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Menu Install the app Install Home Featured Forums Trending Search forums What's new New posts Latest activity Just 3D Printed A Chess Set Thread starter Gizmo j Start date Dec 22, 2024 Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Gizmo j Golden Member Nov 9, 2013 1,909 517 136 What's the last thing you printed? Last edited: Feb 21, 2026 Reactions: IronWing, Shmee and Kaido sdifox No Lifer Sep 30, 2005 101,239 18,237 126 That is such a waste. You don't 3D print stuff you can buy off the shelf. Reactions: igor_kavinski Gizmo j Golden Member Nov 9, 2013 1,909 517 136 https://www.amazon.com/KIDAMI-Magnetic-Lightweight-Educational-Development/dp/B0CXSS4SYB Here is the cheapest chess set on Amazon which cost $8, I'm going to try to sell them for that amount. sdifox No Lifer Sep 30, 2005 101,239 18,237 126 How much did the filaments cost? Also, where is the chess board? lxskllr No Lifer Nov 30, 2004 60,963 11,295 126 What does it cost in energy, material, maintenance and time to print a chess set? Gizmo j Golden Member Nov 9, 2013 1,909 517 136 sdifox said: How much did the filaments cost? Also, where is the chess board? Click to expand... Amazon.com This is the black filiment I have, the white one came with my printer. Also I plan on printing a poster from the LA downtown library of chess boards then laminate them at Staples. Last edited: Feb 18, 2026 sdifox No Lifer Sep 30, 2005 101,239 18,237 126 LoL what a boneheaded idea. Reactions: igor_kavinski and feralkid lxskllr No Lifer Nov 30, 2004 60,963 11,295 126 There's nice looking sets on amazon ≤$10, and quite a few <$20. Why would I want yours? This is a nice cheap set... https://www.amazon.com/Chess-Checkers-Tic-Tac-Toe-Set-Double-Sided/dp/B0CXQ9VB76?crid=33P022M5MAAZI&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.C09LTGyANcOhZsIec5tQc0j71e4xTFEWAsPRzuVmFRYln2Ftk3o8aCB_2G-HozpjdGukgZvb4UnqaRbQaefGcJZ7I5i2Dro4CM4zJF0TwBHtTHlF9CYBmY90bVnoD20GamDPNsziVB0kFH3xPiDJ8HOb756tqf4cyKu0j7zP5cvy_4FlZaaS1thkaTh925isbHTYYBrhdgeVcx3WfwG_5g5CIhkN8GLW9r6MIWomFh8t-gq5lCP6vj0-TGFSjyphA2UZ9TKxNEhxC2KHH1vl-noRtLM-HHPWpqK9JR3Dz6Fbg-yDdbnWBoPv1hnWxS_cWlAoGxE7HSttDbh7BEfdCEKiqTazGfyD-4alooa3I9zPgEBwQfTY7BQhoF0nVxTuoaKKnQw0lrEipD52UKWFtXWWyWllrIzX-uaYb4_Q1TLiSJxDTNuHTVLW4QBUT0Ho.yrbAnEA6X70MSYSI-clstY5f4QrEgUrbJMmzkq8uY8o&dib_tag=se&sprefix=chess+set%2Caps%2C154&xpid=-gM4M8b7p7R9P Reactions: igor_kavinski lxskllr No Lifer Nov 30, 2004 60,963 11,295 126 You know, you say you want to make video games. I'll pay you $20 for a hnefatafl game made with a libre license, *good* ai(so I can play by myself), and works on android or gnu/linux. Both would be preferable. Gizmo j Golden Member Nov 9, 2013 1,909 517 136 I made a stupid comment Last edited: Dec 22, 2024 Gizmo j Golden Member Nov 9, 2013 1,909 517 136 I made a stupid comment Last edited: Dec 22, 2024 lxskllr No Lifer Nov 30, 2004 60,963 11,295 126 Chess boards are square. You're limited to the smallest paper dimension. For standard paper sizes, that would be tabloid, and you'd have to cut it down to 11²". Gizmo j Golden Member Nov 9, 2013 1,909 517 136 lxskllr said: Chess boards are square. You're limited to the smallest paper dimension. For standard paper sizes, that would be tabloid, and you'd have to cut it down to 11²". Click to expand... OMG! For a second there I forgot how to play chess! 😮 BRAIN FART Red Squirrel No Lifer May 24, 2003 71,340 14,093 126 www.anyf.ca Make the Chess board out of a full size PCB panel with RFID sensors in each square and put RFID chips in each piece. Code the game logic to track the state of the game and detect moves and determine if they are legal or not. Can also add magnets in the pieces and coils on the board so the pieces can be moved automatically, such as when setting up a new game. Can also implement a "Rage quit mode" where it flings all the pieces off the board. I joke... but this could have been a fun computer science project back in the day. Reactions: igor_kavinski, Pohemi, Ken g6 and 1 other person Kaido Elite Member & Kitchen Overlord Feb 14, 2004 52,505 7,713 136 Red Squirrel said: Make the Chess board out of a full size PCB panel with RFID sensors in each square and put RFID chips in each piece. Code the game logic to track the state of the game and detect moves and determine if they are legal or not. Can also add magnets in the pieces and coils on the board so the pieces can be moved automatically, such as when setting up a new game. Can also implement a "Rage quit mode" where it flings all the pieces off the board. I joke... but