MY SCOOP FINALLY ARRIVED, NOW TO HIT THE BEACH.

[Mike70]

At long last my sand scoop finally got here, finished up buying one local. Don't know what breed it is, but here are a few pics of it. It's nice and light at 2.5kg. I wanted to get a travel scoop, but this will sure do the job for a while. Now I have the Sand Shark, Viking digger, and the scoop. The rain has stopped for now, so looking forward to trying out my new 'toys'. Will keep you posted.

 

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[PI PETE]

now your almost there! Next step is to bust open a couple of speakers and get the magnets for your PI pulse induction sand shark! Cheers and good luck with your new scoop! Ps, you can buy at goodwill for $5.00

 

[ARC]

Break open old hard drives... they are a bit** ... but mags are worth it.

 

[Mike70]

I already have quite a few magnets that I have taken out of old microwaves, reckon they will do the job nicely

 

[PI PETE]

Sweet!

 

[dieselram94]

Break open old hard drives... they are a bit** ... but mags are worth it.

Are the magnets from hard drives stronger than the average speaker?


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[Pennypacker]

Are the magnets from hard drives stronger than the average speaker?


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Yes, hard drives have nickel plated neodymium magnets which are stronger then the typical ferrite magnet found in speakers etc. Rare earth magnets can sometimes be found at electronics suppliers or eBay etc in various shapes, but the free ones are in old HDDs. They are kinda flat and somewhat resemble a half moon.

 

[flatbutton]

Nice looking scoop!

 

[dieselram94]

Yes, hard drives have nickel plated neodymium magnets which are stronger then the typical ferrite magnet found in speakers etc. Rare earth magnets can sometimes be found at electronics suppliers or eBay etc in various shapes, but the free ones are in old HDDs. They are kinda flat and somewhat resemble a half moon.

Excellent, I need to get some for my new stealth scoop as well. I have some old speaker magnets in my old scoop but always want something stronger.


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[dieselram94]

Just found this online:
http://m.instructables.com/id/How-to-separate-the-Magnets-from-an-old-harddisk/


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[lorraine]

Great looking scoop, Mike.

I wish you the best digging out there

Lorraine