusa Slicer 2.3.1 with:
Prusament PLA
.20 Layer Height
30% Infill
Print Settings
Printer brand: Prusa
Printer: I3 MK3S
Rafts: No
Supports: No
Resolution: 200
Infill: 30
Filament brand: Prusament
Filament color: Black&White
Filament material: PLA
Custom Section
Credits:
GSink
Download 3D models
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