Towers Chess Set

The Towers Chess Set

Eurasian/Middle Eastern style chess set, long. thin tower shapes.

Each piece size and weight is detailed in tables in pictures above.

Each piece has a cutout for an M8 mutter (nut) to be inserted for weighting.

The dimensions of the M8 are appx. 14.5 x13x 6.4 mm. The depth of each cutout is appx. 6.5mm to accommodate the 6.4 mm depth of the mutter.

The chart 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.


Details

• Square Size 40 to 45
• Total Weight of Chess Pieces 353 gm
• Weight of Box 252 gm
• Box Dimensions 200x140x90
• Total Weight of Chess Pieces and Box 605 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 15%
• Layer Height .30

The chess pieces were printed using
• Black PLA Prusament (Galaxy Black)
• White PLA Prusament (Vanilla White)
• Infill 15%
• Layer Height .15 Quality

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