Clean Welding Magnets in Seconds

[projectswithrich]

This is the fastest way I have found to clean welding magnets and other magnets in the shop. I also cover safety concerns and talk about the specific tools I use and recommend.

[Make Things]

My favorite technique is using hot glue…but this is cheaper! Where does all that stuff go, though?

[jdurand]

My favorite technique is using hot glue…but this is cheaper! Where does all that stuff go, though?

The bits land on the pile of magnets he hasn't cleaned off yet.

They will also get into you socks and your spouses socks who wasn't even in the shop.

[projectswithrich]

Normally I'm plasma cutting so pieces come off the cnc table, dross is knocked off, and pieces are ground. I'll blow off the magnets so things can be welded and then ground further. At the end of the day I have a shop cleaning sweep routine followed up by vacuuming in the crevices. It is not really the cleaning of the magnets that get little metal pieces everywhere, they are already there from every other process and that is how they get on the magnets. The only way to really avoid that would be to have a shop with separate rooms for dirty and clean processes but I have a one room setup.

[jdurand]

My comment was really for swarf in general.

[projectswithrich]

You're definitely right, pieces get tracked everywhere even when you are careful. I've had to pull slivers from my socks several times even though they were just worn in the house.

[Toolmaker51]

Compressed air works; but I start with masking tape...usually pulls enough to clear the surfaces for use.

[mdhatter3]

I hope everyone wears safety goggles or a face shield for protection.

[NortonDommi]

I just use a rag to wipe all the dross to one of the pointy bits and just wipe it off into the bin.

[tonyfoale]

I just use a rag to wipe all the dross to one of the pointy bits and just wipe it off into the bin.

I do that but instead of using a rag I imbed it into my fingers.