how do you magnetize metal tools iwant to build one.?

Answer 1

In my shop i keep the common drivers i use on the back of an old car speaker magnet it gives them enough to hold a fastener for sec or 2 and it keeps them off the bench

Answer 2

It is pretty hard for them to keep their magnetizm. But you could try to wrap many turn of wire around a tool and then charge it with a 12 volt battery. The more turns the stronger the magnet. Make sure it is coated wire. As a kid I used 1 1/2 volt dry cells. This was in the days before rotary dial phones. I would go to the central or where the operator was and get the ones they place outside.

Answer 3

a 10,000 volt electromagnet is how they do this commercially. It takes a bout 1/10 of a second. You can also get close by "stroking" a powerful magnet down the length of your tool.

Answer 4

You can magnetize screwdrivers with a magnetizer you can buy at a hardware store.
It has a side for puting a charge on and a side for removing it

Answer 5

NOTICE........NOTICE........

I CAN NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR BURNT FINGERS IF YOU TRY THIS...............

BUT.......

I have done this many times. You get some VERY HEAVY wire. Coil it around the tool... Then cross a 12 volt car battery with the ends of the wire for a moment. (or until the wire gets hot) (this will happen very fast..)

NOTICE.........NOTICE...........NOTICE........

DO NOT USE A BATTERY THAT IS INSTALLED IN A CAR !!!

Answer 6

i agree with o r y g u n