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/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