Here are the horns in their current state. Are approximately 11-12 inches long, and are fiberglass coated insulation foam. They are very strong and lightweight. There are some noticeable "flaws" in the surface, but I left them in there on purpose. Horns are usual bone, and they are not perfect, so realistically these were not make perfectly on purpose. (making them perfect woulda just required a bit more body filler and some sanding)
So here is my question. What strength of magnet do you think I will need to attach these horns? I am thinking that a triangle like pattern in the bottom of each horn consisting of 3 magnets would work well. And then attacking some Velcro where ever there isn't a magnetic surface.
Would something like this work? http://www.kjmagnetics.com/proddetail.asp?prod=D9H2
I tried doing a small sample with only using 2 magnets that have a rated pull force of 2 lbs each, but it was somewhat weak. I was considering a few options.
1: Embed 3 magnets into the base of each horn (drill and epoxy), and then also 3 magents in the head, and fill it out with some velcro
2: Attach a steel plate to the bottom of the horn and then only put the magnets inside the head. (the thought behind this was that I
could get fewer stronger magnets and the extra weight in the horn would counter balance the horn, but the horn would be a bit susceptible to being shifted easily)
3 Putting in some sort of rod (perhaps a reinforced dowel) on the head and then having a complimentary hole within the horn, and then using magnets to firmly hold it on.
Sorry for this being so long. Any ideas?
So here is my question. What strength of magnet do you think I will need to attach these horns? I am thinking that a triangle like pattern in the bottom of each horn consisting of 3 magnets would work well. And then attacking some Velcro where ever there isn't a magnetic surface.
Would something like this work? http://www.kjmagnetics.com/proddetail.asp?prod=D9H2
I tried doing a small sample with only using 2 magnets that have a rated pull force of 2 lbs each, but it was somewhat weak. I was considering a few options.
1: Embed 3 magnets into the base of each horn (drill and epoxy), and then also 3 magents in the head, and fill it out with some velcro
2: Attach a steel plate to the bottom of the horn and then only put the magnets inside the head. (the thought behind this was that I
could get fewer stronger magnets and the extra weight in the horn would counter balance the horn, but the horn would be a bit susceptible to being shifted easily)
3 Putting in some sort of rod (perhaps a reinforced dowel) on the head and then having a complimentary hole within the horn, and then using magnets to firmly hold it on.
Sorry for this being so long. Any ideas?