chess resin mold

For starters, the mold was shipped in a flat box that protected. I’ve made two boards and they’ve turned out wonderful. The chess pieces are also easy to work with and for reason they are easier to unmold than some other sets that I have. They are shiny which I love. The lines are the board are thin so it does take some patience and going slow. But get creative. On my third set.

We have yet to make a full set of chess pieces, but we have made a few random pawns and bishops. The chess board we completed after several failed attempts. You are supposed to do every other square with color, wait 12 hours, then do the remaining squares. Watching the video that Lets Resin has of making the board REALLY helped me understand how to do it right & then I was successful in making the board. I based my board off of their idea they show in the video with the white squares and a rainbow swirl made with clear resin + several colors of alcohol inks swirled together with a popsicle stick, with some white resin on top to add contrast to the swirl. At the last second I threw in some of my random hotfix rhinestones because I bought a 20,000 pack and so I often toss them in to resin while it’s curing to “spice it up” a bit. It doesn’t look nearly as good as the video they have of the board, but I am happy with it! Sadly I was a little short on filling up the entire board mold so my chess board isn’t completely level. But I’m thrilled I finally made one without messing it up like I did a few times before. Comes with really nice velour fabric drawstrings bags to hold your chess pieces too, which is a bonus. I stored all the molds in a large ziploc bag, that way they will all stay together. Molds are thick, but make sure they are SUPER rock solid cured before taking resin out of chess piece molds. A pawn I made lost its top ball shaped piece because it wasn’t all the way cured and I tried turning the mold inside out to remove the resin. The pieces stand up really well with the design they have for them. Easy to release as long as you are fully cured, you shouldn’t have a problem.

Honestly the set was great. I totally thought it came with resin but it didn’t, my mistake for not reading the whole description though. Full disclaimer it did take like 5 hours bc you have to do the pieces in two sets as well as the board. Also a few of the pawns heads fell off so I had to make a third batch, but user error tbh. Definitely be careful when filling the chess board bc the colors will leak if filled to high or not level. Truly turned out better than expected and wasn’t that hard. Also recommend gloves for sure. Don’t skip those.

This is my first mold I've ever used. I was hoping to find a more creative design, but not much is available out there. My experience so far has been good, as far as the product is concerned. The design is intricate and looks great. The mold does not stick to my epoxy at all, even without release spray. I've made 4 sets now and see no sign of mold deterioration yet. The molds stand on their own which is pretty awesome, though I prefer the holder as then I can use an unlevelled table and just level the holder. Overall, pretty well designed. I've used some of the mica powder which has a nice effect, but I've nothing to compare it to since I haven't used any other mica powders. I didn't try the chess board mold as I'm building my own, so I can't comment on that. I'm taking a star off for two things, neither really worth a star on their own: The collar on these pieces is unnecessarily large. It tends to trap air and makes removal of the molds *much* more difficult than it needs to be. It takes twice as long to demold just because of the difficulty of getting the mold over the collar. My support experience was not good. I kept seeing 'chips' on the collar. I emailed support and after 4 days they wrote back and asked questions that were answered in my original message. In that same time the epoxy manufacturer had a full email conversation with me helping me determine the cause was bubbles trapped in the mold, walking me through a foolproof technique for eliminating the problem with little effort by rolling the base and collar after a 2/3 pour, and following up with me to ask me how it went.

I was afraid the board would be too thin and flimsy but it’s not at all! It’s a great size and thickness and the squares were deep enough that they were easy to fill. The pieces all came out great though some were difficult to de mold, but that’s to be expected. Be sure to fill them about half way and squeeze the air bubbles out! Trust me, take your time doing this, especially in places like the knight’s nose and the cross on top of the king. And be sure they are completely cured before de molding. Overall I was very pleased with this set and can’t wait to start making another one!

My wife had so much fun making this

First things first! I like most products from Let's Resin. Most molds are great quality so it pains me that the chessboard was not in my opinion. It was thin and so both times I made a chessboard it was thinned out on one side. Yes it was level. But the side kept bending and leaking. The chess pieces themselves were ok ish lol... if you don't pay attention and take your time filling them it can leave the air gap/bubbles. I hated taking the pawn pieces out. I lost the heads so many times I cried. They definitely need to rethink how they make this chessboard and pieces. A bit more thicker for a board definitely but I have no clue about the pieces (pawns especially). Like I said I really like most products and I currently own about 50% of the molds and other stuff. Hopefully they can improve the chessboard set since I am currently looking for a new one.

Okay, I’ll admit it... this is my very first resin project, and wow… I made so many mistakes along the way. That said, the molds themselves are really good quality. I’ve completed one board (and had a practice board) and gone through three trial runs for the chess pieces, and I can confidently say the molds produce beautiful results once you get the hang of it. The details on the pieces come out crisp, and the board lines are clean and well-defined. A couple of tips from a beginner who learned the hard way: - When filling the chess piece molds, pinch and hold the bottom. It helps stabilize everything and get into the areas that the resin didn't fill. Then wait for the air bubbles to rise to the top before topping off. Patience makes a big difference. - For the board, work from the outside in. The outer edge is narrow and can easily spill over if you’re not careful. It’s much easier to manage small spillovers into the empty squares than trying to clean up resin running over the outside edge. Note, the squares themselves have thin walls, use a wooden skewer (or a paint brush) to move the resin. There’s definitely a learning curve if you’re new to resin, but the molds themselves are solid and well-made. If you take your time and learn the process, you can create a really impressive custom chess set.

Ich habe mir dieses Set mit Silikonformen für Schachbretter, Schachfiguren und Dame-Steine bestellt, um sie mit Epoxidharz auszugießen. Ich bin absolut begeistert von dem gesamten Set!Die Formen lassen sich super verwenden und das Schöne ist natürlich, dass man damit unendlich viele verschiedene Sets anfertigen kann. Ein echtes Highlight ist die mitgelieferte Farbe. Die Farben sind richtig schön und haben einen fantastischen, edlen Glanz. Besonders das Grün hat es mir angetan: Wenn das Harz ausgehärtet ist, sieht das Ergebnis einfach aus wie ein echter, funkelnder Smaragd! Das wirkt unglaublich hochwertig.

comes with all the pieces and two nice bags.

Parfait, échiquier magnifique

Todo bien pero no me ha llegado la pieza del rey por lo que no he podido hacer bien el ajedrez... Y ahora me he quedado sin pieza :/

Da artigiana che lavora spesso con la resina, ho analizzato questo kit con occhio critico. Gli stampi sono di un silicone di buona qualità, con una finitura interna lucida che riduce drasticamente i tempi di post-lavorazione. ​Pro: I dettagli dei pezzi degli scacchi sono molto nitidi. Anche i pezzi più complessi si sformano senza troppa fatica. Contro: [Inserisci qui se hai trovato difetti, es: la scacchiera richiede molta attenzione per livellare bene i colori]. ​Consiglio tecnico: Per i pezzi piccoli, versate un velo di resina e passate uno stuzzicadenti nei dettagli per liberare le bolle prima di riempire lo stampo. ​Nel complesso, un set eccellente sia per chi inizia sia per chi cerca stampi duraturi