OpenForge 2.0 Eight Penny Base

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This is an alternative base for new OpenForge 2.0 tiles.\n(http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1419276)\nDevon Jones says we can design our own bases for his new stone cut tiles as long as each base is 25mm x 25mm and 6mm tall.\nSo here is a base meeting those requirements as an alternative to the magnet bases. Just hot glue up to two pennies per hole and enjoy the extra weight and stability -- even just four pennies helps significantly.\nThis 2x2 base weighs eight grams with twenty percent infill, without any pennies. Each penny weighs 2.5 grams. So four pennies adds ten grams of weight and eight pennies adds twenty grams of weight. So this base with eight pennies would add twenty-eight grams of mass to a 2x2 tile. With this added weight, they'll feel like heavy Dwarven Forge tiles.\nI haven't printed this yet but it should work fine. How about try printing one to see how it lines up? Try using variable amount of pennies in the hole to have the tile your desired weight. Once I get some feedback on these, I'll work on all the other sizes, and add all of them to this Thing's files.\nI did some calculations and while those magnets are awesome for things sticking together, they come to like fifty cents per 2x2 tile just for the magnets. Whereas this base solution only costs between four to eight cents for all that additional and wonderful stabilizing weight.\nIdea: glue thin sheet of rubber to bottom of tile (say with spray adhesive) for really nice grip. That grip combined with the force of eight pennies bearing down on it, would create a great frictional force--they'd be almost impossible to slide around.