Magnet Suggestions for Stand Skin

BeanMachine

BeanMachine

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I want to put a temporary skin around my tank. Was thinking using some smoked acrylic sheets. Or some other type of plastic material. I have a steel stand.

Would these work if I superglued them to the acrylic? Anyone have a better suggestion?

https://www.amazon.com/Neodymium-Di...2813&sr=8-11-spons&keywords=thin+magnet&psc=1

I say this is temporary... like a year or two temporary so I want it to look somewhat decent. :)

Would a thin magnet that is countersunk with a hole be better so I can put a bolt through the acrylic and put a nut on the outside? I'm afraid the glue magnets will pull off at some point. Any bright ideas?

Thanks!
 
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Cody if it is temporary why not use some stick on Velcro? I do not like magnets where they could fall in the sump and most will rust if you get salt on them.
 
pciscott said:
Cody if it is temporary why not use some stick on Velcro? I do not like magnets where they could fall in the sump and most will rust if you get salt on them.
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I just wasn't sure if that would be strong enough. But yeah I can try that as well. My baby is getting into everything hahaha
 
The problem with velcro is when you start using large amounts of it it becomes very difficult.

Acrylics going to be a little expensive unless you go very thin. I don't know much about adhesives but I do know there are much better adhesives than Super Glue
 
Check with Ben Coleman. He used some rare earth magnets on mine. They work really well. Not sure where he gets them.
 
BeanMachine said:
I'm going to hit paragon plastics today and look at some material.

I plan to order these magnets. https://totalelement.com/products/3...ng-magnets-n48-10-pack?variant=12007971389497

I agree on the Velcro. I really don't want to do that. I can just screw these in and epoxy over them.
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The prices at paragon are nice in the scrap pile but if you need something you can't find in the cull pile it's going to cost you. Still cheeper than shipping through amazon or ebay though.

Last time I was there they had a bunch of this frosted lexan in the pile 1/4" and it was cheep. Not sure if it was big enough for your needs though.

Fore real, get that thing sealed off from the baby. Statisticly, water and electricity are more dangerous to toddlers than a gun laying around.

Another economical material would be sheets of Masonite
 
five.five-six said:
The prices at paragon are nice in the scrap pile but if you need something you can't find in the cull pile it's going to cost you. Still cheeper than shipping through amazon or ebay though.



Last time I was there they had a bunch of this frosted lexan in the pile 1/4" and it was cheep. Not sure if it was big enough for your needs though.



Fore real, get that thing sealed off from the baby. Statisticly, water and electricity are more dangerous to toddlers than a gun laying around.



Another economical material would be sheets of Masonite
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I have a baby gate before you enter the fish tank room although she likes to investigate whenever possible.


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I think I'm going with 1/4 expanded pvc in white. 2 sheets are about $150. Another $50 in magnets hardware and epoxy.


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being that you have a metal stand.. I would just run some low voltage on the stand and the kid will learn not to touch the tank really quick.. just don't tell the wife either.
 
Hey Cody-

These are the magnets I would suggest, and you would need to calc weight of acrylic and tear weight to figure out how many you would need.
https://www.magnet4less.com/product_info.php?products_id=145&osCsid=ei0j1sarppo60nof0kvpir7607

To help you estimate, we were able to affix a 40x40x.5" plywood panel with some decorative aluminum pieces with just 4 of these (1 on each corner).

Here is the epoxy I turn to for any job. You won't have to worry about it ever coming off unintentionally.
https://www.amazon.com/PC-Products-...qid=1532639798&sr=8-3&keywords=epoxy+adhesive
 
pga7602 said:
Hey Cody-

These are the magnets I would suggest, and you would need to calc weight of acrylic and tear weight to figure out how many you would need.
https://www.magnet4less.com/product_info.php?products_id=145&osCsid=ei0j1sarppo60nof0kvpir7607

To help you estimate, we were able to affix a 40x40x.5" plywood panel with some decorative aluminum pieces with just 4 of these (1 on each corner).

Here is the epoxy I turn to for any job. You won't have to worry about it ever coming off unintentionally.
https://www.amazon.com/PC-Products-...qid=1532639798&sr=8-3&keywords=epoxy+adhesive
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Thanks! I'm going to try to work on it this weekend. Cut the panels at least and wait for the magnets. The 1/4 expanded pvc is pretty light. I used 1/8th inch on my stand deck. One in each corner should work.


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I would suggest countersinking with a forstner bit as deep as possible from the outside of skin. Put a dab of glue/epoxy in hole and drop magnet. Should the magnet ever fall out, it won't fall into sump.
 
Here's a link to my build. Somewhere in there is a post about countersinking neodymium magnets for the back panel. I used gorilla glue and sealed the magnet in place. I'll be wrapping the stand in solid walnut panels and doing the same. The side panel with all of the electronics/equipment, I used a square epoxy coated neodymium magnet to hold it in place. Works great! https://www.*********.com/threads/johns-sps-shallow-90g-peninsula-lagoon-build.330301/
 
LessThanJaker1 said:
I would suggest countersinking with a forstner bit as deep as possible from the outside of skin. Put a dab of glue/epoxy in hole and drop magnet. Should the magnet ever fall out, it won't fall into sump.
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minus9 said:
Here's a link to my build. Somewhere in there is a post about countersinking neodymium magnets for the back panel. I used gorilla glue and sealed the magnet in place. I'll be wrapping the stand in solid walnut panels and doing the same. The side panel with all of the electronics/equipment, I used a square epoxy coated neodymium magnet to hold it in place. Works great! https://www.*********.com/threads/johns-sps-shallow-90g-peninsula-lagoon-build.330301/
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Thanks guys. The material I have is only 1/4" thick. I'm not sure I'll be able to counter sink the magnets without pushing all the way through the material.
 
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