this could have been a fun computer science project back in the day. Click to expand... Automated Chess Board Moves chess pieces around the board invisibly and seemingly magically. projecthub.arduino.cc https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/pico-powered-chess-robot-plays-dirty-using-chatgpt/ PI Chess Board | Readymag Automated Chess Board readymag.website Reactions: Pohemi and Red Squirrel nakedfrog No Lifer Apr 3, 2001 63,749 20,245 136 Kaido said: Automated Chess Board Moves chess pieces around the board invisibly and seemingly magically. projecthub.arduino.cc https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/pico-powered-chess-robot-plays-dirty-using-chatgpt/ PI Chess Board | Readymag Automated Chess Board readymag.website Click to expand... Chess Board, Chess Games, Electronic Board Games Chess Set An automated chess board which lets you play chess games against the board's AI or online players, right from your chess set. squareoffnow.com Kaido Elite Member & Kitchen Overlord Feb 14, 2004 52,505 7,713 136 sdifox said: That is such a waste. You don't 3D print stuff you can buy off the shelf. Click to expand... The whole point of 3D printing is to spend as much money as possible replicating things in low resolution! Reactions: igor_kavinski, Ken g6, Pohemi and 1 other person D dr1337 Senior member May 25, 2020 549 837 136 Its funny to me how many people on this site are seemingly anti-3d printing, even searching around. I saw someone in a completely different thread say that 3d printing is hard to learn back in a 2022 which is extra hilarious considering the cheap ender 3 revolution was like 2019. its a decent print for someone whos a noob. just need to tune that retraction or maybe dry the filament and you'd have some flawless pieces. also gotta ditch those rafts don't listen to the haters. Why buy a chess set when you can spawn one in the comfort of your own home with supplies already on hand, in only a few hours? It gets even better when you're actually modeling things yourself and getting fancy with the filaments. Personally I love PETG and all its transparent possibilities. but as for the business idea, not totally out of the question but lol OP has a lot of competition, lotsa people be trying to sell custom 3d printed chess sets. Last edited: Dec 24, 2024 Gizmo j Golden Member Nov 9, 2013 1,909 517 136 Just 3D Printed a Darth Vader helmet, it's melted because it's based on the force awakens sdifox No Lifer Sep 30, 2005 101,239 18,237 126 You can buy better looking knockoffs G Greenman Lifer Oct 15, 1999 22,498 6,582 136 sdifox said: That is such a waste. You don't 3D print stuff you can buy off the shelf. Click to expand... That all depends. Often times you can print stuff for much less than buying it. You can also print things that aren't commercially available, and one offs that can't be produced any other way. An entry level printer that produces good quality prints can be had for $250. I've been considering buying one, but I'm only interested in printing things I'll actually use. After those ten or fifteen items I don't know what I'd do with it other than making router patterns, and my laser is actually better for that. Red Squirrel No Lifer May 24, 2003 71,340 14,093 126 www.anyf.ca The cool thing about printing is being able to have something right away instead of having to order it and wait days or weeks. And sometimes it's simply something you can't buy anywhere. Like say a plastic part on a product breaks, you can print a new one. G Greenman Lifer Oct 15, 1999 22,498 6,582 136 Red Squirrel said: The cool thing about printing is being able to have something right away instead of having to order it and wait days or weeks. And sometimes it's simply something you can't buy anywhere. Like say a plastic part on a product breaks, you can print a new one. Click to expand... True, as long as you know fusion 3d. I don't, and have no desire to learn it. Lightburn has given me enough headaches. Red Squirrel No Lifer May 24, 2003 71,340 14,093 126 www.anyf.ca Yeah I still need to figure out a decent CAD program that will work in Linux before I get into 3D printing, and I'm not a fan of cloud based stuff, I won't touch Fusion just out of principle. FreeCAD is about the only thing in Linux and it's a huge pain to use, it's like someone had a contest to design the worse UX and won and they used that. Reactions: Pohemi and lxskllr Gizmo j Golden Member Nov 9, 2013 1,909 517 136 DEADPOOL! You must log in or register to reply here. 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