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The author reflects on the sentimental value of their chess piece collection, inspired by their grandmother's advice on memorabilia. They aim to recreate and personalize these pieces using 3D modeling while minimizing costs and waste through precise calculations of material requirements. Focusing on the Staunton king, they explore the geometry of the pieces to enhance their printing process.

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Introduction

The author reflects on the sentimental value of their chess piece collection, inspired by their grandmother's advice on memorabilia. They aim to recreate and personalize these pieces using 3D modeling while minimizing costs and waste through precise calculations of material requirements. Focusing on the Staunton king, they explore the geometry of the pieces to enhance their printing process.

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Introduction

My grandmother always told me that "in the world of memorabilia, time is both a thief and a savior".

Having always encouraged me to collect items that hold sentimental value, she would often ex-

press how they can transport us back to cherished moments in time. For me, these objects came

in the silhouette of chess pieces. As an avid chess player, I maintain an assorted collection of

chessmen from different strands of my life.

Recently-however-I wanted to recreate and paint these pieces to provide a more personal

touch and elevate their sentimental value. In the hope of viewing these past relics through a

more modern lens, I opted to recreate older designs using 3D modeling and compositing software.

However, given the expense of the printing filament (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene ' - $35 per

KG), I realized that estimating the optimal amount of material for printing was essential for both

financial and aesthetic reasons.

After some research, I discovered that the volume and lateral surface area of each piece could

be determined using the principles of calculus. By modeling the exact shape of each piece, I

could determine the amount of material required for each print, thereby minimizing waste and

costs. In order to further minimize costs and wastage, I will only be modeling the king from the

recognizable Staunton design (as this was the very first chess piece in my collection). While one

could simply submerge a chessman in water and observe the displacement of water to calculate

the volume, the 3D-printing-filament being used is porous and absorbent which means that the

volume of the object is suseptible to change in the liquid medium. Furthermore, treated partially-

infilled ABS floats on water, which could render the displacement method ineffective.
Therefore, this internal assessment is a natural extension of my dilemma. By engaging with

and modeling the aforementioned chess pieces (particularly the Staunton king), I strive to better

understand the underlying geometry of the pieces and optimize the printing process.

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