elizabeth
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Post by elizabeth on Nov 23, 2009 6:49:21 GMT -6
Hi, fellows. Sorry for the lapse in communication. Been working very hard to finish Dad's box.
I have a question I hope you can help me with:
I want to embed magnets in some key areas of my box in order to keep it square. My question is how to do it so that the magnet isn't pulled out of it's hole when the matching piece is moved away from it. Will super glue hold it?
Thanks
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Post by rhull on Nov 23, 2009 6:50:59 GMT -6
I want to embed magnets in some key areas of my box in order to keep it square. My question is how to do it so that the magnet isn't pulled out of it's hole when the matching piece is moved away from it. Will super glue hold it? Thanks Hi Elizabeth, Oh yes.  I use CA glue to hold a rare-earth magnet to my drill press (so I don't lose the key for the chuck). That baby ain't coming off. |
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Post by elizabeth on Nov 23, 2009 8:58:39 GMT -6
Fabulous! Thank you.
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Post by dicklaxt on Nov 23, 2009 9:06:06 GMT -6
I guess I'm missing something here with the magnets,,how is this going together?
It will probably be a duh on my part when I find out but right now its not clicking.
dick
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Post by TDHofstetter on Nov 23, 2009 12:57:10 GMT -6
One way to ensure that a magnet won't come out is to not insert it endwise in a drilled hole - instead, cut a slot sideways for it, and slip it in from the side so there's actually a thin layer of wood fibers between the two magnet faces.
CA will probably do what you want, though... I think I'd use the thick stuff 'cause it fills less-than-perfect fits like drilled holes & polished magnets.
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Post by Joe Lyddon on Nov 23, 2009 13:05:29 GMT -6
One way to ensure that a magnet won't come out is to not insert it endwise in a drilled hole - instead, cut a slot sideways for it, and slip it in from the side so there's actually a thin layer of wood fibers between the two magnet faces.CA will probably do what you want, though... I think I'd use the thick stuff 'cause it fills less-than-perfect fits like drilled holes & polished magnets. COOL way of doing it!  Those magnets can REALLY stick hard to the metal they're against... |
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Post by TDHofstetter on Nov 23, 2009 13:09:14 GMT -6
Tell me about it - I've got a stack of the quarter-sized ones, and if you pinch your skin with 'em they'll raise a serious blood blister. They'll easily cling to each other right through the palm of your hand, or through the thickness of a kitchen table.
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Post by Joe Lyddon on Nov 23, 2009 13:16:11 GMT -6
WOW!
I think I have some that large... Have not tried going through my hand or table tops! Those larger ones can really be VERY HARD to get apart!
It's amazing how strong they can be!
I will have to experiment with them a little... Safely, of course. ;D
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Post by TDHofstetter on Nov 23, 2009 13:28:46 GMT -6
I've got a source for some the size of a brick... they're rated at something like 3700 pounds. They're flat DANGEROUS. Can't transport one in a truck without a huge crate around it, and can't wear any metal near it. Imagine a steel plate in your head... or an artificial joint. Even a wristwatch would cut your hand right off. |
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Post by admin on Nov 23, 2009 13:52:55 GMT -6
One way to ensure that a magnet won't come out is to not insert it endwise in a drilled hole - instead, cut a slot sideways for it, and slip it in from the side so there's actually a thin layer of wood fibers between the two magnet faces. CA will probably do what you want, though... I think I'd use the thick stuff 'cause it fills less-than-perfect fits like drilled holes & polished magnets. From what I understand of 'em, they might pop right through the wood if it's fairly thin. You'll hand 'em a box with the corner blown out, and two widdle magnets stuck together, LOL. |
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Post by deepsplinter on Nov 23, 2009 13:53:49 GMT -6
Imagine a steel plate in your head... or an artificial joint.
I don't know about plates in yer head, but can tell ya those quarter size rare earth magnets fall right off an artificial knee. (stainless)
DAMHIKT
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Post by TDHofstetter on Nov 23, 2009 15:17:01 GMT -6
Cool! Excellent argument for non-magnetic stainless!  Some stainlesses are magnetic, some aren't. You lucked out. |
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Post by dcarter636 on Nov 24, 2009 5:57:45 GMT -6
In real life, back in the 1980s we used rare earth magnets (about the size of a cell phone today) in a linear voice coil motor that moved the recording heads across the spinning disk of a 14" HDD.
A fellow got careless in the lab and ended up leaving a notch from the side of a finger and some latex glove stuck between two of those magnets. To preserve his dignity we waited until after hours to separate them using a power pole and pick-up truck.
I still have two of them stuck opposite sides of a roll-away tool box, they can be real handy but command respect.
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Post by dicklaxt on Nov 24, 2009 6:55:26 GMT -6
I had total joint replacement a few years back and the components in mine were Titanium and Restructered Polyethelene,now what I don't know is whether Titanium can be attracted to a magnet or not...Boy this post sure got hijacked LOL
dick
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Post by Bleedsblkhwkred on Nov 24, 2009 13:04:37 GMT -6
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Post by TDHofstetter on Nov 24, 2009 13:10:07 GMT -6
That triggered thoughts of the Hokey Pokey. |
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Post by hescores on Nov 25, 2009 13:17:26 GMT -6
That triggered thoughts of the Hokey Pokey. You must know Ray too because yes, he's a bit hokey, and most certainly pokey!  ;D |
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Post by fredbelknap on Nov 25, 2009 18:33:31 GMT -6
That triggered thoughts of the Hokey Pokey. I got some of those cups and mounted them on a big gulp thing for dust collection on lathe. Every time I moved it the magnets would stick to the lathe, at least one or two of them did. Best to epoxy them in a hole. |
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I use CA glue to hold a rare-earth magnet to my drill press (so I don't lose the key for the chuck). That baby ain't coming off.
