Rare Earth Magnets - Where to purchase
 

On my last post it was mentioned to use magnets for the hatch - (Rare Earth Magnets)

Can anyone ponit me to a link for purchase or post pics on the install

Thanks for help

coop

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Here's a link to some [link=http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2102642&cp=&origkw=rare+earth& kw=rare+earth&parentPage=search]Radio Shack rare earth magnets.[/link] I don't know if these are what people were using or not.

Edit: on a whim I went to [link=http://www.mcmaster.com/]McMaster-Carr[/link] and sure enough, they have them in a variety of sizes. Just search on rare earth.

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EBAY , my man , EBAY ....
Cheapest price in town;)[8D]

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Go here.

[link=http://www.widgetsupply.com/miva/merchant.mvc?]Widget Supply[/link]

I've bought from them many times especially for Dremel supplies & they won't rape you on shipping.

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Hi Coop. Heres some pics of those magnetic cowl locks that I used on a Thunderbolt build I did last year. I got them from Herzog Racing via JRCBD and a lot of research.:eek: I added the black nylon straps underneath as pull handles to open the hatch. I'm not sure where to get a set of them these days. BUT, I just happen to have another complete set of them in my own personal building supplys.(less the nylon straps) Shoot me a message or an email, and we can talk about the perticulars if your interested. Brian;)

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Would magnets be able to hold a hatch in place on a boat subjected to rough water? I run offshore in waves up to a foot.

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Paul, If you grab the 2 nylon straps to release the magnets on the Thunderbolt cowl and lift slowly, you can lift the boat off the stand![X(] Do ya think thats strong enough for your rough water? Brian

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Just to give you an idea of how strong rare earth magnets are. I have some AlNico magnets here for a project I was working on, these are not as strong as the much smaller radio shack magnets which are Neodymium. My larger, weaker AlNico's are about 5/16th in diameter and two of them are holding a carpenters hammer on the side of my steel filing cabinet. In fact if I let them stack together, the only way I can get them seperated is to slide them apart because I can NOT pull them apart!

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Thanks for the info and sites

Brian - I will send you message Monday am from work - thanks for the pics and help

Coop

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Coop, No extra reinforcement needed on the set I installed. The fiberglass behind the magnets was 1/16"+, thick. Too bad the guy I built the Thunderbolt for has found a new love,, ATV's!! The boat rarely see's the water! Oh well[:o]..........................Brian

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Brian

Thanks for info - how did you mount the magnet to the hatch & hull

Coop

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Coop, the magnet holds itself into a steel standoff that is threaded for a small bolt on the backside. Then a bolt thru the top of the cowl holds the standoff to the cowl. Look at the pics above again. Brian

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Brian,

That is a slick clean little setup!

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YEP! Their kinda neet aren't they. But remember they won't work on every setup. You need a minimum of .375" space between the bottom of the cowl, and the top of the deck. Stuck together, they measure .360" thick. Brian;)

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Thanks for the info, I am going to go pick up a couple after work today.