Monopoly Bankers Tray
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Hi All,
Monopoly has been, my son's favorite, during this long lockdown/pandemic.
It is a hassle to sort money every time and the banker's tray is not functional
So decided to make a new tray
Features
- Foldable for easy storage
- Money can be left in it, so no more sorting
- Kids friendly
- Minimum efforts to build without any power tool
- Storage space for token, house and hotels
What Do We Need ?
- Foam Board 5mm
- Cutter
- Super Glue
- Steel Scale
- Pencil, eraser etc
- Paper Tape
Cutting
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- Before you start cutting, we need to measure dimensions for the money
- Mine was 100mm x 53mm, I kept a 5mm margin, so my new dimensions are 105mm x 58mm
- Cut foam board as per the following
- Base : 2 no of 110mm x 332mm
- Back: 2 no of 332mm x 20mm
- Partitions: 5 no of 105mm x 20mm
- Spare piece: 1 no of 58mm x 20mm
Super Glue
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- Start with the base and the back pieces, super glue it
- I usually align the edges on one end and use a drop of super glue on the other
- Similarly, I use a tiny amount of super glue to put all pieces together
- Once all are good, I apply super glue generously
- We had cut a small piece 58mm x 20mm that we will use to make a small box, to store tokens etc
Finishing
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- Use paper tape and apply to join the two boxes at
- Closed position
- Open Position
- The tape now works as a hinge as shown
- Place the money in the tray and we are ready to play a long game of Monopoly
I hope you like this, please share your feedback and comments