Sisters of Silence: Good Magnets for their tank?

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**Totalwar1402**

So I bought a few of the new tanks and it has the option for using magnets to bolt on the open and closed hatch. Has anyone else done this? I am not sure what type or scale of magnets I need or where to buy them from. Don't fancy looking on Amazon until I have the right stuff.

**ph34r**

The main question is, what is the size of the space for these magnets? Is it pre-made holes or do you drill the holes yourself?

The answer is, buy the magnets that are the same size as the holes.

As for a magnet source, https://www.kjmagnetics.com is easy, cheap, ships fast, and has a very wide range of magnets and a tool for you to narrow down the size you need e.g. 1/8th inch to 1/4 inch diameter, 1/16th inch to 1/8th inch thickness, etc.

**hotsauceman1**

https://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-US/Sisters-Of-Silence-Kharon-Pattern-Acquisitor-2017
It say 2.8

**combat engineer**

I bought 5mm x 1mm rare earth magnets off Amazon. $12.99 for 100.

That to me reads 2 x 8mm magnets. But what thickness?

Mat

**ph34r**

combat engineer wrote:
But what thickness?

I would say to the OP, if you have the models in hand like you say, measure it. Put a paper clip or whatever into the hole, mark it with a pen when it stops going in, take it to a ruler. Read that number, and get something slightly below that in thickness for your magnets, with 8mm being the diameter.

**chromedog**

hotsauceman1 wrote:
https://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-US/Sisters-Of-Silence-Kharon-Pattern-Acquisitor-2017
It say 2.8

There's NO decimal point. I read it as 2 8mm magnets. Not 2.8mm. 2 (quantity) 8mm magnets.