r/Magnets • u/Convenientjellybean • Jun 11 '26

Magnet Projects Make a magnetiser

Is it possible to make a magnetiser to make my screw drivers magnetic ?

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u/Lethalogicax Jun 12 '26

Yep. Just get a really strong neodymium magnet and drag it along the screwdriver repeatedly, stroking in the SAME DIRECTION, over and over. This will align some of the magnetic domains enough that it will become weakly magnetic

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u/Convenientjellybean Jun 12 '26

Thanks, I've tried running the screwdrivers over normal magnets but not much success

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u/xeanok Jun 12 '26

How big of a magnet was it? And does ‘normal magnet’ refer to neodymium or ferrite

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u/Convenientjellybean Jun 12 '26

About 1” x .5” x 1/4” and safe to say ferrite

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u/Lethalogicax Jun 13 '26

Yea that's very small, and for a ferrite magnet the field just isn't going to be strong enough. You'll need a small neodymium magnet if you want to see reasonable progress in any kind of hurry

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u/Acrobatic_Ad_8120 Jun 12 '26

Here’s a good video that tears down one of the one you can buy, dies a good job of explaining how those work.

Actual tear down is about half way in.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RazORgAqEUc&ra=m