Repelling magnets, or attracting magnets?

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  • Empyreal Rogue
    Zetsubou Billy
    • Apr 2004
    • 1103

    #1

    Repelling magnets, or attracting magnets?

    This is, of course, for my pneumag. I setup my bench today, ran through a few different builds since my pneumag is not built the same way as most others with the barbs pointing downard. My plan is to glue one magnet down to the barb closest to the lever, then the other magnet to the inside of the lever.

    After figuring out all this I sat down and compared the two placements of the magnets. Unfortunately I wasn't able to think up an easily adjustable mount so I need a method that will always be consistent. A repelling setup will, ideally, reduce shortstroking by quickly resetting the trigger. Attracting magnets will shorten the pull by reducing the trigger pull distance, yes?

    Assuming I'm right, which setup would work best in one set position? I bought a pack of radioshack rare earth magnets so they're pretty strong but also not as small as Dueydog's, the ones you see in Cyberrave's installations.
    AO Mid-Atlantic Part Duece.

    Come on Powerlyte!
  • Ruler_Mark
    AKAOG.ORG
    • Aug 2007
    • 2600

    #2
    attracting I could see making the pull so light that it sticks pulled.

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    • Empyreal Rogue
      Zetsubou Billy
      • Apr 2004
      • 1103

      #3
      Well, assuming my assumptions are correct I'm going to install the magnets so that they repell. It seems like the most logical, and safest, install.

      I'll post pictures when it's done.
      AO Mid-Atlantic Part Duece.

      Come on Powerlyte!

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      • csallen039
        Registered User
        • Feb 2008
        • 182

        #4
        I used the same rare earth magnets from radioshack. I also picked up some aluminum from home depot to make a mount for the screw. It seems to do the job just fine for me.

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        • flyingpootang
          Magtechian with X disease

          • Dec 2005
          • 2276

          #5
          In this situation I think repelling is the best. Attraction will give you a stiff break when first pulled. csallen has a good idea how to make it adjustable.

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          • csallen039
            Registered User
            • Feb 2008
            • 182

            #6
            The credit should go to cyberave68 for the magnet mod in my gun. I was going to buy one from him, but I got bored and decided to build it myself.

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