+bigmouth Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Hi everyone, Please share your valuable knowledge Please post information on cache containers and magnets. Do you just use containers that you purchase with a product like ALTOIDS? Do you have any suppliers of Containers (discount or wholesale) Do you have any suppliers of Magnets (discount or wholesale) Please share your Container/Magnet knowledge Have you found the ultimate place to purchase Containers and Magnets? Oh, and what type of glue is best used to attach magnets to containers? Thanks, Bigmouth/John Quote Link to comment
+Packanack Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 I tried to use Gorilla Glue last week to glue magnets to plastic small lock n lok containers, it failed in flex. Most seem to use good quality duct tape as the best magnet holder. Altoid tins stink. Magnetic key cases must be protected from elements . I am planning to use a whole bunch soon , so I to have been looking around. Found something called Bulldog Clips at office supply, which may be adaptable. Quote Link to comment
bogleman Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 I like ammo cans and Krylon Quote Link to comment
+infiniteMPG Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Do you just use containers that you purchase with a product like ALTOIDS?AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaCKKK..... PUH-lease. If I have to break another bike tire tool and dent my frame pump up beating the you-know-what out of a rotted, rusty Altoids can just so I can open it and find a gooey, rusty, puddle of slime that used to be the log sheet I think I'll.... Altoids cans are good for Altoids but unlessl it's somewhere 100% out of the weather and humidity I'd avoid them. #1 micro container IMHO is the 86-cent waterproof match containers at Wally World. Paint 'em camo green and they're ready to go and handle anything short of a controlled burn Quote Link to comment
+The Hornet Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Morrison's are doing a BOGOF on plastic food containers at the moment. They make good containers. Quote Link to comment
+WRASTRO Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Do you just use containers that you purchase with a product like ALTOIDS?AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaCKKK..... PUH-lease. If I have to break another bike tire tool and dent my frame pump up beating the you-know-what out of a rotted, rusty Altoids can just so I can open it and find a gooey, rusty, puddle of slime that used to be the log sheet I think I'll.... Altoids cans are good for Altoids but unlessl it's somewhere 100% out of the weather and humidity I'd avoid them. #1 micro container IMHO is the 86-cent waterproof match containers at Wally World. Paint 'em camo green and they're ready to go and handle anything short of a controlled burn So you really like those Altoids containers, eh? In the Great Pacific North Wet "waterproof" match containers usually have damp/wet/dissolved logs in them after one of our fabulous winters. Water resistant might be a better way to describe them. Quote Link to comment
+ComputerCacheBug Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 The company I work for had 50+ hard drives that they were going to have destroyed. I told them to hold off as I would give them the disks inside after I took out the magnets. 100+ NeoMagents for free. WOOT! Quote Link to comment
Mushtang Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Here you go: magnets for geocache containers. Scroll about halfway down and you'll find magnets about the size of a penny that can accept a small bolt and has a countersink for the head. I put about 10 of these on an ammo can and they're more than strong enough. Just drill a hole in whatever you're using for a container, put some Goop (at Walmart) in the hole, attach magnet, secure with bolt and nut, and add another layer of Goop over the top of the magnet when you're done. Once it dries the outer layer of Goop will keep the magnet from smashing too hard into whatever it's being stuck to, which might break the magnet, and the inner layer will keep the container water tight. Quote Link to comment
jmacinta Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 JB Weld... it is a 2 part epoxy that you mix in equal amounts and apply to whatever you want to attach to ... whatever... it is AWESOME! Quote Link to comment
+DonB Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Hi everyone, Please share your valuable knowledge Please post information on cache containers and magnets. Do you just use containers that you purchase with a product like ALTOIDS? Do you have any suppliers of Containers (discount or wholesale) Do you have any suppliers of Magnets (discount or wholesale) Please share your Container/Magnet knowledge Have you found the ultimate place to purchase Containers and Magnets? Oh, and what type of glue is best used to attach magnets to containers? Thanks, Bigmouth/John One of the better places I've found for magnets is: http://www.kjmagnetics.com/ Quote Link to comment
