Demagnitizer

[monk]

all this hi tech crap gives me a headache !. alls you gotta do is keep a fairly fresh potato near your graver holder. this protects the entire lot. give it a try. the potato is effective until it loses about 30% of its' original mass due to water loss. also cheaper on yer electric bill, no danger of shock, and yer gravers are always ready for service.

 

[Southern Custom]

A five page thread on demagnetizers. Who'd a thunk it. Thought I'd post a pic of the one I use. It's an old Watchmakers unit from the C.E. Marshall company. Similar units come up on ebay quite regularly. It is an instant type that cycles on and off with a single push of the button. The object to be demagnetized is placed on the little glass disc. Wish I knew what all the nifty electronics involved were. Alas, I have zero skill in that department.

 

[homemadetools]

I haven't tried it lately or with a graver but I learned this back in the High School while in electronics class. Since I don't trust my memory, I "GOOGLED" it before I responded. There are references to it such as these below. I'm gonna have to try this myself to see if I can get it to work.

http://www.homemadetools.net/demagnetizing-tool

Jon here from HomemadeTools.net.

I know this thread is an old one, but thanks for the mention

To celebrate our 20,000th homemade tool, we made a new ebook featuring our top 50 homemade tools. You guys are welcome to it for free:

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[LVVP]

Very useful info, thanks

 

[monk]

An iron rod will magnetize if oriented to earth's magnetic north and then struck sharply with a hammer. I'm betting you used to be more or less oriented north and south then and now you are oriented more east and west.

ha, ha doc. some of us are disorientated ! what about us ?

 

[Archie Woodworth]

This works great as a de-magnetizer as well as a solder iron. Insert graver between copper solder tip, pull trigger to turn on and slowly extract graver.

http://www.handsontools.com/product.asp?itemid=122594&gclid=Cj0KEQjwvJqvBRCL77m2-uKczsIBEiQAkx8VjE9Voo9Tj0OaAlWDpyutQnf0O27hnNfc42D2iImX7wgaAr818P8HAQ

 

[sam]

This is one one I use. It's a K&D and it demagnetizes gravers, steel practice plates, tweezers, etc., in an instant. There are probably less expensive options but this one is very well built and made in the USA.

 

[Dan W]

I obtained a degausser when I worked on watches. It was an antique when I bought it 25 years ago but it still works today. I wouldn't be without it.

Dan

 

[homemadetools]

Very useful info, thanks

You're welcome, enjoy

 

[dogcatcher]

Jon here from HomemadeTools.net.

I know this thread is an old one, but thanks for the mention

To celebrate our 20,000th homemade tool, we made a new ebook featuring our top 50 homemade tools. You guys are welcome to it for free:

http://download.homemadetools.net/50MustReadTools.pdf

That is a pretty neat looking engraver's ball vise on that link. Here the full build http://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...16590?utm_source=ebook&utm_campaign=Must+Read

 

[homemadetools]

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[jerrywh]

I use a soldering gun. It works great.