Ice #chess set Molds
Description
I thought it would be interesting to make Ice cubes in the shape of chess pieces, use food dye (or Kool-Aid) for coloring the black pieces(you could then play a variant of timed chess, where a piece is gone once it has melted beyond recognition). Warning: not recommended for cardboard chess boards.
I also thought about Chocolate chess, though I suspect eating the pieces you take would be required.
You could use this with just about any liquid that solidifies, such as latex, but I'm not sure why you would.
This part was made with Tinkercad. Edit the part online at: tinkercad.com/things/dhmJvNcxGQj
Instructions
I hope this will work with any liquid that solidifies at a temperature or over time.
Note: I have not printed this (no 3d printer), if you do print it, please let me know of any issues, problems, or suggestions for improvements.
Note 2: You should probably flip it up-side-down before printing.
1. Print, clean, and seal the connection
2. Fill with desired material.
3. let material solidify.
4. remove from molds.
5. play.
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A couple thoughts for you:
*This won't fit on many printers (100-120mm square max) - it's too big.
*Might be nice to break your molds up so that you could freeze an entire set all at once, without creating duplicates.
*This STL would need to be edited in a mesh program to separate the two pieces before printing. It is preferable to upload the two sides separately.
*Some type of alignment method would be nice - research other molds on thingiverse for ideas.
*A "No Derivates" license? That's a bummer. Consider a more open license.
*Find a way to reduce excess plastic while allowing the mold to be filled and hardened upside down and level. Less plastic = less print time.
Thanks,
Most of these problems are from importing from TinkerCad. Each piece is separate in TinkerCad, and being separation can then be moved around as needed.
I actually created one that was a full set, I should upload those too *brb*
I should have thought about the orientation, laying flat is probably best (though it'd take up more space).
I'll make it a fully open licence as soon as the chess challenge is over/closed.
as far as ways to reduce the plastic, I've though about it, but not come up with anything good yet.
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This made me laugh! I'm a chess player and this is awesome. Looking forward to play with it :) But it needs some work .. but the idea is awesome :) congrats!