Recent content by Raymond Hart

Well you find something that makes sense to you as an engineer and I will keep doing what makes sense to me as a farmer. Want to thank everyone who helped me out with this and I will let you guys know next week how I made out. Thanks everyone!

LOL thanks Dave I will try not! I may start with let's say a 500 LBS to start. 1200 may be a bit much. See I have been kicking this idea around for a while and that was my original ideal to connect an electromagnet to the face of the sign but I was told that would not work out. But I kinda...

What If I hook up a say a 1200 LBS electromagnet to the face of the sign. Once I turn it on should the magnetic field transfer thru the face of the sign and thus making the face a big electromagnet. Now I know I would not have 1200 LBS force running thru the whole face of the sign as I am sure I...

OK that was my main concern was if the lip would work or not but your saying no. I was 50 50 on that part!

The plastic letters now have strong neo magnets on the back of them so they already stick to the sign no problem. But I guess what I am trying to do is lock the letters on the face with a strong magnetic field.

Hey Dave, That was kinda my idea with the 1 inch lip all around the sign face so I have something for the wire to coil around the sign.

Hey Daves, Thanks for the input. Not to worried about people stealing the letters as much as kids coming around and re arranging them. Its out in the country so major vandalism isn't really a problem. I know I could just easily use a vandal guard on it but I kind of like to play and build stuff...

I am making a sign out at my farm. I am making everything myself and have come up with an idea on getting the letters to stick to the front of the sign with magnets. I just have plastic letters with magnets glued to the back and they just stick on the front of the sign that has a galvanized...

I just signed up. My Name is Raymond but people call me hitman. Look forward to meeting new people. thanks