Magnets
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Magnets
Putting a small, powerful AlNiCo magnet inside a deepwell socket makes a handy way to start nuts in those hard to reach places. The magnets are strong enough to provide the resistance necessary to start the nut without riding up inside the socket. One small one will work in a variety of socket sizes.
Keep a few on the inside of your tool box lid. They are also invaluable for keeping together small loose screws, bolts or nuts on the workbench. If you are working in an awkward or confined space, use the magnet to hold the nuts/bolts in a convenient location
Most of mine came out of the small motors used in kid's toys (slot cars, etc.)
Keep a few on the inside of your tool box lid. They are also invaluable for keeping together small loose screws, bolts or nuts on the workbench. If you are working in an awkward or confined space, use the magnet to hold the nuts/bolts in a convenient location
Most of mine came out of the small motors used in kid's toys (slot cars, etc.)
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I have a small magnet that is extremely strong that I throw in the bottom of a small plastic container. I then put that container down inside the engine compartment on a metal surface and toss all of my bolts, nuts, washers, etc in it to keep them from wandering off. This magnet is so strong that I could place the container on the bottom of the hood and it would still capture the bolts etc. The magnet is about 3/8" thick 1" wide and 2" long. If you put two of them together you will have a devil of a time getting them apart and if they get away from you they will smash your fingers and raise blood blisters. A friend gave the magnet to me. I have a feeling they may have come out of a magnetic door latch of some sort since he is a Locksmith.
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I set a rifle of mine down on a table at a hunting lodge one time and someone had left a 50lb pull magnet on the table. The type you tie a rope to and drag in a pond ect. It pulled the barrel about a foot and stuck to it. I had a heck of a time getting it off. Not to mention the marring of the matte finish on my rifle. I was not pleased.
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The hard drives of computers have small, powerful magnets in them. If you have an 120MB hard drive from an old 386 or 486 computer, tear it apart and get the magnets out. The disc(s) make good wind chimes, too.
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From: Dededo, Guam
Originally posted by castman
The hard drives of computers have small, powerful magnets in them. If you have an 120MB hard drive from an old 386 or 486 computer, tear it apart and get the magnets out. The disc(s) make good wind chimes, too.
The hard drives of computers have small, powerful magnets in them. If you have an 120MB hard drive from an old 386 or 486 computer, tear it apart and get the magnets out. The disc(s) make good wind chimes, too.
