tranquil gyro
Hi guys, I'm building the really useful box magnet storage system and it's going great so far. Only problem is a few of my miniatures have a really flush underside on the base. I've attached a picture showing my effort to "dig" out a little recessed area for the magnet, but it's not going great.
Any suggestions on easily carving out an area of the underside to super glue a magnet? Thank you!
tender meadow
Why not glue some magnets in these areas instead of trying to dig into the plastic?
pearl ruin
That would be my suggestion
And if they’re too shallow you can buy magnetic sheets and glue those on.
tranquil gyro
Why not glue some magnets in these areas instead of trying to dig into the plast...
Ya know, that's actually a way better idea LOL, I'm an idiot sometimes. I guess I got fixated on having the magnets in the center, but I do have smaller magnets that fit there. Thank you!
tender meadow
Keep it simple haha ✌️
cold axle
Hi guys, I'm building the really useful box magnet storage system and it's going...
Drill?
gusty ridge
if you use multiple ... pay attention to polarity
royal hatch
You actually never want the magnet in the exact center, for future reference.
You want them offset or on a side so you and tip the model off the metal plate, that way you don't have to pull it and possibly break the mini over time or weaken the glue and pull the magnet out
tranquil gyro
Interesting, I'll keep this in mind, thank you!
tranquil gyro
And if they’re too shallow you can buy magnetic sheets and glue those on.
What did you mean when you suggested using magnetic sheets for shallow undersides? I'm still working through these, but I've found a slew of these miniatures have almost flush undersides. I looked at possibly taking the bases off and putting uniform ones on, but several of the minis have parts of their model formed from the base, so there's no clean way to remove them.
This project is wildly more difficult than I thought haha.
pearl ruin
What did you mean when you suggested using magnetic sheets for shallow underside...
I have these, the glue on them sucks though so I superglue as well to be safe.
They’re nowhere near as strong as magnets but they work.
tranquil gyro
I have these, the glue on them sucks though so I superglue as well to be safe.
Damn, I have basically those glued to the bottom of the useful box.
This is what I mean by flush undersides. So, you use magnetic sheets in these situations on the underside?
pearl ruin
Yes, can’t say from the pics if they’re flat enough though.
tranquil gyro
Yes, can’t say from the pics if they’re flat enough though.
Yea that's why I'm leaning towards trying to carve just enough space out for the magnet to seat flush. I dunno, this is tricky because most everyone I've seen has uniform bases that have sufficient space for a magnet.