Magnet Insertion & Drill Guide Tools For Axolote Hex Walls

I've included a wall B test piece to try out here. The rest of the parts are available on my Gumroads Store, pay what you think it's worth!

These are magnet insertion and drill guides tools for Axolote Hex walls styles A, B, C, BAB, CC, D, E, and Corners. It works with the short and tall versions also. These tools allow for precise drilling of bottom magnet holes and easy insertion of magnets into bottom and sides of walls. They use embedded magnets to ensure consistent polarity and alignment of magnets for both side and bottom insertion.

It turns out that 5x2mm round magnets fit snugly into the vertical slots of Axolote Hex walls and corners. This allows walls to be connected quickly using magnets, eliminating the need for special wall connector tiles, clips, and bases. You can get 1000 5x2mm magnets for between ~11-17USD out of china.

Also, qty2 3/32" x 1/4" steel dowel pins can be into the side slots in place of magnets for curved walls (or walls that you need to be facing a certain direction) allowing them to stick to neighboring walls regardless of magnet polarity.

If you don't want to use bottom magnets to attach to the tiles standard wall connector posts can still be used to connect walls and corners to tile bases, using the short version of the connector.

More Axolote Hex info here: Kickstarter Link, DrivethruRPG Link, best deal for whole set is My Mini Factory Champain Link. This is an amazing set of tiles and walls, highly detailed and varied.

Shout out to Anomard as I was inspired to make these after seeing his Template for drilling wholes for magnets

Axolote Naming Conventions:

• A: Point to Point wall distance between two different hexes, equivalent to the length of one hex side
• B: Point to Point wall distance across a single hex
• C: Flat to Flat a wall distance across a single hex
• CC: Flat to Flat a wall distance across a two adjacent hexes
• BAB: Point to Point wall distance across a two hexes and the side length of the hex between them,
• D: Flat to Flat for small curve wall
• E: Flat to Flat for large curve wall

Related Links:

• Magnetic Base Systems for Axolote Hex Tiles
• Magnet Insertion Tools for Bases
• Side Insertion Video

• Magnetic wall and tile system for Axelote Hex Tile Video

Print instructions:

Supports: No
Resolution:0.20mm
Infill: 10% Rectilinear

Notes:

IMPORTANT: Use 3 Perimeters when slicing drill guides!!

Post-Printing:

• 3/16" Drill Bit will get you a press fit, a light pass with a debur tool makes it a little easier.
• 5mm Drill Bit will get you a slip fit and a little glue will hold them nicely.