Woodworking: Hex Gaming Trays
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I’m a pretty big nerd when it comes to playing board games with my friends and family. I really enjoy all kinds, from the easy and casual games all the way up to the super complex ones that take days to complete. If you’re an avid gamer too, then you know that a lot of them have a ton of pieces that you need to manage. I wanted to come up with a customizable solution that would let you keep all the pieces organized in a nice and orderly fashion. I designed these little magnetic hexes to do exactly that! Plus, even if you’re not a gamer, they can be used as coasters, candy dishes, or even configured to be a custom charcuterie board. When you’re done with them, they all click into the magnetic cradle for simple storage, and they look beautiful on the shelf as well!
00:00 - Intro
00:42 - Milling
01:36 - CNC & bits
03:42 - Hex Cutting
05:58 - Hex Cleanup
06:53 - End Caps
07:33 - Crosspieces
09:35 - Roundovers & Sanding
10:01 - Drilling
11:42 - Magnet Setting
13:03 - Assembly
13:31 - Finishing
15:07 - Glamour Shots
17:18 - Outtakes
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It's so amazing that your neighbor almost always has the wood you need. Great project.
I know!!
@@FishersShop, I love how you're just straight up 'stealing' from your neighbour now 😂
He lives next to a sawmill!!
I'll bet the neighbor says "Oh crap" when he sees that Fisher has been to his house again!
I LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR! Without him we'd never have any content from you
lol
I had a go at making these Wyrmwood gaming tiles too although I didn't have a cnc so it took quite a bit longer, they are super cool tho and we use them all the time.
Tip for working with those magnets: Use a sharpie to color a consistent face of each magnet. Then when you're putting them in, just be consistent with colored face out on the left and face in on the right.
Absolutely loved the video, Drew! Nice work. Your content is always top-notch and family friendly. Also, thanks for the shoutout, it means the world to us!
Thanks, Cody!
Drew working on putting Wyrmwood out of business
I was wondering how you were going to incorporate a flat head screw into the project. The likeness of a "flat head screw" was brilliant. Very nice build and design. As always thanks for sharing! You always make my day Drew.
Thanks so much! Glad you liked it
You used some of your own wood?!? I would have talked the neighbor into starting a new project and taken him to the lumber yard to help him pick out your .. . I mean his lumber! 😂
Great video, Drew! It was awesome of you to mention the three companies in the video. I like the different wood species that you used! They look great together!
Thanks! Glad you liked it!
Really neat, Drew. It's also great to see family time. Bill
Thanks 👍
I think you get major points for building something to promote family togetherness!
Well thanks! :) I'll take all the points I can get
Hopefully you gave a set to the neighbor. You always amaze me with your project ideas. Excellent as always Drew!
Thanks! Yeah, he's a big gamer as well
Thanks for adding the outtakes of the bit dropping through your workpiece! I thought I was the only one that happened to!
Not the first time that’s happened. You’d think I’d learn.
Lol. Me too, I’ve just recently worked on a cnc project where my collet came loose forcing me to restart and on the 2nd attempt the router came loose and punched a hole straight through the work piece and the cnc base! I hit the “oh crap” button as quickly as I could but too late to salvage! On to attempt 3 which was successful! Really enjoy your channel!
Love this idea! We play alot of yahtzee and I made a feltlined dice box from an old cigar box inherited from my granddad. I am sure you could make a more beautiful one from the neighbors stash! ❤
Hah, yeah... I get all the good stuff from my neighbor. :)
@@FishersShop could always use the neighbors kitchen curtains to line the box too 😉 I just used regular old felt 😁
I did some of those hex Gaming Trays myself. I insert the magnets using the drill press. I chuck a hex driver, put a chunk of magnet and press them down. It works very well and it is fast!
Not a bad idea!
Fun watching your son grow up
That looks like a fun project Drew. Thanks for sharing.
You bet
So very cool Drew these I could see coming in very handy in many ways. Great video Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Super awesome! Wish I had a CNC machine. Maybe sometime in the future
You should!
@FishersShop not enough money
I’m surprised that your neighbor not only has the amount of wood you need, but also that he has a variety of interesting species available to his trusty neighbor.
We all need a neighbor like a woodworker supply store!
It's a treasure trove over there! :)
Plot twist: His neighbor is a sawyer and stores overflow on his porch 😂
@@k1sfd1974 😂
Wow. These are beautiful. The design is great! They are simple but as you say you can use it for pretty much any game which is pretty elegant. The assortment of wood species really sets it all off. If they were all one species it would still be as useful but the variation really makes them that much more beautiful.
