[TheForge]magnet Q.

[Steve Smith]

This fits my understanding also, such as it is.

Steve Smith

Gladish Family wrote:

>>1. I have a number of assorted magnets used for set-ups, mock ups and
>>the like...should they be stored separately, carefully aligned
>>north/south, to retain max  pull ( suck?) or is it not a problem just to
>>toss them in a box with their friends?
> 
> 
> My understanding is that magnets are manufactured by applying overwhelming
> magnetic fields (i.e. really really huge!) to a previously neutral chunk of
> metal, and that heat or overwhelming magnetic force are the only ways that
> magnets lose their pull, other than physical deterioration.
> I have a friend who sells magnets for a living- I'll ask him.
> Andy G.
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