Would anyone be interested in magnetic backs for kilt pins?

[The Wizard of BC]

I have found a real problem with rare earth magnets as Kilt Pin fasteners.

I get my rare earth magnets from old hard drives. Two alone are enough to hold a Kilt Pin so hard that it is actually difficult to seperate them.

However, they are magnets and seem to catch onto everything Steel and Iron you walk past. I have had them latch onto the fender of my car, a sign post, the counter at the coffee bar, my tape measure in the shop, my sewing machine, the refrigerator, the dogs water bowl, etc,

I've looked down and found pins, nails, and screws stuck to my Kilt Pins. I've had them yanked off and stuck to all sorts of things that I have walked by.

But the most embarrassing moment came when I bent down to measure a customer and the little steel tip of the tape measure around my neck stuck to the magnets and lifted my Kilt when I stood up.

I advise caution with using rare earth magnets on Kilt Pins.

[Monkey@Arms]

Fair warning, Steve.

I'll take three sets.

Best regards,

Jake

[runewolf]

Jake, PM me your address and I'll get you info on shipping.

I have one here I am playing with and the plastic back seems to be keeping it from picking up things easy and the front metal bar that the pin would be attached to keeps the front from grabbing anything else. I am really surprised, like I said these seem to be pretty strong magnets, getting the bar loose from the three takes some prying or sliding the bar off. They do come with the warning on the back about pacemakers, but that should not be a worry on the kilt lol.

I'll run through the PM's I received earlier and see if anyone is still interested.

[Bugbear]

I have found a real problem with rare earth magnets as Kilt Pin fasteners.

I get my rare earth magnets from old hard drives. Two alone are enough to hold a Kilt Pin so hard that it is actually difficult to seperate them.

However, they are magnets and seem to catch onto everything Steel and Iron you walk past. I have had them latch onto the fender of my car, a sign post, the counter at the coffee bar, my tape measure in the shop, my sewing machine, the refrigerator, the dogs water bowl, etc,

I've looked down and found pins, nails, and screws stuck to my Kilt Pins. I've had them yanked off and stuck to all sorts of things that I have walked by.

But the most embarrassing moment came when I bent down to measure a customer and the little steel tip of the tape measure around my neck stuck to the magnets and lifted my Kilt when I stood up.

I advise caution with using rare earth magnets on Kilt Pins.

That's a good point...

[gilmore]

Anyone ever had problems with them scrambling the information on magnetic strips on credit cards or computer hard drives? Is this a needless concern?

[Bugbear]

Anyone ever had problems with them scrambling the information on magnetic strips on credit cards or computer hard drives? Is this a needless concern?

Yes, as far as I know, that is not an issue. Back when we all used to use floppy disks, it was something to think about, though.

[isantop]

Anyone ever had problems with them scrambling the information on magnetic strips on credit cards or computer hard drives? Is this a needless concern?

Credit cards are fine, thanks to Mythbusters for that one. I'd keep it well away from my Hard Disk drives though, as they can corrupt data in a heartbeat. Remember: Hard disks store binary code by making small secions of the disk magnetic. When the head passes back over the disk, those magnetic sections trigger a small pulse of electricity via an electromagnet and is then sent out to the mobo. If you manage to get a magnet on one and change one bit on the disk, you'll corrupt the data.

[Mipi]

HDDs are shielded within their housing. They should be safe. Not sure about external ones (don't have it)

[isantop]

HDDs are shielded within their housing. They should be safe. Not sure about external ones (don't have it)

What about the warranty stickers (technical term) placed over holes in the housing? The ones that say "Warranty Void if removed"? I believe some of those lead to the actual disk, depending on the drive.

Regardless, magnets and computers don't really mix. They can ruin monitors, data, etc.

Old HDDs would be a good source of rare earth magnets...

[Mipi]

What about the warranty stickers (technical term) placed over holes in the housing? The ones that say "Warranty Void if removed"? I believe some of those lead to the actual disk, depending on the drive.

Regardless, magnets and computers don't really mix. They can ruin monitors, data, etc.

Old HDDs would be a good source of rare earth magnets...

"Warranty void sticker" are just stickers. If they are removed or damaged, your warranty is not valid anymore. And that's about all! No damage to the goods will be done. And those small holes will not leak the magnetic field into the electronics (at least not to extend to cause any damage). Faraday cage can be made of mesh (net) material, doesn't have to be of full material.


For sure, HDDs are nice resource of rare earth magnets.