Thank you! 😊
Drew, another fun and useful project. I’ve been a subscriber since the beginning and you just keep getting more creative and skillful. Thanks for the content!
Thanks very much!
Great project Drew. I have some avid game players in my family and now I know what I’m making them for Christmas!
Right on! These will be perfect
Very nice! I've been wanting to make magnetic tiles for ever.
You should!
Great project! Well done!
Thank you!
Always entertaining and educational. Thanks for posting.
Thanks for watching!
I need these. I'm really tempted to make some, but my neighbors don't have that nice of wood
You should! Thanks for watching, Zach. :)
Love the Jenni bits!
Well done as always, Drew!
Thanks for watching!
Those are really cool. Nice job.
Thank you! Cheers!
Great video and project. I agree the drill little sander is great.
It sure is!
Genius, Genius I tell you! Simplicity is a blessing, and you nailed it here. Thank you Sir! (Merci pour ce projet!)
Thanks a bunch! Glad you liked it!
What a fun project, love it. I’m doing some floating nightstands and they’ll be mostly CNC this time, should be fun.
Nice
This is brilliant!
Glad you liked it
Another great video. They look so cool.
Thank you! Cheers!
I don't have a CNC but still enjoyed this and the trays turned out awesome! They would be so useful to have around for so many things. Happy St. Patrick's Day to you and the family!!!
Thanks for watching!
Great video, as usual. Love board games, especially Catan. Great idea!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very nice design and execution.
Thank you very much!
This is super clever Drew!
Thanks! :)
Amazing to watch this and see so many things I've also had to learn the hard way using our CNCs over the past several years now. Things like spoil boards, proper clamping, and custom jigs. For instance. I've saved a lot of time eliminating tabs, through cuts, and spoil boards on the CNC in most case in a couple ways. One way, you can cut partial depth (like .65" depth) and clean up with a .25" flushing bit. Since tabs require this step anyway, this saves setting tabs and use of a spoil board. ALSO, if you like using and helping out small businesses, try my latch that I make and sell to wood workers for their box projects. It's something I came up with because I couldn't find one on the market already. Great video as always!
Yup, you said it. Lots of learning on this project, even though I've already owned the CNC for years. I could have done away completely with the tabs since I went with double-sided tape for my hold downs too but didn't bother to walk upstairs to change the code. Haha
@@FishersShop I have SO done the same...lol.
great video Drew! you did a great job!
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks!
Great product design. Keep up the great work and putting out your videos. I look forward to them. As for the Onefinity and Jenny bits, they are amazing products.
Yes they are! They're the only bits I use
This was a great video fisher and amazing work done by you again!!
Glad you enjoyed it
I love all of them
Stunning, Drew! Really amazing work!!! 😃 They work great, but also look great! Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Thanks a bunch!
Love it!!
Thanks!
Awesome awesome project my dude! Love the video. Well done sir
Thanks a bunch! Glad you liked it
Thanks for sharing.
You bet
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Great video, bud! These little trays are so cool. I would not have thought to make them little snack trays also...I like it!
Thanks, pal!
Great idea!! 🐝
Thank you! 😊
Wyrmwood has a very similar product for sale. Not saying you stole their idea as hexagons are the bestagons, but thought I would mention it.
Yeah, I've seen it but I sorta like my design better. I'm a little biased. :)
@FishersShop what's the difference?
Just what I needed today. I appreciate the snacks in the last bit of the video! Truly a multi-purpose project: :)
Yup. Lots of other uses too. Tivets, coasters, charcuterie, etc.
When working with a bunch on n magnets, I sharpie mark one side for the whole batch. Because its metal, it will wipe off easy enough with some rubbing, but should stay on long enough for you to get them put in.
Good thinking
These came out way cooler than you made them sound on the podcast! Love all the color variations Drew! Nicely done.
Thanks a ton!
I cant believe you got the polarity right on all those magnets Drew, congratulations.😄 Great looking sets and an awful lot of work, imagine if you didnt have CNC ! Beautiful vhouce of woods your neighbour made i thought.👍😂
Thanks! Yeah, the CNC sure made this much more approachable. Thanks for watching
Awesome project. I spent most of the video wondering how you were going to manage the polarity of the magnets, and I’m still not sure I’ve completely wrapped my head around how they all manage to be universally compatible, but I’m glad you figured it out. I don’t have a cnc and I don’t play that many board games, but I still enjoyed the video. Honestly, I thought there would be a LOT more outtakes 😂.
