◆ Resin
Chess king mold
A 95 mm Staunton chess king with a cross, from a rigid two-part print. Cast it in resin, no silicone.
◆ Resin
A 95 mm Staunton chess king with a cross, from a rigid two-part print. Cast it in resin, no silicone.
A Staunton king, 95 mm tall on a 42 mm foot: foot, bead, a long waisted body, a double collar, a flared crown under a domed cap, and a cross on top. It sets the height of the whole chess set from this library, the classic 95 mm tournament king.
The mold is exactly what our two-part candle mold generator builds for it, set to resin: two rigid halves with rubber-band grooves, pry pockets, a pour funnel on top of the cross and a thin air vent. The body is turned round one axis and the cross stands in the seam plane, so each half takes one face of it and the tool's own seam check finds nothing stuck. The arms of the cross slope up to the upright, so no bubble sits in them while the resin rises.
A chess set needs two kings, one of each colour: print the mold once and cast a black and an ivory king. The zip carries both halves, the king master as its own STL, the tool's own print-settings sheet and a recipe file for the generator.
Shown as a 3D render of the printed mold halves pulled apart around the king they cast, not a photo.
Print both halves as exported. Clamp-strength settings: 4 walls, 40% gyroid infill, no supports. Sand the seam faces flat if your first layer came out rough.
Coat both cavities with mold release, working it into the cross. Close the halves and band them along the whole seam.
Mix the resin and pour it slowly down one side of the funnel on the cross so the air can leave through the other side and the vent.
Leave it to cure fully, as long as the resin's datasheet says, then open the halves at the pry pockets, never by pulling on the cross.
Cut the sprue off the top of the cross, sand it square and trim the thin line along the seam. Release again and cast the next king.
Print details
| Cast material | Resin |
|---|---|
| Printed parts | 2 |
| Size (W x D x H) | 52 x 61 x 114 mm |
| Print bed needed | 61 x 27 mm, 115 mm tall |
| Filament | ~207 g |
| Layer height | 0.2 mm |
| Infill | 40% |
| Supports | Not needed |
| Download | ZIP: 2 printed parts (STL) + king master (STL) + print sheet + recipe |
| Added | 2026-09-26 |
Pro early access until October 26, 2026, then free with any account.
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So that each rigid half takes one face of it. A cross turned across the seam would have its arms buried in both halves and would lock them. Along the seam, the cross is split down its middle into two 2.3 mm halves that pull straight off, and the seam line runs round its edge, where it sands away.
Strong enough for play: it is 4.6 mm thick in solid resin and joined to the cap through a round neck. Let the resin cure fully before you demold, open the halves at the pry pockets rather than by pulling on the cross, and it will not snap.
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