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<p>[QUOTE="Blaubart, post: 1777204, member: 37498"]Find someone who works on computers and ask them for a hard drive magnet. Or take apart an old hard drive to get you own.</p><p> </p><p>Or, visit one of my favorite web sites: <a href="http://www.supermagnetman.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.supermagnetman.com" rel="nofollow">www.supermagnetman.com</a> and visit the clearance section. There aren't any there right now that are what I would consider optimal for bullion testing, but there will be sooner or later. I have some that are about 1" x 2" x 1/4" that work perfect. I picked up ten of them from the clearance section for a really good price.</p><p> </p><p>I also have a couple that are about the size of a hockey puck that I paid about $70 each for. They are strong enough that if your finger is between them and you let them collide with each other, you will lose your finger...</p><p> </p><p>ETA: I forgot to mention, the kind of magnet(s) you want are rare earth / Neodymium. They are pretty much the strongest magnets around. Be careful with them though. Even the smaller ones can cause some nasty pinch wounds if you're not careful, and they are also brittle and will often break or chip if you let them collide.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Blaubart, post: 1777204, member: 37498"]Find someone who works on computers and ask them for a hard drive magnet. Or take apart an old hard drive to get you own. Or, visit one of my favorite web sites: [URL='http://www.supermagnetman.com']www.supermagnetman.com[/URL] and visit the clearance section. There aren't any there right now that are what I would consider optimal for bullion testing, but there will be sooner or later. I have some that are about 1" x 2" x 1/4" that work perfect. I picked up ten of them from the clearance section for a really good price. I also have a couple that are about the size of a hockey puck that I paid about $70 each for. They are strong enough that if your finger is between them and you let them collide with each other, you will lose your finger... ETA: I forgot to mention, the kind of magnet(s) you want are rare earth / Neodymium. They are pretty much the strongest magnets around. Be careful with them though. Even the smaller ones can cause some nasty pinch wounds if you're not careful, and they are also brittle and will often break or chip if you let them collide.[/QUOTE]
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