Originally posted by kajunkreations
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I would almost want to try again. If teh core doesn't pull the field, your coil farther away from the magnet wont pick it up.
If you do it again I would suggest something.
Buy some magnesium ribbon, burn it. Separate the ashes form the white magnesium oxide and chop the magnesium oxide into a fine power. Apply the release agent onto your mold and dust (perhaps with an art paint brush) the release agent with it. (I saw this on a core recipe once. Haven't done it yet though.) Magnesium is used in some superconductors.
You can also mix in some low % of copper oxide and as much Nickel Oxide as you can afford. Notice MuMetal is 75% Nickel.
How fine was your magnetite? Screened to what size?
I have a very strong feeling that it must be very fine to work properly. Peter said the particles have to align and touch end to end. If the particle size is too large, they will not be able to turn as easily during curing.
Lastly, I read on their website that bill used a 70 to 30 rate of magnetite to resin (It didn't say if that was by weight or volume). What would you say your ratio was? I wonder if you do not use enough resin again, the particles can't move freely enough to line up and touch end to end.
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