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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Did you ever consider a rare earth magnet? They sell on Amazon. They apparently can be dangerous, though. Probably not good around kids or pets. |
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Valued Member
 Canada
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I have considered a neodymium magnet, but I would prefer to get one off a local store. If I can't get any luck locally, then I'll probably look into Amazon or ebay. |
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Valued Member
Canada
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Try any marina or boating supply store, ask for a retrieval magnet. They're usually plastic coated with a handle and can hold up to 200lbs+, powerful enough to retrieve a lost anchor.
You can also find some powerful magenets in old subwoofers and speakers if got some laying around.
One problem is you will spend an enormous amount of time removing the coins from the magnet itself, you might want to consider some sort of electro-magnet that can be turned on and off if this is something you're doing on a regular basis.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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if you want a good free magnet, look at some old hard drives, but it open and there are some powerful magnets inside
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Valued Member
Canada
67 Posts |
Look on your fridge, if it's like mine it's covered in them, with sundry messages stuck under them
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1747 Posts |
most fridge magnets are not very strong.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
840 Posts |
Old microwave ovens had large circular magnets before the "magnetron" was invented. Find an old microwave and dismantle it to remove the large magnet inside.
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Valued Member
Canada
224 Posts |
The way I would use the magnet is that I would put it in at the bottom of a bucket, hover the bucket above the coins, move the bucket, take the magnet out and watch all the coins drop from the bottom of the bucket.
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Valued Member
Canada
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Good suggestions from y'all. I'll look into some old electronics when I can or a Boaty McBoat-Face store when I can!
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Moderator
 United States
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You can also find some powerful magenets in old subwoofers and speakers if got some laying around. I agree.  I seem to have no shortage of these in my garage.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I have a couple of telescoping magnets fit in your pocket like a pen, mechanics use them I think I got them at Canadian Tire ,had them a while
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Moderator
United States
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I keep one of those in my toolbox. Makes it easy to retrieve dropped tips and sockets.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
891 Posts |
you bet that is why I bought them, but the work really good for coins
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Moderator
United States
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I expect it would. Mine has a pretty strong magnet. I might need to experiment later.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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princess auto sells strong magnets if you still need one.
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