I thought there'd be more as well! Haha. But that just speaks to the reliability of the OneFinity, I guess.
Admittedly I clicked on it and thought "Great another CNC video." But as usual you sucked me in anyway! I heard y'all speaking on the podcast about this exact response. Y'all are right that it is just another tool in the shop. And dang, y'all are convincing ambassadors for One Finity! I found myself browsing the site yesterday! 🙈
Hey thanks! I know CNCs aren't for everyone but once you use it for a project, it's like your eyes get opened to all the other possibilities that it can do. Thanks for listening to the show!
I had tons of problems with bits slipping in the Makita router on my 1F. I upgraded to the PWNCNC water cooled 80mm spindle, and it has been amazing. I especially like that it can use a 1/2" collet.
I bet! That's a bit more machine than I can handle in my little shop though.
We love Catan and play just about every week with family or friends. Love you designs with this. Now I just need to buy a CNC machine. Really appreciate your comedy and explanation of what you're doing. You are the Man!!!
Hey thanks! Glad you liked it
nice project, nice video.
Thanks!
Great idea.
Thanks!
Magnet set suggestion: Obviously this come too little, too late for you, but maybe for someone else or a future project: 3D print (or make from wood) a little cylinder or pawn or whatever in two different colors (red and blue for example) with a spot for a magnet at one end. Embed a magnet in each of them but with opposite polarity. These are now your magnet sorters. Next when you're ready to start adding the magnets to your piece and they have to be in a specific alignment for polarity, use a sharpie of the same color as your sorters and put a dot in the hole for which polarity each spot needs. So in the case of your piece here you'd alternate blue, red, blue, red, etc. around the piece. Now, when you need to set a magnet in a red hole, grab your red sorter and use it to pick up a magnet. Align it in the hole and go to town. As long as you use your red sorter to pick magnets you're putting in red holes, they'll always be in the right polarity. Do the same with the blue sorter and blue holes and you're all set.
This is actually a really good idea! Thanks
@@FishersShop You're welcome... not my idea originally. It's something that I've seen used in various 3D print projects when polarity alignment is import for placing a bunch of magnets. But it would obviously work great for a wood project like this too.
I’m not a CNC guy, but this is really well done! Bravo!
Well thanks
We _love_ Catan! 🤙
Hella nice job sir
Thank you kindly
Someone else may have already suggested this, but a couple of tips I'd like to offer: For securely holding down projects to your CNC bed, I've seen several other makers use the technique of clamping down a spoilboard, then using plastic nails in a pneumatic nail gun to secure the workpiece down. Your bits can safely blow through them like they weren't even there, and supposedly a sharp whack on the side is enough to shear them off when you're ready to remove the workpiece. Also, instead of the "painter's tape and CA glue" trick, I've heard Natto tape (basically double-sided masking tape for manufacturing) makes a good carpet tape alternative. It's supposedly a lot easier to use and clean up than regular double-sided tape, and not that expensive.
Good tips, thanks for sharing
Sadly I do not own a CNC. But I would love a set like this. And would certainly not mind to pay extra for it. Much love from the Netherlands.
Reach out to me on my website. I have an extra set that could be yours if we can work something out.
Awesome job and they turned out great! I'd love to see you make a rummikub game.
Maybe one day!
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So wait, super skilled wood workers have bad days in the shop and make tons of mistakes? This makes me feel better about my dumbfoolery and Idiocy in the shop. I appreciate the transparency.
Glad you liked it! :)
That's a great idea - they look fantastic! I think I'll have to make a set for my brother for his birthday, but sadly I don't have a CNC, so I guess I'll have to do everything by hand with a router...
Still doable. It'll be a lot of work, but still doable.
@@FishersShopThat's what I was thinking. I'd need to make a template first, I suspect that'll be the hardest, but probably most interesting part. Thanks for the reply - and the idea!
Hey Drew great work I know you made a joke of the earmuff clamps but that was genius!
Haha thanks
The other good source for specialty woods is the local cemetery. Amazing what they make those boxes out of that are only slightly used.
It's like digging for buried treasure!
Another great Fisher project! A small improvement(?) suggestion: When stacking the tray racks, they look like they could fall off of each other. Cut a matching notch in the bottom of each leg and use the magnet trick to hold them together (A magnet in the recess and on the top or in just one location and a screw in the other?)
