Thread: Magnets - any ideas?

Suggestion - how about some dead car loudspeakers? These have a pretty strong magnet about the size you are looking for and should be reasonably easy to remove the bits you don't want.

John

Originally Posted by Quiggers

Hi guys,

I've been looking around for a supplier of magnets, as in very strong magnets.

No luck yet locally, so I thought I'd ask here, the font of all knowledge.

I'm after four, two to three inch round (or square) by about an inch thick types.

(I had one as a base to an aerial many years ago and it stuck like, well, it stuck real well).

Thank you all for your help.

Cheers, GQ

Engineer's and machine shop suppliers supply industrial magnets

As always, JD, you're a genius.

What is wrong with my once lateral brain?

Brian H: Yup, damn good idea, now if I can combine your suggestion with JD's, I'll be as sweet as!

Since my post if found a supplier in Bris who said about $40 for what I described and I need six to eight - not this little black duck!

I thank you, gentlemen, for your help.

Now who's got some crook old speakers? LOL

Okay, I'll be lateral - off to the wreckers to retrieve speakers from dead cars - I should hundreds of them before too long!

Cheers, GQ

Ah, then you'd want to check out Dan's page which will point you to all things magnetic and entertaining. If you need more magnet stuff search for magnets on his site, there are quite a few mentions.

Or break open a few dead hard drives, full of exactly what you want.

Cheers,
Simon.

thank you abdxi

A perfect excuse for pulling one of these to bits, I've got maybe 10 or so.

My daughter will get al crafty if she sees a HDD, more decorations!


GQ

just out of curiosity, what are ya planning to do with them..

Could you order some on the internet? We have some Aerials like that aswell i remebet i was 6 and i put it down on the bonnet of the car before we installed it and i couldnt get it off. What are you going to do with magnets that strong?

Originally Posted by Vandermorph

Could you order some on the internet? We have some Aerials like that aswell i remebet i was 6 and i put it down on the bonnet of the car before we installed it and i couldnt get it off. What are you going to do with magnets that strong?

Not hold an aerial onto a Landrover Bonnet! (don't stick well to aluminium)
John