Poofish wrote:http://www.themanufactorum.com/dakka/

Purchased magnets from this site to magnetize arms for some termies after purchasing magnets from a different retailer. I will definitely buy more from the manufactorum in the future.

oadie wrote:3/16" diameter are my go-to magnets - I find them to be a good balance between strength and ease of placement. Anything too heavy for them usually also has a large enough joint that I can compensate with a second magnet or, if torsion is the issue, a pin. I recommend checking out K&J, especially if you're looking to buy in bulk. Their prices and shipping vary from reasonable to unbelievably awesome, depending on how much you're buying and whether you luck out and find something useful on their overstock/clearance page.

As far as drilling is concerned, I've heard lots of people recommend the Tamiya Handy Drill. Then again, I've also heard lots of people recommend a Dremel, so I take it with a grain of salt. Personally, I just stick with the good old pin vice. Maybe I'm just a tough-as-nails drilling machine of a man with an opinion as abrasive as his beard, but white metal miniatures are soft as butter compared to aluminum, let alone mild steel - with a good drill bit, you shouldn't have any trouble (in a pinch, I've drilled through 3/16" aluminum with a bit held between my fingertips - not comfortable, but if my spidery fingered girly-hands can handle that, a child should be able to drill a white metal model). I guess I should give the naysayers the benefit of the doubt, at least, and assume they're incredibly impatient, not merely a bunch of lady-boys.

Besides, unless you have a fancy, adjustable-tilt machinist's vice and a drill press, you won't get nearly the same degree of control using a power tool. If you're having trouble, you can always drill in stages - increasing bit size step by step will take longer, but it's much easier on both your hands and the material (it's easier to get purchase with a narrower bit, then subsequent passes are merely shaving material away to enlarge the hole, not burrowing into it).

Bounty wrote:http://www.miniwargaming.com/magnet-guide

That's as good a SIZE guide as any.

If it's the same drill I have they're all the same size (6 of them in the handle), and the size is about 5/32. I have a small Drill bit case with sizes in 1/32 increments up to 1/2" I use as well, Getting the larger bits into the GW drill is fun, but doable. Again, if it's the same as mine you can take the tip completely off, and there's a slightly larger chuck on the reverse.

Gharron wrote:Now that I have the size does it matter what shape? Just a disc or...I'm not totally sure XD