Magnets

lady-janine | 07:59 Tue 13th Oct 2020 | How it Works

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I keep a magnet in my sewing box and it seems less effective than it was. Does anyone know how I can remagnetise it? TIA.

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dannyk13

https://science.howstuffworks.com/how-to-make-magnet-stronger.htm

dannyk13

Or if a horseshoe magnet:-

lady-janine

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Thank you Danny.
It is a horseshoe magnet but at the moment I don't have any way of telling what is north or south. Will have to work that out.

gingejbee

...and, if all else fails, buy a new/some new ones. I can really recommend neodymium magnets....very strong for their size and remain strong (unlike ferrite, which weaken over time).
Huge choice on Amazon (and probably Ebay).

gingejbee

Here's an example....

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Super-Strong-Neodymium-Magnets-Craft-Ring-10x3mm-10mm-x-3mm-N35-UK-SELLER/174130047036?_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item288af5a83c:g:32wAAOSwWSJefb0W&amdata=enc%3AAQAFAAACcBaobrjLl8XobRIiIML1V4Imu%252Fn%252BzU5L90Z278x5ickkSG%252BOFgrj2Yvbvmrj2TAdMw4UMQc5symc8ah8iz3QFvV%252BXAowbpxXZlFna7MOmdNu60DPGgkul75UdvQ4P5DRGaCkr9E%252FigmckADEhhaLBAFIjb19bnGoHve81YUAp%252FAxVVaZrUvazchhl0m7nZUY487i4na30p3mUVOjk%252BnPe4qm%252BofmZDDYS82kwtpzSq5Qsz93StbpzvFoed3FCpEixNZrSLcnA2SaqJmVoWdJBz645xidE8O8pTgpfbYmdSjUOxWdUuUXMTvh%252BkjR6k1caUzqe7AMym3wLS1rAeoIkHA3AJmwFAZpsTveB0UXz6rJIYUCN2ufHn0q7kI9vt%252Bt1N5z5pDLj9PZ8Yp14z0EbfFD9b6%252F9vJzZEAANBgyRjiJEg%252BbK5z%252Bucl23GsS%252Bo9mpKVXFFDiBQ5UMpxQEzy3vJNbRaQ%252BpuYit3sYm0eovPYUz8ap%252FqBRg0p44MAZhg3FyKSyBeEDLftcfsGcaL69%252FG25rRpBMx38%252FpTGAUQdN%252F960Wq6Eh9m8D3dX1si9E3uqaIvr4h9FSzzujPdBupEhOTw0PXF7rHW0bxmdHiN%252BDXNiIiVNMtftnnMIxQQwMsGiuPfdiz4A%252F0XsxmgLn2FaGIw4F1iBjj%252BwFNtShjW1lVpiexV4ruRsVChr%252FB6KFP%252B9pK4qPQuIfWCjobpZBOAS5BFvm25QZ4LTqAJx5tnU%252FTM9VO3hcO629UseZBFyB5tzpZpf%252FUPLybB%252F7dlMhra%252Fh%252BoHdbC%252BnfiiRwJORn3lbwU8PczDkG8LYgX74weNeMLWA%253D%253D%7Ccksum%3A17413004703690ff855fc0134f1eb389f2586714234a%7Campid%3APL_CLK%7Cclp%3A2334524

Bazile

This question should attract a fair few answers

Ok,Ok ,I'll get ma coat

gingejbee

....and could pole-arize opinion.....

Bazile

Let's stick to the question

douglas9401

As with so many jobs in the UK these days all you need is a couple of Poles.

lady-janine

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Thanks for the titter Bazile and Gingejbee. Trying to avoid Amazon so will have to explore locall Thanks for the help.y

198kHz

I gauss that's answered then. :-)

bhg481

If you have an old computer disc lying around that you don't want, open it up and take the magnets out (a pair of kidney-shaped things on the edge of the platters). They are incredibly powerful magnets.