I went to the Oxford open day today and spent a while talking to someone in front of Ryedown Lane (Amazing layout). We got talking about Greenwich and magnets and I mentioned that I use some smaller ones than the standard Greenwich ones.
Well here is one in the track..
(https://forum.009society.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1301.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fag104%2FSjrixon%2F009%2FIMAG0460_zpsx8ruf8kn.jpg&hash=92da37c176805e66d60db60da50cbdca859c5c2b) (http://s1301.photobucket.com/user/Sjrixon/media/009/IMAG0460_zpsx8ruf8kn.jpg.html)
It's these that I'm using.
http://www.first4magnets.com/rectangular-magnets-c35/5-x-2-5-x-1-5mm-thick-45h-neodymium-magnet-0-4kg-pull-p3553
Imteresting idea Scott.
Do you put these on top of the baseboard or do you sink them in at all? I find that with the standard Greenwich ones it works best if you drill a shallow hole and sink the magnets in a bit.
Frank
Useful site, thanks Scott, now bookmarked.
Doug
They are so slim, they just drop between the sleepers. I found some wagons needed a little more wire to activate, just because they were not quite close enough. But that also means that you don't have as much issue with metal wheels etc.
Thanks Scott,
I found it better to sink the magnets a little so as to avoid the metal wheels problem and also to give a slightly longer operating length, so positioning the stock is less critical.
Sounds like these magnets are worth a try.
Frank