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Where do you get your magnets for fexes and stuff?

http://www.rare-earth-magnets.com/SearchResult-CategoryID-28.html

I love magnetising!

Does superglue work with these magnets? Or do you fix em on with something else?

djphranq wrote:Does superglue work with these magnets? Or do you fix em on with something else?

Superglue works perfectly with these magnets.

What is your flag?

There are lots of web sites who sell magnets. Do a Google search for one near you.

Finally ordered some magnets myself. Can't wait for the Daemon Prince plastic kit to come out...

Kilkrazy wrote:What is your flag?

There are lots of web sites who sell magnets. Do a Google search for one near you.

Finland! Home of the greatest rally driver in the world Tommi makkinen.

Behold. eBay!

InyokaMadoda wrote:Behold. eBay!

I find that most of the people selling rare earth on Ebay are horribly over priced.

I cheated and bought some magnetic tape today. Seems fine for vehicle weapon hot swaps, but I'll have to buy the 'real thing' for putting into drilled recesses soon enough. Thanks for the links & info

Hordicant wrote:

InyokaMadoda wrote:Behold. eBay!

I find that most of the people selling rare earth on Ebay are horribly over priced.

Ok, so I don't know how much they usually sell for but £3.99 for 50, including postage seems pretty good to me....

thats also swedens flag....... I just watched a travel video about the place yesterday so the flag is STILL fresh in my mind

Shameless bump of correction :p, Swedens flag is yellow cross on blue background

<---------- as such ^^

Also, what size magnets do would people recommend getting? 3mm? 5mm?

Would their 3mm mags work well for any plastic/plastic (like an all plastic Dread) or would you recommend a bit bigger?

Hi

3mm x 1mm are fine for most things.

There are two ways to do magnets however -

1. put a magnet in each part - has the advantage of needing smaller magnets, down side is you have to ensure polarity is correct

2. put a magnet in one side and metal in the other. Needs a bigger magnet, however you don't need to worry about polarity and you need 1/2 (or less) magnets. You need to find some appropriate metal however (mechano screws?)

I've just ordered 100 3mm x 1mm ones which are fine for any plastic.

Metal dread arms would probably need to be combined with plugs.

I just bought 3x1 mm magnets wich can hold up to 210g
they are awesome with my fex!

http://www.amazingmagnets.com

they have great prices And nice freebies!

for the more European types among us.

http://www.neotexx.com/

Also they do 3x0.5mm magnets that you can surface mount without looking too chunky.

Flinty

Longtime lurker, first time poster- this is something I've been playing with for a while now, so I feel I can actually contribute a bit.

I've had great experiences buying from these guys http://www.kjmagnetics.com Good prices and fast shipping. I've also bought from ebay, but with variable degrees of satisfaction (I've yet to get 100 magnets in a 100 magnet lot...).

I usually go with 1/16" diameter by 1/16" thick magnets for figure arms, 1/8" dia 1/16" thick for heavier objects, like the Land speeder pictured below. For a carnifex, I'd likely go with at least the 1/8" dia, maybe even the 3/16". I always attach magnet to magnet- the hold is alot more secure (but not so much that you'll pull the magnet out of the model). I use a drill bit the same diameter as the magnet to bore my holes (I just spin the bit in my fingers rather than risk messing with a drill- alot less chance of hurting myself). I attach the magnets with super glue gel- I've found it sticks alot faster & more securely than traditional liquid super glue.

Another trick to not overlook is always ensure the polarity of all your figures corresponds (if negative faces out on the body of one carnifex, make sure every body mounted magnet on every carnifex faces the same way). This is easy to overlook and the extra time spent double checking is well worth it. Every multimelta and heavy bolter in my army can be swapped onto any of my land speeders or attack bikes- very convenient.

I've attached some pictures below to show some of my magnet work. Hope I've helped.

Woot magnets!

Mine are from http://www.first4magnets.com