Hi, Amazon has them. I just placed an order for the ΒΌ inch. They claim they are so strong that only one of those will hold a calendar on your fridge. Not sure if I believe that they can hold up to 8 pounds but I'll see when I get them.
Ron & Danvers -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 11:11 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Standscan not holding together and other thoughts on the product, was: Standscan pro - I admit defeat Hi Keith, I am not sure where you are, but I would just google it. Amazon probably has them, I definitely know that Lee Valley Tools has them which is where I buy mine. Lee Valley Tools is a Canadian company which sells woodworker supplies, tools, all sorts of specialty hardware and so on. Their website is www.LeeValleyTools.com. When you first go to the website you have only 4 links to choose from: En - for English, Canada Fr - for French, Canada US - for the United States Int - if you are an international customers outside of North America. It's one of those stores where as a woodworker I should not go too often, I've spend many thousands of Dollars there over the years. Here are a few link for some of the rare earth magnets they have: Rare Earth Circular Magnets: http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.aspx?p=32065&cat=1,42363,42348 Here a bit of a blurb about their qualities, the largest 1 inch diameter magnetwill ift a 30 pound block of steel: Until you have actually used rare-earth magnets, you cannot appreciate their strength. Rare-earth magnets achieve maximum attractive force when sandwiched between two pieces of steel. The 1/4" diameter by 1/10" thick magnet will lift a 2.5 lb block of steel; the 1/2" diameter one will lift a 9 lb block - see the chart at right. It all has to do with the electron array in the neodymium, the rare earth they are made from. There are hundreds of uses for these magnets - from holding keys or wrenches on machines to making fridge magnets. Nickel plated with slightly rounded edges, they can be glued in place with almost any glue (epoxy is the most secure). The 3/4" and 1" dia. magnets are so powerful that only people with very strong hands can separate them without using an aid of some kind. This presents a handling problem for us, so we sell them only in bundles of five, with instructions for simple separation methods. The 3/4 inch magnet will lift a 22 pound block of steel and the 1 inch size a 30 pound block. The odd one may have a minor chip in it since collisions can happen easily at these power levels. Rare Earth Ring Magnets: http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.aspx?p=40075&cat=1,42363,42348 These are shaped like a washer with a hole in the middle and various outside and inside diameter options are available. Oh, and they are cheap, too, the quarter inch is 36 Cents a piece if you buy less than 10, then they are 29 Cents, the 3/8 inch ones are 58 Cents and 46 Cents and the half inch ones are 85m Cents and 80 Cents, but those would be way too strong for the purpose of holding the Standscan together. I still have 8 of the quarter inch ones and I'll see if tomorrow I can replace some of the ones that don't work with them and I'll report back as to how it worked. Regards, Sieghard -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
