Magnets

[SteveO83]

Who all uses them for the stand panels instead of hinges? And where did you get them?

 

[dbl]

All my panels are held via magnets, no hinges at all. Bought them at the big box store (HD). Only thing to keep in mind is you will need a place to set the panel when accessing system, so keep that in mind.

 

[mfinn]

I found good strong neodymium magnets at
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[Kyuss414]

Not using any on my stand (sump isn't in it) but I use em for other stuff. I grab em from American Science & Surplus since they have a local retail store, but they do ship as well. They have a bunch of stuff that comes in handy for various things.

 

[TJ's Reef]

+1 on mfinn's post ^above^ www.magnets4sale.com Marty referred me to them years ago and has been the best place I found and have ordered from them many times.


Cheers, Todd

 

[cope413]

I have magnetic doors and panels as well.

I got my magnets here - I got a whole bunch to play with, but end up using disc magnets
MAGCRAFT® Brand Rare Earth Magnets

I designed the latches and 3D printed them. Used forstner bit to drill out a flat bottom hole in each corner of the panels and doors and set the magnets in with some CA glue.

I love being able to pull everything off when doing maintenance.