the somewhat different dice

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the somewhat different dice the dice consists of a disc with 6 magnets, on which the numbers or dots are placed. the disk is in a housing with 5 magnets. 2 magnets attract the disc and 2 offset by 90 degrees repel the disc. the disc is centered and pushed by a pin. in the pin sits a magnet and in the housing opposite also. these two repel each other and keep the disc in balance. the hole for the magnet in the pin goes all the way through so that the position of the magnet can be changed and the disc can be brought into balance. make sure that the magnets on the sides of the housing are always alternately polarized. the pin and disc have a left thread and are simply screwed tightly into each other. the recesses in the discs are made so that they can easily be colored with a thin felt-tip pen. you need 4 screws M3 and 12 magnets Ø3 x 3mm https://aliexpress.com/item/1005003952533499.html assembling: screw the disc and pin together and press the 6 magnets into the disc. the magnets all have the same polarity in the disc. next step - insert only one magnet into the center of the housing. another magnet goes into the pin from below and is pushed about 1 mm behind the edge. then place the dice spinner in the housing. the spinner should balance minimally under the upper edge of the housing. as a test, you can simply put the lid on, hold it and turn the spinner. the spinner should not touch the lid but turn very easily. so it should not sit in the base. for this, the magnet in the pin can be pushed 0.1mm forwards or backwards. the more accurate, the better the interaction of the magnets and spinner will work later. then press the four magnets sideways into the housing. make sure that all magnets are seated equally deep in the housing. insert the spinner and screw on the lid. a round piece of self-adhesive velour can be used on the underside of the housing. https://aliexpress.com/item/4000012314039.html https://youtu.be/XOmuxWmuppI