What I like about @dr.krawetz technique is minimal footprint. No matter the size of the magnet the hotel keys just covers a whisper of the material.
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I wouldn’t recommend using such large, powerful magnets… keep in mind that the Glowforge head uses magnets to hold itself on… I’d be afraid of it knocking the head off if it passed over one of them that large.
The neat thing about those magnets: as long as they are still attached to the outer metal, they are very strong in one direction (down) and very weak in the other direction (up).
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My GF is a Pro and I don’t mind because it is a potential source of income.
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I hoping someone comes up with files to make these.
Multi-Angle Ruler Template Tool https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HDQZXZK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_qEbjAbEYBV0BY
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I actually own one of those!
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Haha i was going to try to make this myself by using the pictures online… I need this in my life too
Could you scan the pieces so we can behave badly? Lol. I’ll make the file!! 
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It’s not a file. Files aren’t good for measuring…they tend to rough up the thing being measured.
/ducks
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(I am just going to assume that here GF = glowforge)
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I can picture you in those 90s chat rooms right now /smacks you with a fish
(ahhh the good ole days)
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Remember those days. Emoticons before Emoji existed.
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When I open the File on Ai and I click on the red rectangle It says the entire shape is 10.7in Long. But it’s an 8" ruler Is this accurate haven’t actually printed it yet.
That doesn’t sound right.
I don’t use Ai; I’m using inkscape. Under inkscape, the ruler comes up as 8.05" x 1.05". (The extra 0.05" is kerf for the foam.)
Yea on Ai. I guess it changed the width of the shape for some reason… The layers were still organized and everything but the size was all whack. I just sized it down. But thanks for the heads up with the .05" That’s pretty important!
Your wish granted - you still need the 1/4 “x 1” carriage bolts, nuts and the handles for those and you cut out the empty rectangle and rotate it 30 degrees so the rulers will engrave and do that twice and voila.
Upgraded to add the 30-degree angle and move the design below the rulers so they can be moved separately. You might also copy paste that part so you can drop it in the jig you made for the first run.
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BTW What font did you use for the numbers. I’m waiting to make a bigger one and kinda not like mixing fonts…
I will post my rulers that I made off yours on here for others to enjoy.
Funny, I ordered one on Amazon yesterday for $5. That’s cheaper than draftboard!
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I saw this thread before but happened upon it again…I got so involved reading about the GF thatwas jealous of the GF or was it the other way around??? …that it didn’t click that you said you used the FUN FOAM … that is safe to use!!! Did you have to mask that at all? Really? We can use fun foam? Not toxic? …I have ideas!!! @dr.krawetz