Cubitos Magnetic Stackable Dice Boxes

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Cubitos magnetic stackable dice and component boxes for a quick game setup that takes less table space with easy to read dice ability cards. I was inspired by [Cubitos Dice Box and Card Display](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4809766) by [MagnumDanger](https://www.thingiverse.com/MagnumDanger), I did not particularly like the lids and the idea of having each box be the lid for the box below using magnets to hold them together seemed like a neat idea. This was my first IDEX dual filament design and print. (It didn't turn out too badly.) However, you can print these single colour if you like. Simply print one of each box and as many lids as you like - just ignore all the logo STL files. You could put all the boxes in one stack and they will fit in the Cubitos game box, but I recommend you do at least 2 lids as a single stack will be difficult to lift out of the game box without it coming apart. There is also a version of each box and the lid without any logo at all if you want a simple clean look that is quick to print. There are three box types: dice box (print 8), player box (print 4) and token box (print 4). These are the dimensions of the boxes and lids: - Dice box: 55 x 65 x 14 mm - Player box: 55 x 65 x 16.6 mm - Token box: 55 x 65 x 18 mm - Lid: 55 x 65 x 4.8 mm The lids and boxes require 6x3 mm neodymium cylindrical magnets which are readily available on sites such as eBay or AliExpress. Each box requires 8 magnets (4 on top, and 4 on the bottom) and each lid requires 4 magnets. If you print all 16 boxes and 2 lids, you will need a total of 136 magnets. This is the breakdown of how many magnets you need: - 8 dice boxes - 64 magnets - 4 player boxes - 32 magnets - 4 token boxes - 32 magnets - 2 lids - 8 magnets When installing the magnets, put magnets in opposite corners with the same polarity and adjacent magnets with the opposite polarity. Eg, for the boxes, in the top left corner and bottom right corners, put the magnets in with North facing up and in the top right and bottom left corners, put the magnets in with South facing up. You need to be sure you have the polarity correct in the lids and boxes so that the poles of the magnet align properly when stacking them or they will repel each other. Measure twice, cut once applies. Before installing magnets in the lid or the bottom of the boxes, you may need to scrape away a little bit of the rim of the hole or it can be difficult to install the magnets. Usually the magnets require a bit of force to be pushed in. The length of the holes is such that the magnets should sit flush, or slightly below recessed. I prefer them slightly recessed so that the lids and boxes can be slid apart easily and the magnets don't scratch. Once pushed in, they typically will stay in on their own. Due to slight variations or if you scrape away too much of the rim of the hole, sometimes the magnets won't stay in, in which case a drop of super glue in the hole will be sufficient to hold the magnet in place. However, due to variations in printers, materials, etc, YMMV.