Brian is correct, they are from disk drives. Usually two can be found in a drive. Does require very small torx screwdrivers to remove. If you only need one or two I have a couple you can have. I like to leave them in ammo can caches, a real challenge to remove! Bill - The Watcher ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Cluff" To: Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 1:09 PM Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Magnets > *cynde* polenick wrote: > > One thing we couldn't help but notice... in many of the caches, there is > > an incredibly good magnet. It appears to have come out of something, as > > it usually has a section that seems like it was ripped from > > something... they were about 3" x 1/2" and sorta kidney-bean shaped... > > Anyone have any idea how I might be able to obtain one on these gems? > > What you are describing would HAVE to be the magnets out of a hard > drive. You can get them from places like http://wondermagnet.com/ or > buy them on e-bay. The easiest way might be to ask your local geek that > repairs computers. They almost certainly have a pile of dead or useless > hard drive you could year one out of. I USED to have a bunch of them > till me Motherinlaw decided she needed them more than me and took about > 30 of them with her back to spain. ARRRG! > > Brian Cluff > ____________________________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com > ____________________________________________________________ Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching Arizona's Geocaching Resource http://www.azgeocaching.com