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Salt Dough Fridge Magnets
Easter Holidays are coming! Why not try making Salt Dough fridge magnets with the children this holiday? Ingredients 500g (1 lb) plain white flour 250g (8 oz) salt 235ml (8 fl oz) cold water Pre-heat the oven to 1000C or gas mark 3. Place the flour and salt into a large mixing bowl and mix together. Stir half the water … Continue reading
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Neodymium prices
It’s been a little while since we mentioned the price of neodymium. The latest news is that neodymium prices have once again gone up having expereinced nearly 2 months, over the summer, of low prices. The link here shows the latest movement on the prices.
Salt Dough Fridge Magnets
Struggling to keep the kids entertained over the holidays? Craft Magnets can be attached to a wide variety of substances to make your own fridge magnets. Why not try making salt dough shapes using biscuit/cookie or pastry cutters? Paint them with water based paints and seal with watered down PVA glue or clear varnish before adding the magnet. Even toddlers … Continue reading
We are impressed!
17 year old Archie Whitehead from Hertfordshire, UK, has built himself an Ironman suit complete with moving parts as part of a school project. We don’t know where, but some of our 6x2mm neodymium disk magnets are in it somewhere! Archie has become an internet success after posting videos of the work in progress on YouTube. He has also been … Continue reading
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How to make a fishing game
You will need: 12x3mm ferrite/craft magnets glue paperclips thin card (ie a cereal box) string sticks or pencils Cut out some fish shapes from the card. They should be about 4cm in length. Paint/decorate the fish if required. Put a paperclip over the ‘nose’ of each fish. Glue the string to the 12x3mm craft magnet. When the glue is dry, … Continue reading
Posting Magnets by Royal Mail
Royal Mail have recently introduced a new list of items which are restricted or prohibited from being posted using their services. All our magnets are over packaged to ensure compliance with the IATA regulations for safe transport by air. These regulations require no more than 1° of compass deflection at 1 metre distance from the package containing the magnets. The … Continue reading
Greenland – Rare-Earth Resources
Greenland is a autonomous Danish territory but, despite Denmark being part of the EU, Greenland is not. The melting of the polar ice cap has revealed large resources of rare-earth materials, and Greenland has been under pressure to give the EU preferential treatment in the removal and uses of these resources. Greenland are not, however, bowing to pressure. The full … Continue reading
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New Rare Earth plant
A Malaysian court has given Australian company Lynas authorisation to start production at a controversial rare earths processing plant. The full story is on the BBC website here.
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Rare Earth Magnet Shark Repellent!
This has to be just about the most interesting use for rare earth magnets that we’ve ever heard of! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17792624
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The dangers of ingesting magnets or placing them near areas of soft tissue
There’s a reason why we send out a yellow and black warning leaflet with all our neodymium, samarium cobalt, alnico and ceramic 8 magnets. Magnets placed near areas of soft tissue (eg. up the nose, or in the ear) can cause compression of these delicate areas. Neodymium is especially bad for this and must NEVER be used to make fake … Continue reading
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