Magnetic Wall Chess, with custom board

Step 9 Finishing Touches

Firstly, Paint half your pieces a different colour, i went for good old black, i was going to paint the other half white, but decided to stick with the wood like colour of the card.

Secondly, you need to figure out how you want to attach it to your wall or ceiling, the magnets hold the pieces no problem, but are not too strong.

I suggest either attaching a string accross the back, and hang it like a picture.
or you could add a metal keep towards the top.

I intend to add a special little slot bracket just for the chess set (i have no masonry drill bits at the moment - hence no pictures)


Well, we got here in the end - this project took me about a week on and off. Imbetween work,

Please do leave me comments, and i would love to see any remakes.
Also, shout out any improvements, in understand people may have better ways to do things, and im always willing to learn!

Thanks for reading this far.

Comments

[BoeroBoy]

Fanstastic! I'll add that to my list of winter projects.

[gmjhowe]

I am actually working out a crazy new chess set atm.

[lumpy2783]

I like the Instructable! And the format of the board and the picture u used in the template with the clouds is sweet. Does the board really serve its purpose though? You hinted the magnets were not too strong and the pieces move a bit. When you turn the board on its side, do the pieces move much?

[gmjhowe]

The pieces only fall off if i hold it upside down and shake it up and down! i basically made the laminate layer thick enough that it weakened the magnets to the right point.

[tweeder82o]

why didn't you use a metal playing board instead? and magnetize the pieces? perhaps even just magnitize existing pieces rather than making your own.

[gmjhowe]

Good questions! I decided against a metal board, and magnetic pieces mainly because the card board was easier to work with, and i didnt want to have to buy more magnets if i loose/break a piece. Secondly, i did buy a set. But i wanted a slightly larger size pieces. Guess i just had a vision, and thats what this is!