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	Science Forum Forum Index » Physics » another question about magnets  another question about magnets « View previous topic :: View next topic »  Author Message platinum Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 12:55 pm    Post subject: another question about magnets Forum Freshman Joined: 23 Apr 2008 Posts: 8 hi. i recently acquired some magnets for a project i'm building, but the website i got them from doesn't have a specific magnet that i may need. the website sells magnets that are polarized in basically two ways: axially and diametrically. the way i'm hoping to find circumferentially polarized magnets. i got a picture here to describe what they have and what i'm looking for. > my question is: is there such a thing as a magnet that is polarized this way and where can i get it if such a magnet does exist? Back to top Pong Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 1:03 pm    Post subject: Forum Ph.D. Joined: 08 Apr 2008 Posts: 986 Probably much cheaper and expedient to get a lot of run-of-the-mill magnets and assemble them however you wish. Back to top platinum Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 1:28 pm    Post subject: Forum Freshman Joined: 23 Apr 2008 Posts: 8 i think you may be right. in fact, the charge of the core of this type of magnet is not even what i'm concerned with, it's the outer face of the magnet that i'm worried about. and the pull strength on this magnet doesn't even have to be strong because this will be on a horizontal plane, so gravity isn't much of an issue. i have two much stronger magnets to counteract that. i was thinking of using strip magnets, bending them into a circle. thanks for your input! Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First     Page 1 of 1 Science Forum Forum Index » Physics » another question about magnets Jump to: Select a forum Natural Sciences----------------Astronomy & CosmologyBiologyChemistryEarth SciencesMathematicsPhysics People----------------Behavioral & Social SciencesHealth & MedicinePhilosophical DiscussionHistoryReligionPoliticsCriminology and Forensic Science General Technology----------------Computer ScienceElectronicsMilitary Technology Information Technology----------------Business & EconomicsEducationEngineering & Transportation International Issues----------------Environmental IssuesIn the News The Science Forum----------------General DiscussionIntroductionsScience-Fiction and Non-FictionExperimentationPseudoscienceLinksArt and Culture Site Administration----------------Site FeedbackTrash Can  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum
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