New magnetic-gravity motor chasing its tail from Tom

[lumen]

DreamThinkBuild
Feels Good .....And being the inhabiter Of a Magnetic Sphere that Spins thru space in Perpetuity I think someone else felt it was a good design also??

We have a member here XOO13 [I think]?
He spent BooKoo time on Archer's Magnet motor ,The one SmOky2 had running [and is modding/replicating again]
Any How this Man Absolutely Swore that Sphere Magnets held the Key
and in 2008-9 when he was doing his Experiments you just couldn't get any Neo Spheres ............
That always stuck with me ,He is a Good OpenSource Engineer!

Now you can get Neo Spheres!!
@Lumen
Sir, do you think a big square Neo can be "Spheered Up"
On a CNC??
Can they Be machined with out Detrimental effects?
Or Built in Sections?
will the Domains go Batty?
They're a lot cheaper than Spheres?

Thanks
Chet
PS
@broli
Good to see you here !

Chet,
I hear Neo's are brittle and difficult to machine. Grinding to some shape should be possible but the grinding dust is toxic and also clings to the magnet making this process not the best either.
I never had the opportunity to machine any Neo's but have done some work with alnico and ceramic.
Probably not worth machining if you don't need to.

[ramset]

Lumen
Thanks ,I suspect we'll be learning a lot more about what we can do with Sphere magnets,
I get the feeling we're about to turn the Page on the old ways.........

On the 3rd magnetic Sphere from the sun.

Chet

[Low-Q]

@Tom: Why cant you just use a square magnet with wheels on it? A sphere magnet should not be different from other magnets. You have a north and south on other magnets too... Just thoughts.

Vidar

[CuriousChris]

Now you can get Neo Spheres!!
@Lumen
Sir, do you think a big square Neo can be "Spheered Up"
On a CNC??
Can they Be machined with out Detrimental effects?
Or Built in Sections?
will the Domains go Batty?
They're a lot cheaper than Spheres?

You cannot machine neodymium magnets, That nice shiny exterior is chrome plating, the actual active portion of the magnet is a compressed sintered powder of various elements.

They are also quite fragile. the plating helps keep them strong but the core material can fragment easily, they also must be kept dry as they corrode easily, as well as holding it together another reason for the chrome plating is to keep moisture out.
http://www.ndfeb-info.com/neodymium_magnets_made.aspx

As mentioned by lumen, they are also made of toxic material, and the swarthe will damage your mill.

In short DO NOT attempt to machine a neodymium magnet.

@Tom: Why cant you just use a square magnet with wheels on it? A sphere magnet should not be different from other magnets. You have a north and south on other magnets too... Just thoughts.
Vidar

I think the main purpose of the sphere magnet would be the field alignment, not its ability to roll, but Tom can correct me on this.

Friendenergy is right here, does the original work? if not why couldnt it be achieved again?

All inventors suffer from the same issue. "If I just try this it might work?" If you don't know the EXACT reason you are modifying the design you shouldn't bother. randomly trying different setups will only end in wasting time, and a design that still doesn't work.

CC

[ramset]

Chris

I have a small plating biz and will not be able to resist the urge To "play" with a Neo if it becomes necessary at some point .
Chrome is no defence against Porosity,and stripping it off and Fussing about
with it could reveal more than Conjecture?
As Far as Poisons and Danger ,Like I said I've had a small plating Biz for more than 20 yrs, poisons galore, and Quite dangerous if safety protocols are not followed.

Anyhow ,Tom has been Experimenting for 30 years with this tech
Its not his first summer,he seems to have Gotten the Scent
on this elusive OU Beasty.

I pray He continues to share.............

And if he has a problem ? The Boyz Here are more than able to help!

Chet