I have built custom tags - square, so that I can use the CD covers. I didn’t like the round version so much and the figures from the 3D printer aren’t my thing either. The square capsules are more expensive, but for me personally it was worth it.
I used the square QUADRUM coin capsules from Leuchtturm (the normal ones, there are still Mini and High, although production of the Mini will soon be discontinued).
The matching foam inlay is included and since 2023 the QUADRUM capsules have also been available with a 10 mm cut-out - making them perfect for use with 10 x 3 mm magnets. For better durability on the box, I would possibly recommend 12 x 3 mm for these capsules, but I have not tested this in relation to the antenna.
The inside dimensions for the covers are 43 mm or a maximum of 43.5 mm square, in case anyone wants to rebuild the tags.
For the back, I used the title again or, for series with several episodes on a custom tag, the title lists as well (for Benjamin Blümchen, for example, there are always 10 episodes on a tag).
Leuchtturm also offers matching storage cases - ours fits 150 of the QUADRUM capsules. So the capsules don’t fly around everywhere.
The only drawback is that the capsules don’t close as tightly as the round version, so I’ll have to come up with a solution for that. But for now, I’m very happy with this version.
And cheers to the filter for the last tonie played in the Teddycloud - it REALLY made my work easier when assigning 100 custom tags…!
great thing. Next version of teddycloud will have a “TeddyStudio” where you can print originally only round labels with the image and infos from tonies json / tonies.custom.json, now becomes also the square version
You can probably order any of the magnets in the right size, I just didn’t take the really cheap ones because I was a bit worried that they wouldn’t be quite as strong as the others (I’ve actually experienced this, I don’t know if they were somehow “stretched” in the material). But you have to test them if in doubt.
It’s best to call the ebay dealer if he doesn’t have the desired quantity in stock - unfortunately, sending an email (also directly via ebay) doesn’t work because he has problems with his mailbox and they don’t arrive. However, he is super nice and will be happy to reorder the desired quantity promptly.
He also exchanged one of the two cases for me without any problems, which was unfortunately warped on delivery.
Two of my RFID tags were unfortunately broken (but only 2 out of a total of 300…), but he offered me replacements straight away, which are unfortunately still in the post at the moment.
I also deburred the capsules, some of them have quite annoying manufacturing residues on the edges, which I personally didn’t like.
With regard to the problem that they sometimes open again very easily, I put a thin strip of sellotape over the inside edge of some of them on two sides so that the capsule closes better as soon as it is pinched. On the ones where this didn’t work, I glued the edges shut with some Tombow Mono Liquid Glue (it sticks well, but is elastic). So they don’t fall apart so easily, but I can still open them easily to change the covers if necessary.
I now have a total of 300 custom tags, of which around 30 are still empty.
Unfortunately, they don’t quite fit in the two cases, because contrary to the manufacturer’s instructions, only about 145 instead of 150 tags fit in there… I think that’s a bit modest, but it works quite well here because she usually has her bedtime stories right by her bed anyway.
Exactly the one linked above. According to the article description, it has a height of 74 mm.
Or do you mean the capsules? Then the 10 mm, the size mentioned indicates the diameter of the recess in the foam - in this case 10 mm for the 10 x 3 mm magnets. If you use larger magnets e.g. 12 mm, then order the capsules for 12 mm accordingly.
The RFID tags are flat, so you don’t need a recess for them.
Exactly. The size indicates the size of the coin that should fit into the cut-out - this therefore corresponds to the diameter of our magnet that we want to use instead of the coin.
The coin capsules themselves are always the same size.
Latest Update:
Although only 145 capsules fit into the storage case in the slots provided (one less per row than specified), you can easily place up to two capsules flat on top of each other. This means that, if necessary, more tags can fit into the case than the 150 specified by the manufacturer.
