Bad news for Australians

[commandersasha]

New Aussie law banning small magnets
This is going to hit our Aussie brothers, I fear. It specifically mentions using small magnets in modelling, so tricky to find loopholes.
A discussion on BolterandChainsword is hoping that the sizes of magnets 40K modellers use have a flux of less than "50", but as the article didn't mention units, I'm not sure what they are.

[GuardDog78]

What in the hell for?

[t⊗theark]

Big nana government doesn't want us to have tine magnets? Eh, I use gluetak anyways.

[rehkal]

Well, I have to say the reasoning behind the ban is understandable.

[swarmy]

I guess seeing as how they are candy sized that makes sense...I would crack jokes but I know as a very small child I ate a few coins. Ah to be young, stupid, and curious. It seems like everything is conspiring to make 40k down under prohibitively expensive and difficult

[Ackor]

I was just starting the wonderful world of magnetizing. Damn.
What's this gluetak you speak of?

Yours
CA

[lord6christoph]

So basically because of bad parenting an entire industry has to suffer...brilliant

[Deleted]

That is ridiculous, over-legislation is horrible.

[rehkal]

Well, the government is trying to protect it's people... From themselves. Awareness and education about the dangers of the magnets would be the better path... But apparently the Australian government has other ideas.

[t⊗theark]

Nov 15, 2012 23:04:30 GMT Ackor said:

I was just starting the wonderful world of magnetizing. Damn.
What's this gluetak you speak of?

Yours
CA

www.officeworks.com.au/retail/products/Office-Supplies/Stationery/Adhesives/Glue-Tack

[Deadlink]

I would use Blu-tac but you need a lot to hold up guns well, and then it looks bad whaen there are random bits of goooey blu-tac sticking out of the arm sockets.

But I guess is The commander is sure I might have to buy a whole load of ebay before this law thingy passes.

deadlink97~

[Deadlink]

I just did some googling and its a 60 day thing, not a permanent ban and its only in Victoria, which is bad for me but for other aussie's its okay.

But I'm pretty sure its not permanent.

Deadlink97~

[pom611]

Nov 15, 2012 16:34:07 GMT commandersasha said:

New Aussie law banning small magnets
This is going to hit our Aussie brothers, I fear. It specifically mentions using small magnets in modelling, so tricky to find loopholes.
A discussion on BolterandChainsword is hoping that the sizes of magnets 40K modellers use have a flux of less than "50", but as the article didn't mention units, I'm not sure what they are.

Flux is a unit it's a measurement of how strong the magnetic field produced by a magnet is.

[Squire]

I hate this sort of government policy. Screw the government. Before the ban comes into effect buy as many as you'll need for future projects and then more

[biorivera]

magnet prohibition = wargaming speakeasies?