Plinko Dice Tower With Magnetic Latch and Detachable tray

prusaprinters

<p>After using my <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2060892">old dice tower</a> for over 2 years, I had some ideas for improvement.</p> <ul> <li>This new one features a print-in-place hinge design</li> <li>Low walls on the tray ensure that your dice are easily readable after a roll</li> <li>During play, use the detachable tray to keep your other dice nearby</li> <li>When it's time to go home, just fold the tower down.</li> <li>When folded, the two trays allow you to store dice and minis separately. (delicate 3d printed minis won't get smashed)</li> <li>Magnets hold everything closed and together</li> <li>I tried to make it look a little castle-like with a brick wall generated in Tinkercad and a castle door made by <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:129904">drxenocide</a></li> </ul> <p>See it in action here: <a href="https://youtu.be/Pd3fss05K_E">https://youtu.be/Pd3fss05K\_E</a></p> <p>This uses 8 8x3mm magnets. Here are the ones I used: <a href="https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1000008645137.html">https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1000008645137.html</a></p> <p>After printing, insert the magnets into 4 holes in the detachable tray, 2 holes in the attached tray, and 2 slots in the tower. Be sure to get the polarities lined up before you push the magnets into place so everything attaches correctly. Use a bit of Gorilla Glue or something similar to secure them.</p> <p>7/11/19 update - I uploaded a version without the castle texture</p> <h3>Print instructions</h3><p><strong>Supports:</strong> No</p> <p><strong>Resolution:</strong> 0.2mm</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong></p> <ul> <li>0.4 nozzle width AND extrusion width. A wider extrusion width (PrusaSlicer defaults to .45) may cause the features on one side to show through on the other side more</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Use 3 shells for the main tower to make sure the pegs don't break when dice hit them. The trays can use 2 shells and lower infill if you want to save filament and your slicer allows you to change their settings separately</li> </ul>