Installing Rare Earth Magnets in Micro Armor

This is a great way to keep your turrets from falling off and still maintaining the ability to rotate the turrets.

Step 1:  Cut off the turret peg

Step 1: Cut off the turret peg

Step 2:  Drill a hole for the magnet.  The hold should be drilled just deep enough so that the drill bit is just starting to drill at it's specified diameter (just beyond the angled tip)

Step 2: Drill a hole for the magnet. The hold should be drilled just deep enough so that the drill bit is just starting to drill at it’s specified diameter (just beyond the angled tip)

Step 3: Glue the magnet in the turret

Step 3: Glue the magnet in the turret

Step 4:  Open up the hole in the hull to the same size at the turret magnet if necessary (in this M1 it was not necessary) and then glue the larger hull magnet inside the hull

Step 4: Open up the hole in the hull to the same size at the turret magnet if necessary (in this M1 it was not necessary) and then glue the larger hull magnet inside the hull

All Done

All Done

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