07-22-2012, 12:04 AM
New photo, new magnet holder.
the other one didn't work out I think it was because of there only being and 1/8 inch separating the two ferrous halves of the base. But thats only a guess on my part. the holder worked and the base would pick up a six inch lathe chuck if you were carefull in picking it up.
the new magnet holder that I made tonight fits into a different base which has a half inch of what looks like aluminum between the two Ferrous sides.
I used cast iron for the two dark gray spots that you see in the holder, these were made from an old casting project that flopped. I turned it to one inch in diameter and then used loctite to glue it into the holder, once the glue dried I turned the ends down so that they were even with the outside of the holder. I then turned the part around and drilled a hole thru the middle of the Cast Iron and used a 1 inch endmill cutter to clean out the hole.
I now have to heat the thing up so I can get the buttons out so that I can put the magnet in the holder so that the poles are lined up in the center of the Cast Iron buttons.
the magnet tries to line up with the poles in between the buttons if I just let it pull its self in.
One thing is for sure this base has a lot more holding power then any of the other ones that I have.
the other one didn't work out I think it was because of there only being and 1/8 inch separating the two ferrous halves of the base. But thats only a guess on my part. the holder worked and the base would pick up a six inch lathe chuck if you were carefull in picking it up.
the new magnet holder that I made tonight fits into a different base which has a half inch of what looks like aluminum between the two Ferrous sides.
I used cast iron for the two dark gray spots that you see in the holder, these were made from an old casting project that flopped. I turned it to one inch in diameter and then used loctite to glue it into the holder, once the glue dried I turned the ends down so that they were even with the outside of the holder. I then turned the part around and drilled a hole thru the middle of the Cast Iron and used a 1 inch endmill cutter to clean out the hole.
I now have to heat the thing up so I can get the buttons out so that I can put the magnet in the holder so that the poles are lined up in the center of the Cast Iron buttons.
the magnet tries to line up with the poles in between the buttons if I just let it pull its self in.
One thing is for sure this base has a lot more holding power then any of the other ones that I have.
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