That’d be fine for me, of course - I’d implant it nevertheless, even if it’d be “just” sanitized. Like I said, I’m just a picky person who usually stayed away from anything bod-mod-related that’s not sterile 
That one is interesting, though - may I ask how “not cheap” it was? And what kind of company offers such services? I asked my local and not-so-local bodmod-studios, but they all work with autoclaves, and than I ran out of ideas… maybe doctors? Who else uses eo-gas-sterilization? 
I think it was $600aud just to set up for a batch, then fees per item.
ouch… okay, sanitized is fine for me 
I got 2. I am planning on implanted into my ring and middle fingers on left hand. I previously had 2xM31 in these spots. In the course of the day I would at times feel the force created between the two magnets.
It was neither an attracting or rejecting force that I could recognise. I just felt it mostly when walking along swinging fingers hands around. I work in warehousing on a coal mine. I would get to feel many things throughout the day. Some by surprise, like magnets hidden in speed sensors and magnetic radio antenna bases. Then electrical current when I have a hold of the lead for the electric forklift when I put it on charge. So I am keen to replace them.
Purely out of curiosity, if someone bought 4 of them 
do they get 200% off? Asking for a friend. 
Yeah of course, “buy one, but we pay you” kind of deal
got a few days left… just saving up some money… this is all so intriguing!
haha no… the coupon is per backer 
… but yeah someone did back for 4 of them!
Incredible
Can’t imagine who that was
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
We have submitted purchase orders for materials and tooling! We are basing our materials needs on an educated guess as to how many magnet backers we expect to have by the end of the campaign and we are attempting to shorten the timeline. No need to worry though, we can easily source enough titanium to cover as many magnets as we end up batching by the end of the campaign… so there is no risk to backers not getting their Titan.
Remember when it seemed so unlikely that someone would cough up 500 for just one. Feels like it was just the other week!
I’ll now do my evil laugh.
MUahahahahahahahaha!!!
Edit, if my math is right, that’s 31 titans and 27 backers.
So one person got 4. One person got two, everyone else is a single.
AS SOON AS the next paycheck clears, I’ll be bumping it up by two. I bet there’s a bunch of others who will be falling into place in the next couple of weeks as finances sort themselves out. Might be a mad rush at the end, people just barely making it.
I do remember… and I have to say, the passion of this community for top notch stuff is pretty inspiring. Combined with the crowdfunding model, it makes me think that some of my more outlandish ideas that I deemed “too involved” and “too expensive” might actually be given a chance to “test the market”. It is… interesting.
yeah I think that’s spot on
We will see… I am estimating about 50 total by the end of the campaign… but we are looking at materials budgets that could cover 100 if necessary, so unless some seriously crazy mad rushes happen right at the end I think we’ll be fine. Worst case we’ll have to scramble to get more materials on order… maybe slip the timeline a bit for late stage backers… but probably won’t have to go that far.
Titanium isn’t that hard to source, and we’re using a tiny amount of it really. Even if they need a weird spec metallurgy, then it shouldn’t be hard to grab another rod of it. I imagine magnets would be the same, call the supplier, fed ex delivers.
Interesting thought:
Pretty sure titanium mostly comes from Canada or Russia. Rare earths are mostly mined in China. Iron comes from anywhere. Manufacturing in the U.K. Testing in Seattle. Distribution, world-wide.
Just so I’m clear, are you making magnet out of solid titanium, or encapsulating a neodymium inside a titanium shell?
Yep
Titan – a medical grade titanium encased sensing biomagnet implant!
As you can see from the drawing above, the magnetic component of the Titan will be a 3mm diameter and 2mm thick NdFeB sintered disc with no coating (no nickel or gold, just pure magnet). That disc will be inside a machined Titanium casing creating a disc
