Where to obtain the supplies and equipment
Catalog houses and stores
Please note: the information at the end of several articles refers to the part number of that item at the source indicated. Arbor is Arbor Scientific, ScientificsOnline is ScientificsOnline , AS&S is American Science and Surplus, EdIn is Educational Innovations.
Wondered where to purchase the magnets, motors, and other things you need to make the demonstrations discussed on these web pages? Try these places:
NIB magnets, experimental kits, etc:
National
Imports for MAGCRAFT® NIB
magnets, ferrofluid, pyrolytic graphite disks, gaussmeters, viewing film, etc.
Arbor
Scientific Arbor has very handy instruction sheets and
ideas which they ship with their kits
K&J
Magnetics for a large variety of NIB magnets
Teachersource
Educational Innovations, have magnets, games, toys, big
selection
ScientificsOnline
lots of science supplies,
magnets, science fair items, stuff
SargentWelch
lots of science supplies
ScienceKit
lots of science supplies
Ward's
Natural Science lots of science supplies
Dowling
Magnets for a train
maglev kit and strip magnets
AUSSIE
magnets (the Magnet Shop) for
those in Australia who need a great source for magnets!
Lodestone
Industries also
in Australia, with good support information
The
Magnet Source
ForceField
Amazing
Magnets for NIB magnets, steel
balls, magnetic sculptures, great site!
Applied
Magnets for NIB magnets, SmCo magnets, spools of
magnet wire, parts for wind generators, etc
SuperMagnete
in Europe, for NIB magnets, sculptures, other items - lots of stuff!
Physlink
with lots of kits
Radio
Shack for electronic
parts, kits, a few magnets
Digi-Key for
electronic components, Hall-effect sensors, etc.
Marlin
P. Jones & Assoc.
www.amazing1.com/voltage.htm
for some great high voltage kits
www.magnets.com for
refrigerator magnets
http://www.wolverinesports.com/magnets.html
for magnets and kits for school
https://www.schoolspecialtyonline.net/index.jsp
kits for schools and other supplies
http://www.iqsdirectory.com/magnets/
for magnet assembly manufacturers
Some magnets, motors, aluminum tubes, plug-in power supplies, other odds and
ends:
American
Science and Surplus
Neon
sign company, has high voltage neon transformers!
http://allaboutcircuits.com
for useful information on AC and DC circuits and power supplies
http://www.handymagnet.com/
for the handy-magnet!
There is paint available that can be used to paint a plaster wallboard, or other surface to which magnets normally don't stick. Contained in the paint are small iron particles that allow magnets to stick to whatever surface is coated with this paint. I know of three companies that make this: Krylon (I found this at Ace Hardware), and http://www.magnamagic.com/start.html, and Kling.
Hardware, screws, tee-nuts, stainless steel screws and bolts,
shelving boards, metal plates (aluminum, brass, copper):
Menards Hardware or Handy Andy or Home Depot
Ace
Hardware
True
Value Hardware
Copper bars and plates:
Central
Steel & Wire Co.
Cool Toys:
Arabesk
(Netherlands) super sculptures and toys with magnets!
The
Nature Company
The
World of Science
The
Museum of Science and Industry
Discovery
World
Software for simulating magnetic and electromagnetic fields:
Ansoft Corporation they
just released a FREE Student
Version of their 2D Maxwell program!!! Get a copy now!!
Here is a basic user manual
I wrote to help you step through the software.
Simplorer software for
simulating electrical circuits, FREE
Student
Version available!!
Formulas used
for solving magnetic problems
Vector Fields software
Infolytica
software - great examples!
For books and videos about magnets and magnetism, go to BOOKS.
