Unlimited Run Blade Runner inspired light up chessboard

Hi all. Firstly i'd like to apologise for my absence. I run my own business and life has taken a lot of twists and turns over the years and it has unfortunately meant that I haven't had the time or the motivation in all honesty to invest in hobbies and to build these boards. I know i've let people down who expressed an interest in purchasing a board and for that I am sorry, although just in case people wondered, at no point did I take money in advance for orders that were not completed.

So. The question is am I back?


In regards to the boards the weather is getting better, I have some free time coming up with work and i'd like to perhaps dust off the tools and get some boards out the door, however; I think this time i'll be making one style of board to keep things easy for myself and everyone else (probably the mahogany version pending wood prices).

I did try and sort some acryllic a year or two ago but due to covid the cost was literally so ridiculous i'd have either made a huge loss or each board or had to charge an insane amount of money, meaning it was out of many peoples reach. I have no idea if the price of acryllic has come down so this will have a large sway over the final price of any further boards.

So in conclusion i'm gonna try and get price and availability on wood and acryllic over the coming days and put together a proposed price and idea of what will be available for purchase, then i'll try and build a whole bunch in one go to cut down manufacturing and lead times so people aren't waiting until 2049 (omfg i'm so hilarious) for a board. I build these on my own from scratch and by hand to make sure the quality is good and therefore each board takes a long time to put together.

So, it may have been like 5 years but if any of you are still interested in one provisionally, please put a comment in here and i'll try and get a plan together. I'll also be messaging all the old accounts in this thread once i have an idea of prices and timescale to see if they are interested in remaining at the top of list.


All the best guys, i've missed ya.

Bash.
Definitely interested! Will take any wood you decide on :) Thanks for coming back!!!! My Hoyle's set is also without a proper board...

I was looking at Home Depot for prices of acrylic as I was thinking of attempting this myself a few months ago and it was about $30 or so for a 24x24" matte 1/8" piece.
 
Yeah man but it'll flex and sag over time. The acryllic grade I use is very high and is also around 12mm thick (7/16")
 
HI BASH!!! First off.. "I" was to be your next customer... I WANT! So, please PM me and let me know what your plan is and what your cost will be. Just to recap, I wanted the US version for the plug used for power. Thanks! Glad to see you are BACK!
 
Ok getting some prices together today guys, i'll keep you posted. It'll most likely be in Walnut only as I think its a nicer quality wood.

I know progress is slow at the minute but once i've got a price and availability I should be able to bash a few out, pun intended.
 
Ok getting some prices together today guys, i'll keep you posted. It'll most likely be in Walnut only as I think its a nicer quality wood.

I know progress is slow at the minute but once i've got a price and availability I should be able to bash a few out, pun intended.
Great news! And still very much onboard - cheers!
 
Ok getting some prices together today guys, i'll keep you posted. It'll most likely be in Walnut only as I think its a nicer quality wood.

I know progress is slow at the minute but once i've got a price and availability I should be able to bash a few out, pun intended.
:)
 
Ok guys I've finally heard back from the wood supplier. Prices on both the wood and especially the Acryllic have increased so much it's actually depressing. I'm going to come up with a plan and a price over the weekend and i'll get back to you guys next week.

Bash
 
Ok guys I've finally heard back from the wood supplier. Prices on both the wood and especially the Acryllic have increased so much it's actually depressing. I'm going to come up with a plan and a price over the weekend and i'll get back to you guys next week.

Bash
Promise, still interested!
 
Ok guys I've finally heard back from the wood supplier. Prices on both the wood and especially the Acryllic have increased so much it's actually depressing. I'm going to come up with a plan and a price over the weekend and i'll get back to you guys next week.

Bash
Still interested as well
 
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