RAISE YOUR SUPER CHEXX WITH STYLE !!

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Hi to You all, proud owners of SUPER CHEXX !!

Blaaze here from Montreal, canada.

Any of you ever thought that SUPER CHEXX tables were factory made a little to low for adults ??

I am 5'8'' and i am not the tallest player, i am sure. Upon purchasing my unit last winter, i quickly noticed i always leaned my upper body a little in front, and after a few games i always felt my back burning. Most of my friends are 6' feet +, they sure have the same problem and worse they can't even see the net since their view is blocked by the scoreboard.

Well i recently decided it was time to raise the unit. I first started by putting it on 4 x 4 but it was not the best move since the table kept moving around while playing and i always had to stop playing to put it back in its place. I also tried a wooden pallet for a while to prevent the base from moving, but it still moved, and it was far from being easthetic.

So i decided to make a nice wooden platform of 35-5/8 square foot, with some 2 x 3'' and a 1/4'' plywood plate to cover the whole thing. the height is now around 3-1/2 inch.
Then it hit, to finish the whole project with some aluminium 1/16'' checker plate. I even cut the checker plate at the height of 5'', so it goes over the wooden plate by 2 inchs, and serves has a blocker and locks the whole base on the four sides of the unit.
And i assure you, it no longer moves at all while playing now...

And the result.... see for yourself. (see pic)

I must say that this is the perfect height for the machine, my back no longer burns even after an hour of play, my friends can now see the net and all the action all the way to the end of the ice....i even made another wooden box for my 4 year old son so he can play with me.

i never understood why ICE never thought of making 2 versions of the table, a kids version and an adults version. They should also sell some platforms, but anyway. Its good to make it yourself, it brings greater value to your unit in my point of view.

Its nothing comlicated to do. If any of you wants some advice regarding building the platform, post your questions and and i'll get back to you.

Enjoy

Blaaze

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[herm99]

Dude very nice! I might consider this, if you feel like posting the building instructions, by all means!

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hi Herm,

WELL VERY SIMPLE

FIRST Take the measurements of your base just in case, mine was 35-5/8'' SQUARE INCH. But I don't know if all chexx depending on their year of making, are all the same size. My guess is yes they are but we never know. I will use 35-5/8'' square inch in this tutorial as the correct measurement, feel free to change it according to your base size if you have to.

You will have to start by making a frame for your box, a 35-5/8'' inch square FRAME with some 2 x 4'' (SEE PIC 1)

once you have a square frame, you can put one or two 2 x 4'' right in the midlle to connect both sides of your frame, this will solidify the whole thing and make sure you're top cover won't bend toward the ground once your super chexx is on it. (simply make the 2 x 4'' cross in the middle of your box) (SEE PIC 2)

A good advice:
Try your frame on the ground at the exact place where you're planning to put your machine and make sure the bottom of your frame is at perfect level with the ground, on all four sides of your box. Or else your super chexx will wobble from side to side while you play. (My floor was uneven and I had to shim mine with some rubber pads after it was done)

if you're all good to go, cover the frame by screwing a 1/4'' inch PLYWOOD plate, of the same dimension (which should be again 35-5/8'' square inch).

THIS WILL RAISE YOU CHEXX OF APPROX 4'' INCH FROM THE GROUND. IF you wish to not raise it that much I suggest you use some 2 x 3'' instead of 2 x 4, for the frame but that's all up to you're taste. Mine is at perfect height in my point of view but that's a personal taste.

Than once your box is done, put your chexx on it and your chexx base should cover the whole box pretty tightly. I mean by that that your base should be at the exact same size of your box.

That should be it for the box.

After that you need to get some CHECKER PLATE *ALUMINIUM* thickness 1/8''. Because the ALUMINIUM has a shinny sparkling look, and will give you a great finish compare to an iron checker plate which is darker and won't shine as much.
You can find that in any nearby iron distributor, maybe try your local home hardware we never know.

You have to make them cut 4 pieces, any iron distributor will cut them for you. Again of course the length will be 35-5/8''. But the height should be around 5-1/4'', which will be higher than the wooden box you made but it also serves to lock your base within the 4 pieces of checker plate, preventing your chexx table to move around the top of your box while you play.

don't forget to ask them to drill 4 or 6 countersink holes in each plates, at the right place where there is wood of course. So you can screw your checker plates through the wooden box. (Get the right size of screws to fit in the holes), and THATS IT

You can buy 4 or 8 RUBBER PADS, (not too thick) and put them underneath you're wooden box to prevent the whole thing from sliding on the ground but that all depends on what type of ground you are. Mine is on concrete right now and I use that to prevent the machine from moving during high intense playing sessions, and I can tell you its not moving at all anymore. Which greatly improves gameplay in my opinion.

IF you followed my instructions, yours should look exactly like mine.

I wish you good luck, let me know if you need any other info. And post some pics once youre done

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[trooper11040]

this mod, i will be doing! its awesome! it looks great!

[trooper11040]

i did this mod today...def like the extra height...for some reason, I must have been slightly off in my cuts, because the game as it doesn't move because of the weight, i have about 1/4" gap on one side...no big deal, but i'll look to shimming it up. Also the metal plates scare me a bit...they have very sharp edges...so I plan on tomorrow going to Auto Zone and buying some car door clear trim, which will cover all the edges so they are not showing...I have a 1 year old at home, and god forbid he falls on it or cuts himself..id never forgive myself...otherwise, this is great addition to my super chexx...oh and one other small problem..lol..I move the game all the time away from the wall, to open the dome to clean the surface...now with the base, its super heavy to move...I am thinking i will buy those little pads that they sell in Bed Bath and Beyond, that you can put under the base, and make it move easily on carpet...I'll update how that works out!