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    Magnetic force in two axes

    "I assume you are trying to use the magnets to somehow clamp the acrylic. It may just be a case of not enough clamp load to hold the pieces together tight enough." Right. I just want to hold them together and keep them from slipping relative to each other. Strongly enough that I can position...
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    Magnetic force in two axes

    I need to hold two small bars of acrylic (1 x 5 x 1/4) in alignment. I can only put the magnets into the large flat surfaces, between the bars. I have used 1/32 x 1/4 neodymium disks, and they work fine against lifting one bar off the other. But the bars can slide, one over the other. Is it...

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