Refrigerator magnets make good markers for FTA dish/pole

[spongella]

Those 'fridge magnets cut into the shape of little pointers come in handy when optimizing dishes - can be put on the mounting pole as a reference pointer, or on the elevation scale of the dish as a reference pointer.

Sponge

 

[sgs]

Good idea Sponge!!

sgs

 

[KE4EST]

Never thought about that.

 

[DJdish]

Thanks for sharing that idea.

 

[Mr Tony]

interesting...although in Minnesota they probably wouldnt stick due to the cold

 

[Titanium]

Magnets don't stick to steel in the cold? Interesting physics twist in MN!

 

[fred555]

If its real cold, I think you gotta lick the pole first, that will help the magnet stick.

Like this:

 

[spongella]

Those magnets are not the strongest....if you want, use neodymium magnets, or the ones that you find in electric toothbrush heads, those are super strong.

 

[fred555]

Those magnets are not the strongest....if you want, use neodymium magnets, or the ones that you find in electric toothbrush heads, those are super strong.

I will try that next time my dog chews one up. My dog will sneak into the bathroom, thinking the electric toothbrushes are bones. He sees people put them in their mouths like bones, so he thinks it must be a bone. He will chew it up and the magnets are then easily accessible. Pretty expensive bone.

 

[Conky]

or just mark it with a marker. especially helpful after wind storms. I can still see faint marks I made a few years ago

 

[Mr Tony]

Magnets don't stick to steel in the cold? Interesting physics twist in MN!

maybe the magnets I tried sucked but in the cold the only thing to stick to the metal is your fingers