where to buy strong magnets

Frosty3799

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i am tryin to make a magnetic hacky sack and was wondering if anyone knew of a place to buy small, strong magnets at like a local hardware store like chase pitcken, home depot, lowes, or somewhere like that.


thanks for your help
 

MWink

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Take apart an old hard disk. I got some huge ULTRA powerful magnets out of an old full height SCSI drive (it had like 8 platters). These magnets are so powerful you really don't want to play around with them. I found that out the hard way. :Q :D
 

Antisocial Virge

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<< rare-earth metal magnets >>


Holy crap. We ordered 6 of those for work. They are crazy powerful for the size of them :Q
 

DuffmanOhYeah

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<< Chase Pitken eh? Must be from Rochester or close? >>


Hehe, Oh yeah. Is there still that one off of Carter? Or is it Hudson?
 

DuffmanOhYeah

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<< Take apart an old hard disk. I got some huge ULTRA powerful magnets out of an old full height SCSI drive (it had like 8 platters). These magnets are so powerful you really don't want to play around with them. I found that out the hard way. :Q :D >>


pinched the nads didn't ya? ;)
 

MWink

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<< pinched the nads didn't ya? >>



OMG, what a horrible mental image I now have! If I did let me assure you I would not have nad right now! :Q

No, I pinched my fingers with them and it DID leave a mark! :Q
 

HydroStream6

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<< Chase Pitken eh? Must be from Rochester or close? >>


Hehe, Oh yeah. Is there still that one off of Carter? Or is it Hudson?
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Yup... off Hudson... only a few miles from me :)