Saturday, May 22, 2010

Obvious Tip is Obvious- Magnets

I see a lot of tutorials on magnetizing Rhinos and Predators and Whirlwinds (oh my!) online, and there is one thing that they all seem to have in common- Most of them use too many magnets. I mean, plastic isn't all that heavy. Do you really need two neodymium magnets to hold up a Predator sponson? I say thee nay!

I submit the following-


WHY USE A SECOND MAGNET, WHEN A NAILHEAD WILL SUFFICE?


Nails are cheap. Magnets are less cheap. And believe me, in most cases, you really don't need that second magnet.

2 comments:

  1. Great tip. How long is the nail you used? Does it protrude far into the body? I guess on a Predator it wouldn't matter but I like to multi-purposes my Preds as Rhinos/Razorbacks too.

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  2. It started out as a 3-inch nail, but it's been cut down to no longer than the thickness of the chassis, so maybe 1/4" or so?

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