Tri-Gate Motor (TGM)

[mondrasek]

Magnetix here in the US.

I was not impressed by the consistancy of the Magnetix magnets or plastics (flash issues).  Instead I bought 1/4" balls and 1/8" dia x 3/8" long neos from a magnet vendor.  They work great, though a bit more powerful, and therefor, more difficult to work with.  Also, the smaller scale makes assembly more challenging, but allows for less material cost for the rest of the build. 

I went for samller scale to reduce cost.

Magnetix also has many extra shapes in their kits now.  Hard to just get the bars and balls that you want without all the other crap.

M.

[4Tesla]

Magnetix here in the US.

I was not impressed by the consistancy of the Magnetix magnets or plastics (flash issues).  Instead I bought 1/4" balls and 1/8" dia x 3/8" long neos from a magnet vendor.  They work great, though a bit more powerful, and therefor, more difficult to work with.  Also, the smaller scale makes assembly more challenging, but allows for less material cost for the rest of the build. 

I went for samller scale to reduce cost.

Magnetix also has many extra shapes in their kits now.  Hard to just get the bars and balls that you want without all the other crap.

M.

Thanks!

Jason

[gwhy!]

@all,

Where do you buy the magnet set that is used in Sean's videos?  I googled ("magnet set", "magnet kit") for it, but it is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Thanks,
Jason

Hi Jason,
   I got all my trigate stuff from this guy  on ebay 
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/3711s-Magnets-and-stuff-shop
not the cheapest but very good quality. I not long bought some other mags from the states I cant remember where from i think it was something like SuperMagnetMan or something like that and did notice that they also do simular geomag kits that were a lot cheaper.

[4Tesla]

I didn't think to google "magnet toys"..  They could be a GeoMag set.  I can afford to buy one of the cheap GeoMag sets so I have something to experiment with. 

Jason

[4Tesla]

I wish I had a machine shop! 

Jason