2006-10-14 01:19:52 · 10 answers · asked by Iamastorywriter 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
long strokes on a magnet.
2006-10-14 01:22:34 · answer #1 · answered by super stud 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Easy way :Hold a permanent magnet with one end touching the steel shank of the screwdriver. Stoke the shank from handle end to tip end,. Repeat about a couple of dozen times. ONLY stroke in the same direction, REMOVE magnet contact between strokes. Use SAME magnet end at all times. Result : the screwdriver is a permanent magnet and will hold screws without hand support.
2016-05-22 01:09:39 · answer #2 · answered by Shirley 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
M Mike is right take a length of wire and wrap it around the screwdriver about 4inches of wrapped wire should do it like M Mike says it will spark also do not hold it to the battery too long as it will get hot quick You can hold one end to the pos+ or neg - and touch the other end to to the other post 4 or 5 times touching should do it do not switch post during this process as it will DE-magnetize it
2006-10-15 16:08:47 · answer #3 · answered by Jack C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mechanic friend showed me - Take a length of insulated wire - 12 gauge or so, wrap it around the length of the screwdrivers metal shaft like a coil, strip the ends and touch the ends to a battery - 1 to the pos., 1 to the neg. It might spark a little, but it will magnetize it. He showed me this years ago.
2006-10-14 03:28:32 · answer #4 · answered by MMike 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rub it with a permanent bar magnet in a consistent direction about 20 times.
It won't be a particularly strong magnet, but it will pick up iron and steel screws (and filings).
2006-10-14 01:23:38 · answer #5 · answered by Grendle 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All these techniques are all well and good. But what if you want to drive a nonferrous screw? Try dipping the tip of the screwdriver in something sticky. Caulk, grease, glue`s a little runny, experiment.
2006-10-15 00:09:53 · answer #6 · answered by william v 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-14 02:48:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I learned how to do that in school, just hook it up to both the pos. and neg. posts of a battery at the same time. don,t use too big of battery or you might get burned
2006-10-14 03:17:33 · answer #8 · answered by big jack 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to magnetize it. Touch it to a magnet.
2006-10-14 01:23:29 · answer #9 · answered by redwidow 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
there is a way to do it by holding it exactly north-south and hitting it with a hammer.
2006-10-14 04:08:29 · answer #10 · answered by XT rider 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