How to de-magnetize.....

[wheeler1963]

OK, how do you de-magnetize a tool, tweezers???

 

[Lightstorm]

If they still sell them you can try Radio Shack for a cassette/vhs tape de-magnetizer.

Also I've heard that heating the metal can remove the magnetism.

 

[ianacole]

Take 'em with you to the grocery store or BestBuy and place them on the pad that says "do not place credit cards here or they will be demagnetized" I have no idea if it will work or not, but it's a free attempt.

 

[wright2626]

if you have a harbor freight, they sell a tool that magnetizes and demagnetizes things. looks like a rectangle with a couple openings.
http://www.harborfreight.com/media/...ab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/i/m/image_1463.jpg

it is 3.99.

 

[gunrunnerjohn]

I have my doubts about that Harbor Freight tool to demagnetize anything. I use a Radio Shack 44-233A VCR degausser, it does a through job. I can even demagnetize track and switches with it, very useful to prevent magnatraction engines from picking up stuff stuck to the track.

I've seen them for $10-15 on eBay, but the cheapest one I see right now is: http://cgi.ebay.com/Radio-Shack-Hig...797?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3361db3c05

Here's a similar unit going pretty cheap right now: http://cgi.ebay.com/Realistic-Bulk-...881?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item45f7bb45d1

I found mine at a better price with a different search, this is the one I'd buy: http://cgi.ebay.com/Bulk-Audio-Vide...423?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2eb250f027

 

[wright2626]

it works so-so on little screwdrivers. i guess it would matter on how much you want it magnetized, demagnetized.

 

[wheeler1963]

Well so far nothing has worked. And I have a 5 lb. magnet here trying that also.

 

[gunrunnerjohn]

Well, my tape demagnetizer works great on everything I've tried it on. It's truly the "industrial strength" solution.

You can't demagnetize with a permanent magnet, you need a decaying A/C magnetic field to do the job.

 

[TMLW]

http://www.shars.com/products/view/120/DeMagnetizer

Might be overkill for what your looking for, but we have one of these in our shop and it works. I have never had much luck using the one that harbor freight sells.