Care and Safe Handling

Use extreme caution. Magnets can snap together quickly and unexpectedly, causing injury to yourself or to the magnets themselves. Repeat - use extreme caution! Here's why.

	NO PACEMAKERS NO METALLIC IMPLANTS NO NEUROSTIMULATORS Persons with pacemakers, metallic implants or neurostimulators must not handle magnets. Serious injury may result,
	NO LOOSE METAL OBJECTS Do not store or handle magnets in proximity to iron, steel or other ferrous materials or items. Serious injury or property damage may result.
	CHOKING HAZARD Small parts not suitable for children under 3 years. Should a child or any person ingest magnets, seek medical help immediately.
	RISK OF DATA LOSS Permanent magnetic fields may corrupt, degauss or destroy data stored in a magnetic state. This includes floppy disks, hard drives and credit cards.
	STORE SAFELY Store magnets in closed containers with a substantial air gap, such that they do not attract debris. Align magnets in attracting positions. Al Nico magnets should be stored with "keepers" to prevent demagnetisation. "Keepers" are iron or magnetic steel plates that connect the poles of the magnet.

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Magnets need some love, but thankfully not much. With the proper care, your magnets will last for years without causing damage to themselves or the environment they live in:

• Care of Rare Earth (Neodymium, Silver Finish)
• Care of Ferrite (Black/Grey Ceramic)
• Care of Flexible Rubber (esp. Vehicle Signs)

If your magnets are protected from high temperatures, radiation, strong electrical currents, moisture, physical damage and other types of magnets, they will retain most of their magnetism forever. Most types of magnets have been shown to lose less than 1% of their strength over a period of ten years.

IMPORTANT: Never store different types of magnets in close proximity to each other. In particular, Rare Earth and Ferrite magnets must never be stored together as they will demagnetise each other. Always store different types of magnets as far apart as possible. When they must be stored close together, use pieces of iron to separate the magnets.