I like magnets and use them in a few ways......
I thought I would show you my fancy DIY magnetic pen.
It's just an aluminum soapstone holder with a nice Neodymium magnet saved from a Genie garage door opener carriage in it. This tow ball weighs just under two pounds and the pen has no troubles lifting it up. If it was a flat hunk of steel it would lift much more. Being aluminum it's field is held towards the tip.
The pen is handy while doing my pin collecting off boards. It will give a slight pull towards stainless when others won't, great negotiating tool!
Here is a picture of the magnet. Sorry for the fuzzy picture to lazy to get the real camera out.
As you can see for it's size it packs a punch.
I make a few things with magnets. Hidden locks and such.
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