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Rare earth magnets from Lee Valley.

I second that, a small 1/8 inch diameter can hold up to 5 pounds. They come in many sizes for 30 to 80 cents each. There's a few cache suppliers out there that buy them at Lee Valley and resell for much more.

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Actually, I recently discovered that Walmart is now carrying them (1/2" rare-earth magnets) in their craft section. Pack of 4 for somewhere around $3. Look for "Magnetic Neo - Buttons".

 

PS: Tell 'em "The Geocachers" sent you.

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I bought from an online company before, can't quite remember which one, but I think it is Applied Magnets (a.k.a. magnets4less). I bought a whole bunch of nickel coated and epoxy coated magnets. The 1/4" x 1/16" ones are the ones I find the most useful - strong enough, small enough, not ridiculously strong so that you can use two (or more) in case one drops off. The 3/4" x 1/8" ones are great for making fridge magnets if you have a twisted sense of humor.

 

Edit : after further searching I think I got mine from Forcefield a.k.a. Wonder Magnets, but I checked and they don't seem to have the epoxy coated ones anymore.

Edited by Chrysalides
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I bought some rare earth magnets from Harbor Freight Tools that were on sale for ~$1.20 for a 10 pack. I haven't had a chance to do anything with them yet. They also had the large 96 lb. pull magnets for $5.

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