SnapDeck Back Attachments

The Snap Deck is a modular playing card holder that I started developing to help my grandmother hold her cards on game night. It ended up growing into something much bigger with feedback from the community and a lot of time in CAD and printing test parts haha😄

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This post includes all the back attachments currently developed.

Check out the main bodies here:
— SnapDeck Main Bodies

Check out the side modules here:
— SnapDeck Side Attachments
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Important!

If any objects are labeled with an "R", it's not because the piece wanted to become a pirate… it means you have to mirror the object (in your slicer) if you want to use it on the left side of the Snap Deck. The “R", or right side, is relative to looking at the holder from the front (card holding side), and it applies to the side attachments, back attachments, and body variations.

Also, I'm still developing the project here and there, so if you find certain issues that are not easily fixable, or if you have any fun ideas, let me know!

Some Things You May Need For The — Back — Attachments \_(ツ)_/

Many of the back modules shaped as drawers have a locking pin on them that requires a single M3 screw (~6-10mm). Just make sure not to overtighten it, otherwise it will be difficult to operate and might try to unscrew itself.

Depending on how well the tolerances of the press-fit nubbins turn out, you may also want to secure down the attachments with another M3 screw through the convenient mounting holes all around the main body.

If you're going to print out the basic label, make sure to stylize it with cutouts in your slicer or your own design software before printing.

Printing

I already designed in all the supports for you, so you should hopefully be able to just pop the models you want into your slicer, orient them, and send them off to get printed! Even the bores in the locking pins are designed with a special bridge pattern to keep them from needing any support structure.

I mostly printed everything in PLA at 0.2mm layer height and default 15-20% infill, but different filament types and infill values should work just fine. As for the precision, you could probably print it with lower layer heights but it's obviously going to take a bit longer and not provide much visual/structural benefit.

Every printer is different!!! I did my best to tune the tolerances to apply well for most users, but you may need to do a little bit of sanding and/or use pliers to remove some of the supports if they are not too dialed in. Also, remember those M3 mounting points are there should you end up sanding too far…

Some More Info

If you want to watch some of the videos on the project, you can check them out on my YouTube channel right here.

Everything is obviously completely free 😉, but if you want to sell the SnapDeck yourself at a storefront or online, I will do my best to figure out some sort of commercial license situation.

Again, if you have any fun ideas or requests, you can always feel free to reach out or post a comment.

Happy printing and catch you later!