I just finished 3d printing a small boardgame table from the StageTop Kickstarter. I wanted to have a portable surface I could use for playing boardgames on a couch, and can then move to a table, and so far it’s working pretty well. It has a little bit of flex, but not enough to move any of the pieces.
Here’s the link in case anyone is interested (I’m not affiliated with them, besides backing the Kickstarter):
https://www.myminifactory.com/campaigns/stagetop-the-3d-printed-gaming-table-1550
Interesting, how much print time was it? And what material is printed in?
It took a long time. The table is expandable, and the one I made is 2 rows of 4 tiles. You can’t see the tiles in the picture, but they provide structure for the table, and the fake wood tiles snap on to them.
I was printing this thing for weeks. From what I remember, this was the print time:
- 8 tiles x 8 hours each = 64 hours
- 12 long wood planks x 8 hours each = 96 hours
- 8 short wood planks x 4 hours each = 32 hours
- 12 rails (corners took the same time as sides) x 3 hours each = 36 hour
- Misc hardware and legs = 8 hours
Total was around 236 hours, printed completely in PLA.
My printer isn’t very fast, but I know some of the people who have a Bambu Lab X1 printer got this printed a lot faster. Also, I decided to print the minimum to have a boardgame table I can use on a couch, but they have themed rails, dice towers, component cups, etc… that people are printing.
I’ll probably print another row for larger games, and some components to help with storage, and then I’ll be done.
That’s fantastic! I really want something exactly like this. Don’t have a 3D printer, but considering trying to do something similar out of the wood.
I have a 3D printer but a piece of wood seems like a much better solution in my opinion. There are detachable legs in most hardware shops ready to use or you can make your own. Still a good idea to transform a coffee table into something back friendly
That’s what I was going to do originally before I saw the Kickstarter. The reason I went with the printed table is I didn’t want to be locked into a specific table size. With the printed table I can resize it based on the game I’m playing, but having said that, a wood table would have better rigity and would probably be less expensive.
This took around 4 rolls at about $15 per roll + cost of the Kickstarter.