They can't fall off each other because the top of the hexes attaches magnetically to the bottoms of the hexes in the rack on top
Pro tip: Cutting out the piece from your blank on the CNC should be your final operation. Even with tabs and super glue+tape, you lose a lot of rigidity if you continue to machine a part that has already been cut out. It's a recipe for a broken bit or chunks of wood flying across the room. I had to learn the hard way, too.
Yup, I agree
I have to say Drew, this may be one of your most attractive projects yet! Sure, positives and negatives, like everything I suppose. And I don't want to be all polarizing here, but with your magnetic personality, you really make it work! 😎
Haha, love it. Thanks!
Yaaaax fishers back :) when do you have stolen all the wood from your neighbour? :'D do they have a sawmill?
Like these a lot. I’m not a gamer so I thought of another use. Use the slotted ones and use them to make pretty much an unlimited size trivet for hot pans and skillets to serve meals
Yup! Or just flip them all over. Good idea
Amazing. The project was cool, the dishes were cool... But NO mistake on the polarity? Amazing! 😅
Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while. :)
Right, that's genuinely impressive for any project of that size, regardless of skill or experience
Nobody tell Wyrmwood that Drew is coming for their profit margins 😅
I don't think they have anything to worry about
These are a really nice bit of work, very impressive 👏👏and would make a great gift. I wouldn't be wanting to put my mobile phone so close to 12 of those bad boy rare earth magnets though for risk of knackering my screen, but slot could easily be used for something else instead.
Magnets won’t do anything to your screen but you’re right, you can use it for something else
Very cool project, Drew! 0:43 And admitting you have a problem is the first step, remember? Enough already with all the excuses, good for you, my man!😄😉
Hey thanks! :)
This looks awesome! Those dog bones though...the CNC can't carve straight corners for the mortise, it can do rounded for the tenon. It would be like a non-floating domino.
Dog bones are easier and they end up hidden.
Willies wood honey?! 😂😂😂😂😂I can’t stop laughing!
Those CNC bits look pretty good. While my wife already tells me that I have a flawlessly smooth bottom, I might check them out anyway.
Haha, you definitely should!
Cool project. We are talking about it as one of this weeks videos tonight on my channel’s livestream.
Very cool! 😊
Do some Jewelry Box videos!! This guys a legend and jewelry boxes are tough I need some help
shortest outtake outro yet...nice work
Yeah, I thought more would go wrong.
Awesome! Very neat idea and design. Well done!
Thanks!
Drew, Drew, Drew...I TOLD you eating 3lbs of shrimp was a bad idea...You have to intermix some oysters in-between half pounds of shrimp...Don't forget, a good beer is needed too! Great little project for sure. No CNC here, and probably never will...just can't justify it for my lousy capabilities. :)
Nice
Thanks
When you're not playing games, they can double as beverage coasters. :D (Damn, I typed this comment before your video was done and heard you mention the same thing. Oh well, I'll keep this comment here for the almighty algorithm.)
On the dog bones: Draw a line from the corner where you want the dog bone to be into the mortise. This line should be 45 degrees, and should be the radius of the bit you're using. Then draw a circle from the tip of this line up to the corner. If what I wrote here made sense, and you did this, your dog bones should be a lot smaller and less obvious - even when not hidden.
Good tip.
Ad someone with a flawlessly smooth bottom I can attest to the importance.
😂
Was looking forward to this when it popped up on the front of my page, then saw it was CNC...
Was looking forward to this comment when it popped up on my page, then saw what it said...
I believe Wyrmwood gaming invented these
I don't know about that. But I didn't get the idea for these from them anyway
Agreed. See my just-now longer comment on this up top.
I third you. It's hard not to think Wyrmwood seeing these.
Its absolutly wyrmwood
I was beginning to feel a bit disappointed with the severe lack of flathead screws in this video until you pointed out a few of the trays look like a flathead screw. 😉 Such a cool concept, Drew. All those different species of wood really do go well together. I don't know if I would trust myself to orient all those magnets in the right way. You are braver than most 😂
Yeah, I didn't want to go that route originally, hence all the screws. I was going to do one magnet and one screw on each side but the hold wasn't nearly strong enough.
@@FishersShop I'm glad you figured out the number of magnets needed as the big interconnected trays moving in unison was highly satisfying.
Now you need hexagonal dice towers! ;-)
Please tell me you want to sell sets of these! You've got a buyer right here. I love woodworking as a hobby but lack the time and space for many of the tools. Buy a couple more CNCs and put them to work. 😊 Great job!
I have a couple sets left that are extra from the ones I listed on the website. If you're truly interested, reach out to me via my website and we can work something out
Fancy
This was an excellent, innovative Idea
Glad you liked it