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Gridfinity Refined - Screw Together Baseplate

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A sturdier, screw-together baseplate for Gridfinity, based on the excellent Gridfinity Refined baseplate.

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Uses the excellent push-fit magnets from Grizzie17's Gridfinity Refined baseplate and the screw-together aspect of Kyle Warren's Gridfinity Screw Together baseplate. The screw-together model is quite a bit sturdier due to the additional size required for the screw/insert holes. This has a nice side effect of raising the baseplate magnets into the baseplate for a secure fit.

(Updated magnet installation instructions:)

The magnet hole is deeper due to the screw holes on the edges, but this makes installing the magnets simple by using the hole as a guide. The diameter of the magnet holes was reduced to fit the magnets I was using, from 6.2 mm to 5.95 mm, creating a slightly smaller hole and a tighter fit for the 6mm magnet. I made two jigs out of a 5x1x0 bin, printing only the parts of the bin that extend into the grid and a flat top. All magnets should be installed and in the proper orientation for existing grids (or consistently with N up; S up should be used if matching existing grids in that orientation; either orientation is functionally identical. The second jig is mostly used to keep the grid level during installation.

Drop a magnet along the long axis of each magnet teardrop backed by the jig, which will pull the magnet over to one side. (Do not force the magnet in; the jig magnet should easily pull it down, even in holes that are printed undersized. The magnet may flip horizontally and sit above the hole; it is better to drop the magnet again. I used a light hammer tap to the T27 on the first few rows before discovering the drop-in technique;  it will seat the magnet, but a few broke in the process).

The lean of the magnet shows the proper orientation; use a Tork screwdriver, specifically a T27, and push the high side down to seat it completely; some difficult holes may require a light tap with a small hammer. See the picture of the black grid - the magnets in the right column dropped in ready to seat, and the magnets in the left column are already seated.

(Old magnet installation instructions: I used a standard jog and pressed the magnets into the chamfer, which easily lines them up, and once the jig is removed and magnets seated in the hole),I push them to the top using a Torx driver, specifically a T27, with a broad head to push evenly without rotation. It takes me ~2 minutes to fill up a 5x5 baseplate.)

Unfortunately, I could not keep the thumbscrew securement from the original Gridfinity Refined. I tried a few designs to keep both but ultimately gave up as I was not planning on using the thumbscrews for my current project. It came out more like the Gridfinity Refined Minimal, but with the extra heft for the screw-together screws.

I used the same dimensions from Kyle's design for compatibility, but the hole size is a parameter that can be easily adjusted. The model is the same parametric model as the original, so the size can be easily adjusted.