I would think you would need to keep the bottom magnet from sticking against the bottom creating more friction. Since you are using a windmill, wheels might provide the perfect clearance. Of course then you would need to cover the underside with tiles so the wheels could roll.
Yeah, I figured I’d put tiles underneath – I don’t want the ice totally transparent (showing the mechanism) but if it’s got a layered white-under-clear look, that’d be cool.
I hadn’t thought of using wheels to maintain the spacing underneath, but it makes good sense. Thanks for the idea!
I tried to get the magnets out of the pseudo 2×4 fridge brick once because a strong magnet that fits inside a stud would be so cool to use. I bought a Torx just to get the specialized hex head screw out. The brick was glued together tightly anyway. The only thing I could use to get the magnets out was a sledge hammer. It smashed the brick and shattered the little magnets too.
Actually, I was thinking of using the fridge brick intact, as a brick with a magnet in it. But you say “pseudo” – does that mean it’s really a non-System object that won’t connect to anything? I’ve never looked at one closely.
