Rubik's Magnetic Cube prototype: magsertion
This was how I inserted most magnets - push the rod in, taking great care to note the polarity of the magnets, as I would not be able to extract them. The Duco Cement already lining the hole kept me from pushing the rod in very far, and then I'd shear it off to leave the magnet glooped in place. Then I'd set the cube down on my desk and press with my fingernails very hard until finally the seal broke, and cement rushed up around the edges of the magnet. It's a very very tight fit, and the glue actually created a kind of vaccuum seal holding the magnets firmly in place while they dried, even against the firm push of other magnets in other holes with polarities conflicting.
Rubik's Magnetic Cube prototype: magsertion
This was how I inserted most magnets - push the rod in, taking great care to note the polarity of the magnets, as I would not be able to extract them. The Duco Cement already lining the hole kept me from pushing the rod in very far, and then I'd shear it off to leave the magnet glooped in place. Then I'd set the cube down on my desk and press with my fingernails very hard until finally the seal broke, and cement rushed up around the edges of the magnet. It's a very very tight fit, and the glue actually created a kind of vaccuum seal holding the magnets firmly in place while they dried, even against the firm push of other magnets in other holes with polarities conflicting.