The tradition of improvising a chess set from whatever's on hand is probably as venerable as chess itself. Chess culture is chock-full of sets put together from odds and ends of every description, but here I'm only focusing on sets built from mechanical and electrical bits--mostly nuts, bolts, and washers of various flavors. If you've got a good one I missed, please do link it in the comments.
If you're interested in making your own and want some guidance, Mother Earth News has a nice tutorial.
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Jul 3, 2009 09:00 AM
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I've designed a hardware set myself, with the intention of not painting them; yellow-zinc and brass against the white zinc pieces.
There's a photo album with all the pieces, and all the parts needed to build it. I plan to make an instructable soon, with the order numbers for all the parts from an online retailer.
see it here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/mordecai.veldt/HardwareSet?feat=directlink
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