I have purchased various chrome steel balls and various magnets (cylindrical and spherical). I look forward to hanging weights from them in the 90 degree and the 180 degree configuration to find the breaking force. I will be testing the following setups to find what is the cheapest adequate solution. Hopefully there is one. I will be print plastic tube to recieve the metal bolts or the cylindrical magnets. There will be 1 or 2 layers of plastic between the metal/magnet and the sphere. I will print a spherical cup into the end of the plastic tube.
[LEFT CYLINDER]/[CENTER SPHERE]/[RIGHT CYLINDER]
1) bolt/chrome steel/bolt (I don't think this one will work.)
2) bolt/magnet/bolt
3) magnet/magnet/magnet
4) magnet/chrome steel/magnet
I want option 4 to be the winner but we will see. I think 3 might suffer in the 90 degree position from the pole misalignment.
I really want to be able to generate enough holding force to be able to have a dremel attached. I will do the match before I think about that anymore.
[LEFT CYLINDER]/[CENTER SPHERE]/[RIGHT CYLINDER]
1) bolt/chrome steel/bolt (I don't think this one will work.)
2) bolt/magnet/bolt
3) magnet/magnet/magnet
4) magnet/chrome steel/magnet
I want option 4 to be the winner but we will see. I think 3 might suffer in the 90 degree position from the pole misalignment.
I really want to be able to generate enough holding force to be able to have a dremel attached. I will do the match before I think about that anymore.