Staunton (Modified) Chess Set (Large)

Staunton (Modified) Chess Set

 The Staunton chess set is composed of a style of chess pieces used in competitions. The journalist Nathaniel Cooke is credited with the design, and they are named after the English chess master Howard Staunton.

This is a modified design of the Staunton chess style  adapted to be easier to print on a 3D Printer with no supports.

Each piece size and weight is detailed in table below.

Each piece has a cutout for an M12 mutter (nut) to be inserted for weighting. The dimensions of the M12 are appx. 21x19x10 mm. The depth of each cutout is appx. 10.4 mm to accommodate the 10mm depth of the nut,

The chart below 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 50 to 55 mm

Chess Piece Box

The box has a slide top and is sized to accommodate this set.

Details                                                          

• Square Size                                                     50 to 55
• Total Weight of Chess Pieces                       841,6 gm
• Weight of Box                                                319,30 gm 
• Box Dimensions                                              200x140x90
• Total Weight of Chess Pieces and Box        1160,9 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 Black)
• Infill                                                      30%
• Layer Height                                        .20

    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

GCode Files

      Chess Piece files using Prusa Slicer with:

• Prusament PLA
• .15 Quality Layer Height
• 15 % Infill

 Chess Case files using Prusa Slicer  with:

• Prusament PLA
• .20 Quality Layer Height
• 30% Infill