Magnetic Tiles

Expand your magnetic tile collection with custom, 3D-printable magnetic tile designs.

Bring new life to your magnetic tile collection with these 3D-printable designs! This print profile gives you the power to create custom magnetic tiles in a variety of unique shapes and sizes—including hexagons, archway doors, and extra-large tiles—all designed to be fully compatible with official Magna-Tiles and other similar brands. With these designs, you can move beyond standard squares and triangles to unlock limitless building possibilities. If there are any other custom shapes you would like to see, please let me know and I can add them to the print profile.

 

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Tiles are designed to hold two 20x5x2mm magnets per cavity for a strong, reliable connection. I tried these at first with just a single magnet in each cavity, but found they don't stick well enough especially when trying to stick on the corners and on the larger face. I then increased the cavity size to allow enough room for 2 magnets in each cavity, and that seems to have the right amount of grip compared to other tiles my kids have. At least in the US, it's probably cheaper to just buy the tiles if you're just looking for the standard 2X2 tiles, as the cost of the magnets is fairly high and you need to use so many in each tile. However, when factoring in some of the odd shapes, like window tiles, arch door tiles, and the larger 4X4 tiles, it starts to make more sense. Beyond that, I've also included some shapes which are not commercially available. The only machines I have are a Bambu Lab X1C and a P1S, which can make up to a 6X6 tile (225mm X 225mm, or equivalent to 9 of the “standard” 2X2 tiles). On larger machines like the H2D/H2S you can likely go larger, so let me know if anyone is interested in adding larger sizes to the print profile. 

 

Magnets: Here is a link to the magnets that I used (should be 20x5x2mm but if the link populates something else, let me know). If anyone knows of any cheaper magnets out there, or if there's a different size that would work better, let me know! 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DK72WDY6?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_5

 

Please use the provided print profile for the best results. The layer height and pause for magnets settings are fine-tuned to ensure a perfect fit. If you open in Bambu Studio and adjust the layer height, the pause is likely going to be in the wrong place and the cavity may also be too small to fit the magnets, or too large and the magnets will rattle. When printing using my profiles on a Bambu Lab machine, the pause will stop on the correct layer to allow you to insert the magnets. Just make sure to double check the polarity against another tile to make sure you have it right, install the magnets, and then resume the print.

I would personally recommend using the Cool Plate SuperTack, Smooth PEI Plate, or some other build plate with a smooth surface because then the tiles will look close to the same on both sides. If you use a textured plate you'll see that texture on one face but not the other. 

 

See my magnetic rail here: https://makerworld.com/en/models/2689881-magnetic-tile-rail#profileId-2980313