How do you get tiny metal slivers off your magnet?

[cray1801]

Use duct tape.

[yuk]

when i use magnets to pick up small stuff i try to cover the magnet with a plastic bag and when i am through, i turn th bag inside out to contain the stuff i picked up and discard. then there is no cleaning of debris directly on the magnet to deal with.

:Brow:
yuk

[BadBrad]

That's a great idea - especially from a dude who looks like Bert.

[GSXMEN]

BadBrad said:That's a great idea - especially from a dude who looks like Bert.

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Good one!

[gotbuick]

BadBrad said:That's a great idea - especially from a dude who looks like Bert.

Are those the metal shavings on Bert's head? :confused:

[Greg Schmelzer]

This is an idea that also works for other stuff that you can't pick up off the floor because you just clipped your finger nails, i.e. flat washers etc. Take a shop rag or any other rag lying around. Put it on the end of the shop vac hose and hold it about 1 inch off the floor. When the lost item is picked up, it will stop on the cloth and you can pick it off. Did this when I lost a contact a few years ago and it does work great.:TU: :Smarty:

[BadBrad]

Since I already made the mistake of sucking up about 100 staples from my torn up counter-top without using Yuk's magnet condom I guess I'll have to find an even larger magnet and find a really really big magnet condom, just to avoid making the same mistake again. I figure the even bigger magnet will suck the staples clean off of the small magnet. This should work, right????:rolleyes:

Really Yuk, thanks for providing us all with the prophylactic knowledge necessary to practice safe ferous debris removal!!!

[jbc455]

The next time you find a broken hard drive, take it apart.

Aside from being fascinating inside, the magnets that hold the movable armature in place are some of the most powerful you'll ever find.

John

[yuk]

that shop vac trick works great if you need to find a contact lens... cept when i did it i used a piece of womens nylons to cover the end of the hose.

[Greg Schmelzer]

yuk said:that shop vac trick works great if you need to find a contact lens... cept when i did it i used a piece of womens nylons to cover the end of the hose.

Great minds think alike!:shock:

Look out, people! there are more than one of us. :shock:

Also, Yuk, Those weren't your panty hose, were they?:jd: :Dou:

[yuk]

sorry, they weren't mine
they were my sisters .....

[Greg Schmelzer]

yuk said:sorry, they weren't mine
they were my sisters .....

Got their phone number?:laugh:

Just kidding, buddy. :TU:

[yuk]

hey greg, what kind of buick you lookin for?
i have a 75 lesabre convertible (solid floors, trunk and front end, needs quarter and interior and new top, and motor tranny rebuild/replacement.) that i need to sell. i also have a 76 lesabre 4 door post that would be a good quarter panel and some other parts donor for the 75.
let me know if you are interested and need more info.

[Greg Schmelzer]

Yes, Yuk, I am interested, but right now, disposable income is at a minimum. Just changed jobs this summer and the budget is really tight. I will, however be starting my second job in a couple of weeks and may be able to pigeon hole enough money away, depending on the price. looking for a car for the kid. She turns 16 in the summer, so I would have a little time to work on her before the kid gets her license. Sounds like a good car. Safe and everything. Keep me in mind if you still have it in March!:TU:

[Eric Schmelzer]

Greg Schmelzer said:Great minds think alike!:shock:

Look out, people! there are more than one of us. :shock:

Also, Yuk, Those weren't your panty hose, were they?:jd: :Dou:

Oh dear god help us all!!!:error:

[Dan Healey]

That way, you wil not have any to clean and you will discard them with the filter change (not to mention you will trap metal that you CANNOT SEE) .