My hand tools-- wire cutters, long-nose pliers, screwdrivers, etc.-- have become magnetized and have the nasty habit of attracting bits of wire (especially cut-off ends of capacitor leads, which seem to be of some iron alloy), small screws, nuts and lockwashers, and numerous other small ferrous objects. It's driving me stark, raving crazy.
Many, many years ago my father had a really nice degaussing coil that did a good job of de-magnetizing tools and curing this annoying problem. But it's long gone now, and I'm looking for a replacement. I've scoured Amazon.com and found nothing, other than the kind of degaussing coils used on CRTs, and I suspect they might not be suitable.
Does anyone have any ideas about where I might find such a thing? Or any ideas on what else might solve my problem and civilize my pesky little hand tools?
--OBW, hoping for sanity
Many, many years ago my father had a really nice degaussing coil that did a good job of de-magnetizing tools and curing this annoying problem. But it's long gone now, and I'm looking for a replacement. I've scoured Amazon.com and found nothing, other than the kind of degaussing coils used on CRTs, and I suspect they might not be suitable.
Does anyone have any ideas about where I might find such a thing? Or any ideas on what else might solve my problem and civilize my pesky little hand tools?
--OBW, hoping for sanity