Neodymium magnet holder

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I picked up some 1/2'' neodymium magnets and had a printer to tinker with, so I merged the two and came up with this creation. As soon as I printed it out, I instantly stuck the magnet inside and pinched the sides, letting it cool down and harden around the magnet. Thankfully, it hasn't fallen off yet, so I'm fairly confident it's a working solution. During the printing process, I faced some difficulties from the very beginning. Since I decided to print upside down without supports to minimize the use of them, this ended up making the area designed to hold the magnets quite messy and rough-looking. The printer model I was using is a Replicator 2X, with ABS filament being used in this case, which probably caused the cooling process to occur too rapidly, causing distortions on the upper layers as they cooled. I've been battling with this problem, particularly when trying to print items that are very tall and thin. Here are the settings I utilized: Rafts: Disabled Supports: No supports were used during the printing process. Resolution: The layer height was set at 0.2mm. Infill: Approximately 15% of the structure's volume consists of internal infill material, or so it seems.