Custom magnet order
Hi all. I am about to place a custom order for some 3mm diameter x 1mm thick neodymium magnets. They will have a strength of N50 and will be Parylene C coated. The first quote I received was for magnets coated with nickel and Parylene, but the cost without the nickel will be the same. The only thing is that my supplier has a minimum order quantity of 500 magnets, so once I get them I will have a surplus that I would like to make available to the community.
Rather than do the whole group buy thing, I will be paying the entire up-front cost and then reselling these magnets through Genius Path, Inc., a software development company I formed earlier this year. I am considering a price of $2 per magnet plus shipping. I should be receiving the magnets in early July.
Would any of you be interested in purchasing any of these magnets once I receive them? Please post on this thread. Thanks.
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I am getting a quote for magnets with a 15µm Parylene C coating. Is there someone with more knowledge than me who can verify that this is sufficiently thick to protect the magnets with no additional coating?
In regards to shipping to the UK, I have no problem with that. I doubt that customs regulations prohibit or limit shipping of magnets this small.
Thank you @geckogut for the information. This is the same supplier I am using for my custom quote. Frankly, I'm surprised that they never mentioned that they already have these in stock. If the Parylene coating is thick enough, it will save me a lot of time and I won't need to deal with the minimum quantity requirement on a custom order.
I will post an update here once I decide whether to go through with the custom order or not. If I do go ahead with it, I will definitely be adjusting the per-magnet price to make this more economical.