Patreon Bonus: Tardigrade Magnets (new options)!!

Hey All!!

I just added the bonus Tardigrade Magnet to the downloads post.  You'll notice that there are two versions of the magnet files.  One is the same as all the others, where you glue in the magnet on the back once printed.  The other "Captive" version is fully enclosed, and doesn't require any glue (a great suggestion from one of my Patrons!).  Simply drop them in as the model is printing.*  They work great and offer more versatility in how you want to make them.

*While it may be possible to safely drop the magnets in without pausing the print, if you are using a faster printer or printing many magnets at once... it would be best to add a pause to your print.  I suggest pausing close to the layer where the magnet slot is nearly done, but not covered (see slice image above).  This is fairly easy to do in most cases, but be aware that some printers do not support this option via gcode, and must be paused manually.  Please research your printer and slicer if you are unsure how to do this.  To add a pause to prints in Cura, follow this Guide.  To add a pause to prints in Bambu Studio and Prusa Slicer, follow this Guide.

*NOTE, be cautious when using steel nozzles, the magnets may want to grab hold of them.  I did not find this to be a problem when using a magnetic bed surface in tandem with the steel nozzle.

I do plan to go back and add these captive magnet versions to the older fridge magnets, but it will take some time to get through them all.  Thanks for your patience.

Cheers!
Matt

Pictured Models printed in...
Ziro Macaron***
iSanmate PLA+ Rainbow***
Cookicad Funfetti

**Download from the Pinned "Current Download Links" post**

*All magnets use 10mm x 2.6mm magnets like These On Amazon***.

Print Settings For Magnet:

- 0.16mm layer height
- 3 walls with a 0.4mm nozzle (could do 2 walls with a larger nozzle.)
- 10% Lightning infill (lightning infill is great for these because it keeps the weight down and only creates infill where needed. Keeping the weight down helps the magnets be more effective.)
- 5-6 bottom layers (gives a little extra strength to the magnet attachment area.)
- If your printer struggles with bridging, you may need to add support inside the magnet slot.  Give it a try without and see how it goes.

**Download from the Pinned "Current Download Links" post**

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