boardturner

myminifactory

Human: Turn Your Boardgame With The Boardturner This boardturner will revolutionize your game in a 360-degree way. All kinds of rectangle or square board games can be put on this turner because of the top sliders with pins and beams with holes. Simply place the board on top of the turner, slide the sliders over the sides of the board, insert the pin into the hole to lock the sliders, and the board is ready for playing. All seated around the table, most board games present a problem: some players have to look upside down, which is a significant drawback for many board games in my opinion. When I was young, I played Scrabble a lot, and this game is one of those that has this problem. My parents bought me a special wooden board turner, which I've now upgraded to use with more board games and designed for 3D printing. When it's your turn, simply turn the board turner so the board is in front of you, and you can play your turn. Then, give the board a twist to pass it to the next player. For easy use and storage, I designed special connectors to connect the beams together. After playing a board game, the beams can be easily detached. How to Connect the Turner/How Does It Work?/What's Needed? * Print all the pieces. * 8 beams with holes on top (each has a hole for the wheels to connect). * 4 beam connectors. * 4 big wheels. * 1 crossbeam connector. * 4 top clips sliders. * 4 pins. * Not printable: * 4 M4 screws long, approximately 20 mm each. * Screwdriver. Start by connecting one beam to another with the help of a beam connector. Make sure the holes in both beams face upwards and that one beam with the hole for the wheel is on the outside (see Picture 3). Repeat this process for all other beams. Next, get the crossbeam connector and place all the beams at one side of it (see Picture 1). Take the top clip sliders and slide them onto the beam with the hole where the wheel connects. Ensure the lip faces the board; when installing the board, the lip will slide over the board and can be locked with the pins (see Pictures 7 and 8). Finally, get the big wheels and M4 bolts. Look at the upper side of the beam and locate the screw hole. Take a wheel, insert the bolt into the hole of the wheel, and then screw the wheel onto the beam (not too tightly so the wheels can turn smoothly; see Picture 8). Get your board, place it on top of the board turner, slide the sliders to the right size so the lip falls over the board, lock the sliders with the pins, and you're done. Have fun playing! Important: When testing, I found that boards smaller than two connected beams won't fit; only one beam with the wheel can be used, and the beam connector and second beam are not needed. Tip: Don't turn the board turner too fast when playing games like Scrabble, as pieces may fall off the board. Update: I've made more holes in the beams for better connections to various boards. I've also lengthened the beams so smaller boards will fit with only one beam. I'm working on another way to connect the beams for reduced printing time (dovetail connector). Special thanks go to Fred Genius, my Fusion 360 tutor.