Internet Horology Club 185
De Magnetizing

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September 29, 2012, 15:06
Melvin Siedman
De Magnetizing
Hi All,
Has anybody had this happen to them . I demagnetized a tweezer (tips), only to find that the opposite end became magnetized.
It was not magnetized before (I Think).
although it it not something I check.
Mel
September 30, 2012, 01:05
David Abbe
If your Demag is a flat-top, was the other end of the tweezer off the edge?

If it was a toroidal type (better, I think) did you prematurely let off the switch before moving the tweezer completely away (more than 12") from the coil?
September 30, 2012, 10:48
Melvin Siedman
My damage is a flat top.
I usually hold the tip perpendicular to the top and move away perpendicular to the top of the demagnetized until I am 6 or 7 inches away.
Should I do each end separately?
I guess the handle first ending with the tips next.
But how about the middle?
Mel
September 30, 2012, 10:59
Patrick Wallin
Maybe your tweezers are bi-polar.
September 30, 2012, 12:27
Joseph Boone
And bi-winning. Heheh
September 30, 2012, 14:42
David Abbe
Mel try holding the tweezer flat and slide it across, then "up up and away"!