About Neodymium Magnets

● as metal detectors - find studs, nails in the wall, nails under your flooring or nails/needles you dropped
● fridge magnets
● holding things in place - tool holder, holding down covers for machinery or cars, holding down things that need to be glued or welded
● use a pair as clip-on earrings, jewelry, name tags, clasps
● as oil filters - remove iron and metal chips from oils
● clean metal debris from the workshop surface
● holding signs on cars
● stronger cabinet latches
● magnetic bulletin board - use on steel sheet hang on the wall
● repair fridge seal - insert a few magnets in the seal for proper closing
● hold vehicle glove compartment closed
● door closing on wardrobes, cabinets, or cupboards
● clean fish tank
● shirt fastening instead of buttons or studs
● erasing tapes, hotel cards, credit cards
● magic tricks, toys, and fun 

Neodymium magnets are composed of three elements - neodymium, iron, and boron in the ratio of 2:14:1 and are sometimes known as NIB (or chemically NdFeB) magnets. They are also called rare earth magnets, as neodymium contained in them is one of the rare earth elements (these are often found together in ore deposits and despite their name are relatively abundant in the Earth’s crust).

Neodymium magnets are the strongest commercially available magnets and can hold about 1000 times their own weight. They are 10 times more effective than usual magnets. They have many uses in different industries and their commercial use is ever increasing due to their main property - they are much lighter and much stronger than what we have known until recently.

Just to mention some industrial uses for illustration, they are used in computer hard drives, in parachute closing, in electrical and hybrid engines, cordless tools, loudspeakers, security systems switches, and medical devices such as MRI. Even NASA used it to collect dust from Mars for investigation on earth.

Use of Neodymium Magnets

How can you use these magnets? Here are some examples of how people have used them. Their main advantage is their low weight and size, can be easily carried around and are very practical. They are relatively cheap and you can have at home several of them in different sizes for different uses.