How do you magnetize a screw driver?

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Posted: 4/19/2016 10:35:47 AM EDT

Just the easy shop way.

Posted: 4/19/2016 10:36:15 AM EDT

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Are you serious?

Posted: 4/19/2016 10:36:57 AM EDT

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wrap it in copper and then insert both copper ends into an outlet

Posted: 4/19/2016 10:39:48 AM EDT

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wrap it in copper and then insert both copper ends into an outlet

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Posted: 4/19/2016 10:40:17 AM EDT

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Get a permanant magnet off your fridge. Drag it along the length of the screwdriver a few times. Viola

Posted: 4/19/2016 10:40:47 AM EDT

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With my mind.

Posted: 4/19/2016 10:41:10 AM EDT

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Rub another screwdriver together with it.

Posted: 4/19/2016 10:41:18 AM EDT

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I feel like dragging either magnets or a screwdriver along a viola would probably be pretty hard on the finish.

Posted: 4/19/2016 10:41:22 AM EDT

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Buy one?

Seriously, a harbor freight you can get one for <$2.00.

I have craftsmans that aren't...but Dewalts that are :)

ETA: Mother fucking fuck...I wasted 17000 telling someone to buy a tool at Harbor Freight...FML.

Posted: 4/19/2016 10:42:31 AM EDT

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I feel like dragging either magnets or a screwdriver along a viola would probably be pretty hard on the finish.

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Get a permanant magnet off your fridge. Drag it along the length of the screwdriver a few times. Viola

I feel like dragging either magnets or a screwdriver along a viola would probably be pretty hard on the finish.

Posted: 4/19/2016 10:43:44 AM EDT

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Stick it across both terminals of a car battery.

Eta

Posted: 4/19/2016 10:44:35 AM EDT

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Buy one?

Seriously, a harbor freight you can get one for <$2.00.

I have craftsmans that aren't...but Dewalts that are :)

ETA: Mother fucking fuck...I wasted 17000 telling someone to buy a tool at Harbor Freight...FML.

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FWIW, this made my day haha.

Posted: 4/19/2016 10:47:32 AM EDT

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Just the easy shop way.

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I have some of those little strong button magnets that I just put on near the grip when i want it magnetized. Works like a charm for my non-magnetized drivers or tools.

Posted: 4/19/2016 10:48:26 AM EDT

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pee on the tip while holding a 9v battery on you're tongue

Posted: 4/19/2016 10:48:35 AM EDT

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Fucking Google it:

A 9-volt
battery is an ideal battery for magnetizing a small screwdriver. It's
small and easy to move around; you can even tape the battery to the
handle of the screwdriver. Importantly, no other battery, that's
relatively inexpensive, produces nine volts. Magnetizing a small
screwdriver is a great way to introduce magnetism and basic physics to
your children while providing entertainment and at the same time making a
useful magnetic device.

Things You'll Need

Screwdriver with a metal shaft at least four inches long and a nonconducting handle at least two inches long

Uninsulated AWG 18-gauge wire

Wire cutters

9-volt battery

Electrical insulating tape

Scissors

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Wind uninsulated AWG 18-gauge wire tightly around the shaft of the
screwdriver. Start about one-half inch from the handle. Leave three
inches of wire free at the end where you start winding.

Stop winding the wire when you get one-half inch from the tip of the
screwdriver. Cut the wire with wire cutters, leaving enough wire to
reach back up to the handle.

Place a 9-volt battery next to the screwdriver handle, ensuring the
battery terminals face toward the shaft of the screwdriver. Wrap
electrical insulating tape around the screwdriver handle and the battery
to hold the battery firmly on the handle. Use scissors to cut the tape.

Wrap the end of one wire near the handle around one of the 9-volt
battery terminals. Wrap the end of the other wire around the other
battery terminal. Use electrical insulating tape to hold the wires in
place. Your screwdriver will be magnetized.

Or just stick a magnet on the tip for a few.

Posted: 4/19/2016 10:48:45 AM EDT

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https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+magnetize+a+screwdriver&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=a9_sc_1?rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Ascrewdriver+magnetizer&keywords=screwdriver+magnetizer&ie=UTF8&qid=1461076832

Posted: 4/19/2016 10:49:07 AM EDT

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I have some of those little strong button magnets that I just put on near the grip when i want it magnetized. Works like a charm for my non-magnetized drivers or tools.

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Just the easy shop way.

I have some of those little strong button magnets that I just put on near the grip when i want it magnetized. Works like a charm for my non-magnetized drivers or tools.

Take apart old computer hard drives-they have very strong magnets in them.

Posted: 4/19/2016 10:54:28 AM EDT

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I feel like dragging either magnets or a screwdriver along a viola would probably be pretty hard on the finish.

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Get a permanant magnet off your fridge. Drag it along the length of the screwdriver a few times. Viola

I feel like dragging either magnets or a screwdriver along a viola would probably be pretty hard on the finish.

I feel like I'm missing a completely obvious joke.

I hope I am.

Posted: 4/19/2016 10:55:37 AM EDT

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I feel like I'm missing a completely obvious joke.

I hope I am.

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Get a permanant magnet off your fridge. Drag it along the length of the screwdriver a few times. Viola

I feel like dragging either magnets or a screwdriver along a viola would probably be pretty hard on the finish.

