Summary

This was my first project with a practical purpose which also used variables to adjust size of the components.

As-is, just add two decks of standard size cards. You can leave the cards in the package to make a gift of fresh decks for a friend.

You'll be ready for double solitaire with your significant other or your next bridge gathering.

Print Settings

Printer Brand:

LulzBot

                                            <p class="detail-setting printer"><strong>Printer: </strong>                     <div><p>Mini</p></div></p>                                                                                <p class="detail-setting rafts"><strong>Rafts: </strong>                     <div><p>No</p></div></p>                                                                                <p class="detail-setting supports"><strong>Supports: </strong>                     <div><p>No</p></div></p>                                                                                <p class="detail-setting infill"><strong>Infill: </strong>                     <div><p>20%</p></div></p>

How I Designed This

The box size I wound up making as a practical project was designed to hold two decks of standard size cards. A jewelry box had been in my thoughts early, but no box I could fit onto the bed of my Lulzbot Mini was going to be really useful for holding jewels or other keepsakes. As it turned out, it was necessary to print the partitioned box base separately from the cover. As noted in the SCAD file, just comment out the part you don't want to print.

The final technique applied in this project is adding a name to the box cover in order to personalize it for each person/family. OpenSCAD has a text command. In each text command, you can tell OpenSCAD to use any font installed on your computer, and you can set the text size to suit your needs. I chose a font called "AcademicM54" which is available from many free font sites such as 1001 Free Fonts. If you do not wish to add that font to your own system, choose another to use in the cardbox.scad file. It appears that OpenSCAD will automatically substitute the built-in Liberation Sans font if you specify a font which is not installed on your computer.
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The box cover is printed upside down to make the top flat. The top would sag badly if you tried to print right side up, so it is necessary to rotate the text and to make it a cut-out by using the difference() command. Also note in the OpenSCAD file that the text position has been calculated to center on the top and has been rotated in order to properly read from left to right, in spite of being flipped upside down. Fiddle as needed.

Playing Cards Box