Half-length humbucker alnico bar magnets?

[Meowy]

Does anyone have a source for humbucker alnico bars, that are cut to half length? I only need a small quantity to try out some designs

[black_labb]

Does anyone have a source for humbucker alnico bars, that are cut to half length? I only need a small quantity to try out some designs

i dont think you will be able to find them, best bet would find somewhere that can cut them in half for you. the alnico alloy is quite hard and brittle so you will probably have to do some research into it. i was curious about different magnet shapes a while ago and was going to try turning some different shapes on my lathe, but realised it couldnt be done without special cutting tools at the least so didnt bother.

sorry i couldnt be much help.

[Possum]

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I bet you had the same ideas I did :-)

[madialex]

I cut one once with a dremel, really slow so as to not heat it up too much. It took me about a half an hour to cut it, then the shavings were a nightmare.... Find someone who can do it, preferably unmagnatized...

[Dan Gilmore]

I have a few smaller size Alnicos: 1.8125 x .25 x .125

That’s not half length, and so may be of no use. They would be easier to cut to size than a full width type though.

[David King]

Wouldn't a wet tile saw work for this? I'd use masking tape to remove all the fragments.

[David Schwab]

Wouldn't a wet tile saw work for this? I'd use masking tape to remove all the fragments.

That's a good idea.

[Zoe_N_Iain]

Wouldn't a wet tile saw work for this? I'd use masking tape to remove all the fragments.

Yeah it does, if you take your time with it. I've used mine for the job a few times, though not for cutting pickup magnets (magnets for little wind generators, actually).

Another thing you can do to catch those pesky shavings is to stick a neodymium flat magnet either side of the job. 90% of the shavings will stick to the neo and can be scraped off into the bin when you're done. I do the same thing when I have to drill an extra hole in an already populated (steel) amp chassis, too. Doesn't catch them all, of course, but better than nothing.

[Spence]

I keep telling people about this little mitre saw. I use one daily for cutting everything from wood to alnico.



Now I'm well aware that it's a small under-powered gizmo but once again i'm telling you how to cut alnico easily. ignore me by all means. I have one which i shipped in to the UK. I wouldn't have wasted money on shit.

[Zoe_N_Iain]

Cool! I have a million uses for something like that. Didn't even know they made those, to be honest.

[Spence]

You'll need 110 V power supply; the only downside.

[kevinT]

I keep telling people about this little mitre saw. I use one daily for cutting everything from wood to alnico.

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Now I'm well aware that it's a small under-powered gizmo but once again i'm telling you how to cut alnico easily. ignore me by all means. I have one which i shipped in to the UK. I wouldn't have wasted money on shit.

Spence, is this a Micromark product? If not, where did you get yours?

[Spence]

Yes it is microMark and that's where I got it from. I'm well equipped for 110V too as I have a step-down transformer.

[Zhangliqun]

Does anyone have a source for humbucker alnico bars, that are cut to half length? I only need a small quantity to try out some designs

I have some from Magnetic Hold laying around, 5 pieces each of A2, A3 and A5.

[Meowy]

I have some from Magnetic Hold laying around, 5 pieces each of A2, A3 and A5.

PM sent, thanks