8" Scrabble Tiles

[Keith Outten]

This is a simple job that has merit for some applications. Something I would have never thought of I guess but a customer brought this job to me.

These are 8" by 7 and 3/8" by 13/16" thick poplar scrabble tiles that will be hung on a wall, I expect in a children's play area. There are 16 tiles that will combine to make a four word puzzle with the words play, laugh, dream and games. Machining was done with a 1/8" diameter end mill.

These could be laser cut from acrylic and would be stunning with raised letters, also very inexpensive to make.

My customer will be doing the painting.

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[John Schreiber]

That looks great. A friend of mine did that with a hand-held router. She has all her family names arranged in a crossword on their family room wall.

[Art Mulder]

The idea is great, and creative.

But I don't understand why the tiles aren't square?
They sure are square in the game.

[Steven Triggs]

very cool...

[Keith Outten]

The idea is great, and creative.

But I don't understand why the tiles aren't square?
They sure are square in the game.

Art,

I measured the scrabble tiles from our family game with a dial caliper and they were not square. I drew the tiles to scale in Corel Draw and then resized them to get the 8" dimension that my customer wanted. I think the scrabble boards that have the ribs to keep the tiles in place use tiles that are not square.

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[Keith Outten]

I think you can get some miles out of this idea, being a bit creative this could be used in a number of applications and they look really nice. Surprisingly everyone instantly recognizes a scrabble tile and a scrabble puzzle.

Toy Stores, Schools, Game Rooms, and any facility that caters to a young crowd or children of all ages for that matter would be possible candidates for this kind of sign.

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[Art Mulder]

Art,
I measured the scrabble tiles from our family game with a dial caliper and they were not square. I drew the tiles to scale in Corel Draw and then resized them to get the 8" dimension that my customer wanted. I think the scrabble boards that have the ribs to keep the tiles in place use tiles that are not square.

Guess I have some measuring to do tonight. We have an old set - just a plane flat game board, no ribs.

[Keith Outten]

Art,

I just checked another tile. It is 0.732" by 0.800".

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[Art Mulder]

Right.. mine are roughly 19mm X 21mm

weird

[Mike Null]

Here's a laser engraved version used as a seat for a bar stool.

[Keith Outten]

Mike,

The bar stool idea is a unique application.

Anyone else have ideas for scabble tiles?

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[Craig Hogarth]

Mike,

The bar stool idea is a unique application.

Anyone else have ideas for scabble tiles?

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http://www.samtimer.com/st-rug-close1.html

[Steven Triggs]

I think they would make cool doors on a "cubby" type of cabinet, it would be a cool place to store family games and such.

[Mike Hood]

Mike,

The bar stool idea is a unique application.

Anyone else have ideas for scabble tiles?

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I thought they'd be fun on the deck with friends. Giant scrabble!

[Keith Outten]

How about vinyl vehicle graphics. You could get a fairly large puzzle on the side of a van.

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