I feel like I'm missing a completely obvious joke.

I hope I am.

Viola:

Posted: 4/19/2016 10:59:09 AM EDT

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Strap it to your junk and go find an electric fence to lay it on. Instant magnetic force

Posted: 4/19/2016 11:02:04 AM EDT

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Just drag it across a magnet. I use an old speaker I took out of a car.

Posted: 4/19/2016 11:06:45 AM EDT

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I use one of these. A 1.5 Tesla magnet will magnetize the fuck out of a screwdriver.

Posted: 4/19/2016 11:10:29 AM EDT

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I use a hella-strong magnet from a disk drive.

Posted: 4/19/2016 11:13:59 AM EDT

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OP you just need to microwave it on medium for about 30 seconds.

Don't mind the sparks, its just a byproduct of the process.

Posted: 4/19/2016 11:19:20 AM EDT

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OP you just need to microwave it on medium for about 30 seconds.

Don't mind the sparks, its just a byproduct of the process.

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That's the unmagnetic molecules being driven out. When you are finished, all that's left are magnetic molecules.

Posted: 4/19/2016 11:25:23 AM EDT

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Point it north and you can beat the shaft on a vise or an anvil or any heavy metal object and it will magnetize (very weakly) it for a short amount of time.

My Dad taught me that trick nearly 50 years ago and I've used it successfully many times.

Posted: 4/19/2016 11:33:31 AM EDT

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You have a Weller solder gun? Put a soldering tip in it.

You can turn on the solder gun, insert the screwdriver tip between the electrodes and then shut off the solder gun.

To demagnetize, insert the screwdriver in between the electrodes, turn on the gun and slowly remove the screw driver.

Posted: 4/19/2016 11:35:30 AM EDT

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I use one of these. A 1.5 Tesla magnet will magnetize the fuck out of a screwdriver.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/MRI-Philips.JPG

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Yeah, that's all well and good, but what do you use when you want to magnetize a flat-blade screwdriver???

Posted: 4/19/2016 11:36:57 AM EDT

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A demagnetizer should be standard for any workshop. They're only like 50 bucks.

You can also magnetize with them.

Posted: 4/19/2016 11:53:14 AM EDT

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Do you need to pick up an aluminum bolt or screw?

Posted: 4/19/2016 11:58:44 AM EDT

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You're going to need a treadmill.

Posted: 4/19/2016 12:01:52 PM EDT

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I've always just used one of these: http://www.globalindustrial.com/p/material-handling/hoists-cranes/lifting-load-magnets/small-tools-screwdriver-magnetizer-demagnetizer-ra07224b?infoParam.campaignId=T9F&gclid=Cj0KEQjwrte4BRD-oYi3y5_AhZ4BEiQAzIFxnwLuzuVI0GFGjPeVHt_VeO-XJiQZOTMl5Ei4FZPOmiEaAtvo8P8HAQ

Posted: 4/19/2016 12:04:18 PM EDT

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Yeah, that's all well and good, but what do you use when you want to magnetize a flat-blade screwdriver???

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I use one of these. A 1.5 Tesla magnet will magnetize the fuck out of a screwdriver.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/MRI-Philips.JPG

Yeah, that's all well and good, but what do you use when you want to magnetize a flat-blade screwdriver???

Posted: 4/19/2016 12:06:12 PM EDT

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I built the standard buttwipe tube wrapped with copper wire magnetizer when I was a kid and magnetized just about everything in the garage before moving on to the silverware.

Posted: 4/19/2016 12:06:21 PM EDT

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I feel like dragging either magnets or a screwdriver along a viola would probably be pretty hard on the finish.

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Get a permanant magnet off your fridge. Drag it along the length of the screwdriver a few times. Viola

I feel like dragging either magnets or a screwdriver along a viola would probably be pretty hard on the finish.

Obviously, you drag it across the strings.

Posted: 4/19/2016 12:16:09 PM EDT

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Posted: 4/19/2016 12:28:14 PM EDT

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Is OP still with us

Posted: 4/19/2016 12:32:32 PM EDT

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Put a magnet in it's handle

Posted: 4/19/2016 12:37:28 PM EDT

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That's how you get smaller screwdrivers.

Posted: 4/19/2016 12:52:19 PM EDT

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Put the screwdriver on a treadmill for 87 seconds. Duh !!!

Posted: 4/19/2016 1:45:32 PM EDT

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Posted: 4/19/2016 1:54:40 PM EDT

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Buy one?

Seriously, a harbor freight you can get one for <$2.00.

I have craftsmans that aren't...but Dewalts that are :)

ETA: Mother fucking fuck...I wasted 17000 telling someone to buy a tool at Harbor Freight...FML.

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Look at it this way: you used that post to help a fellow ARFCOMer.

Posted: 4/19/2016 1:55:51 PM EDT

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A demagnetizer should be standard for any workshop. They're only like 50 bucks.

You can also magnetize with them.

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You can demagnetized a screwdriver by smacking it pretty good against a hard object. The oscillations cause the flux lines to quickly pass through each other and cancel one another out. Gets it about 90% demagnetized.

Posted: 4/19/2016 1:57:47 PM EDT

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I have a phillips driver that I've been hanging by the tip from an 90's era hard drive magnet for fifteen years. That fucker is unbelievably magnetized.