Timeline for Would this simple design function as an electromagnet?
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| Mar 7 at 0:28 | comment | added | Farcher | No! Do not have a non-ferromagnetic gap between the two parts of the washer. Rather make the surfaces as smooth as possible with as much metal to metal contact and apply the glue outside. | |
| Mar 6 at 23:00 | comment | added | Penguino | And rather than super-glueing the cut edge, which would likely be pretty fragile, you could just glue a couple of thin sheets of cardboard, wood, G10 etc. to the faces of the washer. | |
| Mar 6 at 22:56 | comment | added | user300400 | I think that’s a good idea. I will try different washer sizes and shapes to see what works best. | |
| Mar 6 at 22:51 | history | answered | Penguino | CC BY-SA 4.0 |