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[TulsaMoon]

And just to stay in character - I gotta ask - what kind of engineer are you?

I think I will stop while I am behind... My apologies to Guildo, I mistook his posting those as a dislike of HOA's. When I read through them I did not see anything pertaining to payment of HOA dues, just building and restrictions of said buildings. I hope Guildo will accept my apology.

I am a Cryogenics Engineer. My field is Superconducting Magnets. both research and medical. 

[heironymouspasparagus]

I am a Cryogenics Engineer.

Coolness!!

[TulsaMoon]

Coolness!!

Quite literally...+1

[heironymouspasparagus]

Quite literally...+1

I got to play with some moderate size room temperature neodymium magnets one time that required the berrylium copper tool set to work with.  Amazing how much raw crushing power can be packed into a 2 or 3" cube! 

[TulsaMoon]

I got to play with some moderate size room temperature neodymium magnets one time that required the berrylium copper tool set to work with.  Amazing how much raw crushing power can be packed into a 2 or 3" cube! 

For the most part we try not to use Berrylium anymore since it can cause cancer, though I love my set. What is really fun is to place a piece of aluminum in the field and watch it react. The magnet you played with, permanent magnet at what, .2 Tesla?

[Conan71]

For the most part we try not to use Berrylium anymore since it can cause cancer, though I love my set. What is really fun is to place a piece of aluminum in the field and watch it react. The magnet you played with, permanent magnet at what, .2 Tesla?

I brew my own beer.  Can I play?

Serious, I'm in awe I wish I'd gone through engineering school.  I actually love it when everyone else goes "high-geek" on their field of business.  Instead, I spend my time making cells fart and making happy juice because that's about all I can comprehend 

[heironymouspasparagus]

For the most part we try not to use Berrylium anymore since it can cause cancer, though I love my set. What is really fun is to place a piece of aluminum in the field and watch it react. The magnet you played with, permanent magnet at what, .2 Tesla?

I found a couple of Berylco end wrenches at an antique store a few months ago....had to buy them, just for grins and giggles.  7/8" and 1 1/8" - both in brand new condition.  $12 for the two.

I don't remember the strength...it was a couple decades ago - will try to find some old documentation and see if I can find out.  I know that the 2" x2" 'felt' like it exerted about 100 lbs force on a plate of steel until you got it 1/2" away or so....then it dropped off pretty quick.  By the time it was 3" away or so, you could move it by hand, but could still feel the pull - tried to never let it come in direct contact with the steel...left a layer of something between the two.   UHMW was the preferred plastic layer, cause then it would also slide, which was one of the goals.

I still have a couple of them hanging around - literally in a box, on a metal beam - so may get them out and try to measure them...couple inches of packing foam and cardboard, and they still hold with 8 or 10 lbs.... I can hang that much on the box when sitting on the beam.  They are kinda scary.  And erase credit cards from about 30 feet....  ok, I exaggerate about that....a little.

Musta been about 60 or 70 Tesla.... maybe 90!!    ....I have no idea....

This is what I would have expected....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t8yDnyOaQ8