This is a refined version of my Travel-Sized Dice Tower and Box originally posted here: https://www.printables.com/model/510162-travel-sized-dice-tower-and-box
The design consists of a dice tower that fits within an outer protective shell. The shell also holds the tower upright and serves as a box to catch the dice when you roll them. The tower includes a small door that closes off the bottom opening, allowing you to store your dice directly inside of it. I haven't tested the full capacity but it can easily hold multiple standard 7-dice sets at once.
Assembly notes:
- The dice tower itself glues onto the box lid. There is a ridge on the tower that slots into a groove on the lid to ensure it is lined up properly.
- I used regular CA glue to adhere them together.
- The door itself just snaps into place at the hinges. There are slots included in both the door and the tower to insert 20x5x2mm magnets to hold it shut.
- Depending on your print tolerances the magnets may be held in fine by friction alone, but I added a small amount of glue just in case.
- The tower can be printed upright with no supports (it should already be in the proper orientation in the included STL).
- It's not required but I highly recommend getting some cheap stick-on felt (or similar) to cover the inside of the door, the bottom of the box, and the platforms within the tower. There is a cutout on the wall of the box to allow you to put a panel there without getting in the way of the tower when you close it. This helps a lot with the noise of rolling hard plastic dice in a plastic print with hollow walls.
Improvements from the previous version:
- Refined tolerances and added cutouts for stick-on felt panels (significantly reduces noise)
- Added a divot to the inside of the box to make it significantly easier to close the door.
- Added a “TOP” label to the back of the lid to make it easier to open without accidentally spilling your dice out of the open top of the tower.
JBWill
