Thanks again Z[ Parent ]
There is no other way to safely handle the pull force. A 2" x 2" x 1" block one inch away from a piece of iron exerts 17lbs of pull. At 1/2" the pull is over 60lbs. Double this if you are aligned with the opposite side of another magnets. Now multiply this by the number of magnets and you will see that you can have close to 1000lbs of pull.
This calculator might help http://www.kjmagnetics.com/block_calculator.php
JonathanJonathan[ Parent ]