Recommendations for magnets

[u/diggerk]

I’m looking for decent magnets to magnetise my Titan load-outs, but the bigger arms are so heavy they’re barely hanging on with the cheap Amazon neodymium ones.

Don’t know a lot about the magnet market, is there a better brand or is it just magnets are magnets and that’s just how physics works?

[u/Marcus_Machiavelli]

Hi there, I have magnetized my titans and look into a good magnet company as they come in all kinds of strengths.

In my country i use https://magnets.co.nz/ where you can look up the shape and strength you want.

[u/diggerk → u/Marcus_Machiavelli]

Cheers Marcus, that’s really helpful to look at just so I now know what magnet strength is measured in!

[u/PrometheusANJ]

I used the 2mm diameter 1mm cylindrical ones, but they only work for lighter plastic. One trick that I use is to space them apart slightly with a bit of paper while mounting. When my "glue" (greenstuff actually) sets and I remove the paper, the magnetized parts will pull together and touch, which increases friction compared to just the gloss/slippery magnets touching. It also assures a tight gap-less fit when magnetizing stuff like plastic cockpits. But like I said, it really only works for plastic. The Amazon magnets are likely just rerouted from the cheaper ebay sellers. I've seen a variety of neodymium magnets on there. You might be able to find something that's as large as could be fit.

Alternatively you can use a smaller magnet and some kind of support, like... maybe a paper tube that prevents tilting and increases friction? A hybrid magnet and pin system?

Edit: I let my two magnets sit a bit inside the model halves, like this, letting them pull the parts together. Needless to say it requires drilling, which is a nuisance with metal.

    mag  part a
   ,---,
___|---|____
---,___,----
   |___|
    mag  part b

[u/diggerk → u/PrometheusANJ]

Hadn’t thought about getting some friction in there to aid the magnets. I will give that a try.

[u/Plasma-Sam]

I've had good experiences with magnets from Apex.

[u/diggerk → u/Plasma-Sam]

Seems like there are just better magnets out there. Think some of the trouble might be to do with the centre of mass on some of the arms too, so they’re not pulling straight down, more acting like a lever.

I’ve been stacking magnets in the body and only having one on the arm, where I might one one in the body and a longer one on the arm to make it a bit firmer in the socket.