Magnetic nut starter/catcher/grabber/not-wrench

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Super versatile little sticks with a 1x3mm magnet embedded at the back and a hex socket of suitable depth at the front. Engineered to allow nuts to slide in and out smoothly without excessive play. This design greatly simplifies assembly and disassembly. They won't serve as effective wrenches, but most projects don't require one for disassembly, and for assembly, I prefer using these sticks to start the nut and thread it onto a surface before grabbing pliers or a real wrench if extra tightness is needed. Many inexpensive nuts used in printers and DIY projects have stainless steel characteristics and are slightly magnetic. Some are zinc plated steel with normal levels of magnetism. As you move to M5 and larger sizes, most nuts become closer to real stainless steel and non-magnetic. These sticks still work amazingly well on non-magnetic nuts; they just won't defy gravity anymore. I'll create 2mm and 2.5mm versions eventually, but those tend not to be needed in hard-to-reach areas as much as M3 and M4 sizes. .step and .f3d files are uploaded for further use.