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[AB Hammer]

@ broli,

Can you first explain just how you are going to create a magnet with one pole on both faces and the opposing pole in the centre? Are you going to force the magnets together and bond them with glue?

Hans von Lieven

Greetings Hans

Here is how to do it. This can be done with ceramic magnets  by placing a sized sheet of low carbon steel between like poles. They will attract to the steel and easily be maintained in that position. The soft rubber magnets as you said, will make a great inside layer IMO

Now you know how to do it. Lets get-er-done!

[AB Hammer]

Yeah I'm a fast one. And yes they have to be glued or duct taped together.

Broli

Look at what I wrote to Hans. It is a much better way.

[Pirate88179]

These magnets are next to me duct taped together. I don't want to start a ridiculous conversation about this so please let's drop it here.

Broli:

Normally I don't waste my time with ridiculous conversations so I understand what you mean by this.  I just checked my neos again to be sure, and I was correct in telling you what they did earlier.  Now, you say you have two neos duct taped together that have both south poles facing out, or both north poles facing out?  If this is correct then, I only raise the question, not because I don't believe you, but I want to understand what might be happening here as I think it may be important.  I believe you ok?  Let's get that out of the way.  Now, I used super glue and you used duct tape and we both used neos correct?  If correct, the only possible difference I can imagine is that duct tape has....yes, you guessed it, rubber compound in it. (among other things)  So, if the materials used to hold the same magnets together are the only difference, and I got a pole reversal and you have obtained a magnet essentially with only one pole, maybe this is the "secret" and were we should begin to look?  Now, hopefully, you can see why I am raising this point again.  It is for understanding and possibly some breakthrough that folks have worked on for years and yet have not been able to achieve.  If you have it, folks need to know about it and replicate it and after that.....who knows?  All I can say from my work here is that super glue gives you a bi-pole magnet when done.

Please share how you did this as it may be more important than you even realized while doing it.  Thank you.

Bill

[hansvonlieven]

Alan is right, works a treat. 

Hans

[broli]

Yes I've used electrical tape to be exact but I doubt that's the cause. And yes what Alan suggested is more piratical. I think I'm going to order two of those ferrite ring magnets as I needed them for other experiments anyway.