Has anyone ever tried cutting the rod-type rare earth magnets with a hacksaw, and if so does it work? I found some info online that says you really cant grind them as the heat can destroy the magnetic field plus apparently they can catch fire too.
I've been thinking up a way to make a standoff spacer for the lower guide mounting bar on my MM16 to solve this particular issue
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=31486
What I'm contemplating is two rare earth mag rods straddling the guide bar slot and held apart by something still-to-be-determined. The whole arrangement would go between the bar and the saw frame and needs to be the same length as the factory bolt-on spacer. This would let me quickly attach or remove this standoff and force the bar to keep the same plane at all height positions. I've got to check the length of the bolt on spacer, but doubt I'll find the rare earth rods in the exact length I'll need. Dont know how hard these things are, so thought I'd ask if anyone has ever tried cutting them.