Patreon Bonus: Bat Magnet and Keychain/Pendant!!
Howdy!
I just added the new Bat Refrigerator Magnet and Keychain/Necklace Pendant to the downloads post.
I like to throw one or two onto the print bed when other prints are going. They print quickly and use very little material (About 10 grams each, if you follow my settings suggestions).
The Keychain model will work great whether adding a keyring, or strung directly onto a necklace!
Cheers! Matt
**Download from the Pinned "Current Download Links" post**
For the Magnets, a dab of super-glue on the back of a 10mm x 2.6mm neodymium magnet, like These On Amazon***. will fit securely into the slot on the back
Print Settings (Magnet):
- 0.15mm 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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Comments (6)
Hello. For the bat magnet, may I either have a bat head with a flat back so I may add my own hole for a magnet, or may I have a hole sized down to 8mmx3mm? Thank you for your time.
If you're going to use 8x3 magnets, I would suggest just scaling the head down to 80%. The hole should work better that way. I have doubts that a 8x3 magnet would be strong enough to hold a 100% head reliably anyway, so scaling it down will help lower the weight.
I really like the idea with a keychain, as well as stringing a bat's head on a necklace, I even like the last option more)
Yay. I was hoping we’d get a magnet.
Woohoo! Thanks!
Awesome, I've had a few friends ask if I can make the bat head into a keyring or similar, thanks mat 👍