The TPU base plate model used for MW's Soldering Aid - clamp with magnetic base and Soldering Station / Magnetic PCB Holder fits a single 8x3mm magnet. This remix uses two 10x2mm magnets which have a bit more magnetic force, which feels just a little bit nicer to me and matches my other magnetic accessories better.
Important note: The 10x2 magnets I have are actually 10 mm x 1.7 mm. The other metric magnets I have (6x2, 8x3) also all caliper at 0.3mm undersize on the thickness, which I feel cannot be a coincidence. So, this model is designed for nominal 10x2 mm magnets that are actually 10x1.7 mm.
Filament: TPU (mine is Shore 95 A)
Layer height: 0.2mm
Perimeters: 2
Infill: 10%
No supports
Because this base is 0.5mm thicker to accommodate ~4mm of magnets instead of ~3mm, if you don't do anything special, the clamp will rock a little more when you actuate it.
This is my fix for the clamp rocking:
This creates a perfect rock-free soft pad underneath the protruding handle on the clamp.
The “proper” way to fix this would be to make a variant TPU base specifically for the clamp, or modify the clamp fixed jaw to lift it up 0.5mm. I can do this if there is actually enough demand.
Additionally, if you glue the magnets to the bottom of the TPU base with a little superglue it seems like it makes the magnetic force slightly more consistent.
No special assembly steps should be required, but I have not personally tested them with this model yet.
If you glue the magnets to the bottom of the TPU base with a little superglue it seems like it makes the magnetic force slightly more consistent.
The author remixed this model.
The hole has been enlarged to fit two 10x2mm magnets. The base plate is 0.5mm taller as a result.