Anyone ever tried to modify the shape of a rare earth magnet with a file or grinder? What are these things made out of, sintered or cast metal, or something more exotic? I can buy small round ones at my local hardware store, (about 5/8″ in diameter) but I need a few in graduated thicknesses.
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http://www.leevalley.com
about anysize you could ask for..
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Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
The leevalley magnets and cups are so handy I keep 10 of each size for misc. projects that always come up. No better way to make a hidden access hatch or whatnot.
Beer was created so carpenters wouldn't rule the world.
Thanks for the tip. I just finished reading "about rare earth magnets" at Lee Valley and it was the absolute highlight of my day. Always good to learn a few new things.
<it was the absolute highlight of my day. >
Man, you gotta' get out more!
;-)
Forrest
you don't get out much do ya..
I kown if ya drop one onto a hard surface they chip...
enteraintment of the day...
put one of those magnets on yur computer or near yur didgital watch..
or test it out on sombuddy else's stuff...
really not liking that person A LOT is a requirement..
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
I spent the day trying to get a new wall oven and a cooktop level, in a run of cabinets that are out of level 1/4" in 30". The joys of working in old houses (this one is circa 1760). This is a retrofit into existing countertops and was thinking about simply installing the cooktop flush with the tilted counter and then using the magnets as shims under the iron grilles to get them somewhat level. The cabinets are built-in, and counters were laminated in place, about the only way to reasonably level them would be to jack the whole house. Besides spending the whole day either on my knees, or on my back in a dirt crawl space, I discovered (at 4:30 PM) that the newly installed gas line had a leak, and also found rodent-gnawed wiring buried the wall. The info at Lee Valley WAS indeed the highlight of my day.
By the way, last year I put a half-dozen quarter-sized rare earth magnets in an altoid tin in my 8-yr old son's Christmas stocking. It was his favorite present! He still spends rainy days playing with those magnets.
magnets in an altoid tin
did you get a supplement of preperation H with that???
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
Huh?? They were sour tangerine altoids, I eat about 2 cans/week. Beats the heck outta cigarettes.
I also love those sour tangerine altoids.
It's easy to predict what happens whenever a magnet order comes in. I unwrap and play with them for 20 minutes, then my girlfriend messes around with them for another 20 minutes.
Beer was created so carpenters wouldn't rule the world.
Whenever we get new rare earth magnets, I play "magnet darts" on the refrigerator for half an hour or so. It's very satisfying, the way that those magnets stick right where you put them on the fridge, even when thrown from 15 feet away.zak
"When we build, let us think that we build forever. Let it not be for present delight nor for present use alone." --John Ruskin
"so it goes"
this defininitrly a down to earth fun loving easily amused crowd..
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
Oh yeah, don't get me wrong. I only play magnet darts on the nights that I don't drive my lexus SUV into the city to get some lobster and steak before the opera starts.zak
"When we build, let us think that we build forever. Let it not be for present delight nor for present use alone." --John Ruskin
"so it goes"
I didn't..
fun is a fun thing to have fun where ever ya find it..
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
Edited 10/19/2006 12:17 am by IMERC
Yeah, but you're missing one of the best ones! Drop a 1/2" rare earth magnet down the centre of a piece of 1/2" (5/8" OD) copper tubing. Trust me- just do it- you'll be amazed! Once you understand the physics it's really no more mysterious than dropping the same magnet into a glass full of syrup, but it's still pretty cool.
Interesting. My son discovered that rare earth magnets are attracted to our soapstone counters. I didn't believe him until he showed me a few magnets stuck to the side of the sink. Unbelievable.
So, now I am wondering how many decades I have until my stone counters rust...
You have rare earth magnet in your computer hard drive. They are mounted on steel bracket that have screw holes in them. They are impossible to seperate from their bracket.
The magnet are strong enough to hold a rake or shovel when screwed to its handle
take off of another joke...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
I tried mig welding one...that was interesting...then I tried tig...that was even more! Finally had to use JB.