knowschad Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Magnets go in the INSIDE of the container, not the outside. This even works with metallic containers. Altoid tins, as others have stated, are bad unless you pick the location very carefully. They leak, and they rust. Quote Link to comment
+Castle Mischief Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 (edited) Hobby Lobby for magnets (wait until they are the special of the week). For anything smaller than an ammo can but larger than a match case, I like the screw-lid ziplock containers. The screw-top lid makes them much closer to water-tight than conventional "tupperware" containers and they cost much less than lock-n-locks (which I often find with broken clasps). EDIT: I really like good old silicone caulk. Edited June 9, 2008 by Castle Mischief Quote Link to comment
+35mm Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Actually click on the surplus button at K&J. I just bought 100 for less than $.25 each shipped. http://www.kjmagnetics.com/proddetail.asp?prod=ZD2 Anyone need any magnets? Quote Link to comment
+The Pathman Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Those are some good prices. I pay a bit more but use a local caching store. We order when we are headed that way and just pick it up. Saves on shipping and we get to cache there and back Quote Link to comment
+Too Tall John Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 As far as Altoids tins go, there's this thread. If you read far enough down, you can read about my attempt to waterproof a tin. One of my posts leading up to the experiment: I just happen to have an Altoids tin sitting on my desk. Decided to take a look at it when I read this thread. After putting the mints safely out of the way, I took a look at the hinge assembly. If the holes punched out to form the "body" side of the hinge (that is, not the lid) could be sealed from the inside without impeding the hinge you'd be halfway there. A bit of rubber gasket cut to fit the inside of the lid would seal the container when the lid is closed. If you really really really wanted a waterproof Altoids container you could do this and I suspect as long as you didn't screw up it'd be more waterproof than a Kodak film canister. As I put the mints back into the can, guess what I see on the side of it? A big old patch of rust! This is a tin that hasn't been outside since I brought it in from the store. I guess the last stage of my plan would be sealing the whole thing with Rustoleum or the like. At least then it won't rust on my desk. Quote Link to comment
+snake428 Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 (edited) As far as i am concerned when it comes to a micro the preform is the most unbeatable with waterproofing as long as they can screw a lid back on. http://www.teachersource.com/Chemistry/Pre...dCaps_30pk.aspx Edited June 11, 2008 by snake428 Quote Link to comment
+dew cache Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 As far as i am concerned when it comes to a micro the preform is the most unbeatable with waterproofing as long as they can screw a lid back on. http://www.teachersource.com/Chemistry/Pre...dCaps_30pk.aspx But they are hard to get a magnet on. I found my first one the other day and it was dry but the log was not very easy to get out. The logs are always easy to get out of an Altoids tin even being wet I had an Altoids tin (BOO HISS) that I gorilla glued a strong magnet to and it lasted for about 9 finds before the glue gave way. I have another to replace it with that I glued on the inside which is a better design as someone else stated I should have read this before The tin is hidden on the bottom of a solid metal table with a lip that is deeper than the tin and should not get wet, time will tell how long it will last, I also put the log in a baggie. Quote Link to comment
+climbstuff Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 (edited) #1 micro container IMHO is the 86-cent waterproof match containers at Wally World. Paint 'em camo green and they're ready to go and handle anything short of a controlled burn I used to agree with you 100%... until I found these: Liquid Protien tubes... are great nutrients for hikers (less digestion needed)... then recycle into caches (cheaper - without camo tape)! They are stronger, seal better and you can fit a couple pens in them. They wouldn't be good urban micros, but they are great to throw in the pack and hide while hiking. Edited June 11, 2008 by cirrus142 Quote Link to comment
CacheNCarryMA Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 Bison tubes, 3 for $3.75 at American Science Surplus Lots of other containers at American Science Surplus Quote Link to comment
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