I thought I had a great idea to glue magnet on the underside of the aircraft and put a ball bearing on top of the stand. Then I could position the plane at whatever attitude I wanted.
Doesn’t seem to be working out. The.magnet wants to draw the bearing to the edge of the magnet, not the center. Maybe I need different magnets.
Anyone try something like this?
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BattlerBritain
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I've found using a hexagonal nut (ferrous) and using the flat sides is better than a round ball.
Also use bigger magnets.
The key is to get enough friction to prevent movement.
I was using 3mm diameter magents but ended up using 5mm x 3mm magents taken from a kiddies set of sticks with magnets at the ends.
Hope this helps,
B
Also use bigger magnets.
The key is to get enough friction to prevent movement.
I was using 3mm diameter magents but ended up using 5mm x 3mm magents taken from a kiddies set of sticks with magnets at the ends.
Hope this helps,
B
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I have read of folks that put some metal object on the magnet to effectively add a socket for the round ball bearing to fit into.
I don't know if it would work with a ferrous nut, but it might. Any ferrous material will "transmit" the magnetic field to the ball bearing. If the nut is thin enough, and the magnet is powerful enough, then the interior threaded portion of the nut should make an effective socket for the ball bearing to fit into. This will prevent the spherical surface of the ball bearing from migrating to the edge of the flat magnet.
It should also work with any circular (interior) ferrous object, like washers and spacers. These may be more readily available in thin enough forms. I'm sure it doesn't take much depth to the "socket" to make it work.
Caveats apply. I have never tried this technique. Only passing along what I have understood from reading what others describe.
I don't know if it would work with a ferrous nut, but it might. Any ferrous material will "transmit" the magnetic field to the ball bearing. If the nut is thin enough, and the magnet is powerful enough, then the interior threaded portion of the nut should make an effective socket for the ball bearing to fit into. This will prevent the spherical surface of the ball bearing from migrating to the edge of the flat magnet.
It should also work with any circular (interior) ferrous object, like washers and spacers. These may be more readily available in thin enough forms. I'm sure it doesn't take much depth to the "socket" to make it work.
Caveats apply. I have never tried this technique. Only passing along what I have understood from reading what others describe.
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militumman74
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The hex nut sounds like a good idea. Add some friction and keep the ball from migrating to the edge of the magnet. Have to find some of suitable size
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BattlerBritain
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I don't use the hole of the hexnut with a ball but just the flat sides of the nut.
Stand the nut on it's flat side on the flight stand with a magnet on top of the stand.
Add another magnet on the opposite face of the nut and attach plane there.
Or add other magnet to face next to opposite to give bank and/or pitch. Rotate nut accordingly to give a bit of both pitch and roll.
It gives 60 degs bank and/or pitch, which is all you need really for a game.
Trying to use a ball means you need really really strong magnets and is a bit of an over complication.
But try it and see.
Some have gotten a ball and socket to work but hexnuts are cheap, simple and works for me.
B
Stand the nut on it's flat side on the flight stand with a magnet on top of the stand.
Add another magnet on the opposite face of the nut and attach plane there.
Or add other magnet to face next to opposite to give bank and/or pitch. Rotate nut accordingly to give a bit of both pitch and roll.
It gives 60 degs bank and/or pitch, which is all you need really for a game.
Trying to use a ball means you need really really strong magnets and is a bit of an over complication.
But try it and see.
Some have gotten a ball and socket to work but hexnuts are cheap, simple and works for me.
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I stopped by Home Depot today and I GRABBED DEEZ NUTS! I just wanted to experiment a bit per BattlerBritain’s suggestion.
The Kiowa stuck to the nut and the nut stuck to the base really well. This noob pilot is all about the 60-degree roll, pitch, and yaw! I also tried a Blackhawk, but the model is much heavier and it didn’t hold. The helicopter stuck to the nut well, but with all the extra weight the nut wouldn’t hold on the base. I will try some bigger magnets on the bases.
The Kiowa stuck to the nut and the nut stuck to the base really well. This noob pilot is all about the 60-degree roll, pitch, and yaw! I also tried a Blackhawk, but the model is much heavier and it didn’t hold. The helicopter stuck to the nut well, but with all the extra weight the nut wouldn’t hold on the base. I will try some bigger magnets on the bases.
