territorialmillworks Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 5 years ago, another friend gave me a 25 # 4" X 9" X 9" magnet, the pulse generator for the radar unit out of a soviet tank.. (Don't ask... its classified LOL) Had to move the sucker yesteday and had trouble breaking it away from the plate steel it was stuck to. Hate to chunk it but still can't find a use...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyGeorge Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Hey Keith. That sucker should keep the ole anvil from ringin' !! LOL. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Is it ceramic, rare earth, or some other type? It is possible to cut magnets, but it is less easy when they are magnetized. I can think of a few prank type uses such as putting a trunk onto the ceiling of a metal building. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryce Masuk Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 if you were heat treating knives or tools a magnet can be used as a quenching block instead of a liquid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 if you were heat treating knives or tools a magnet can be used as a quenching block instead of a liquid Bryce where do you get that from? Maybe if you are using air hardening steels, in which case a liquid would not be the quenchant anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNewman Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 I was going to say fishing things off the bottom of a lake but hen I noticed your location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 you could have a coyote or roadrunner swallow it and then get stuck to the back end of a speeding truck. I think you're even in the correct location... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Stick the really important notes on the fridge. Wiping out hard drives, cassette tapes, VHS tapes, credit cards, pacemakers, etc... Stick the kid to the car to keep him from running around. Drag through the yard to find all of the missing tools. Keep the car from rolling out of the driveway. Tool holder. Parts holder. Defense against iron based robots. Put it in a box marked feathers and mail it. Wait for the letter from the USPS. Put it in the street, and see if you can catch a small car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
country boy Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 I have a old speaker magnet in a old metal bowl. When ever I work on the car or what ever. I put the nuts and bolts or scerws in ther so I do not lose them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Einhorn Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Whatever you do with it, I suggest keeping it away from electronic equipment, especially computers. With cell phones and other electronics becoming more sophisticated, you might want to consider keeping such a large magnet away form just about any electronics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Make a large compass for the garden! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chyancarrek Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Build a thin-walled box around it, slap on a couple of small wheels and a handle and it'll make a great shop floor/driveway sweeper. Leave the top of the box open so when you pull the magnet out, all o' the collected bits just fall off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jura T Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Use it for assembly like Hofi does:I Forge Iron - BP1015 How To Use A Magnet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryce Masuk Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Bryce where do you get that from? Maybe if you are using air hardening steels, in which case a liquid would not be the quenchant anyway. an old machinest I work with told this is how they quenched all kinds of parts, in an electromagnetic chamber of some sorts it probley wont work for everything and probley wouldnt get as hard either but its free magnet anyways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 "What can I do with a giant magnet? Catch the IronMan? Clean up the bottom of the Colorado River? You may find a lot of guns thrown in by drug runers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ten Hammers Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 I'll tell you what you could have done with that magnet this past weekend. Find lost car keys at a rendezvous. Leaves, well, 6" deep anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
territorialmillworks Posted November 10, 2009 Author Share Posted November 10, 2009 OK...a freeform assembly magnet and a floor sweeper....so there are liget uses...THX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chyancarrek Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Hey keith, Use it for both - The sweeper idea allows you to take the magnet out for other uses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Clad Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 I use two magnets on my large anvil to keep the ring down. I would keep it, never know when you need one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtnman Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Whatever you do with it, I suggest keeping it away from electronic equipment, especially computers. With cell phones and other electronics becoming more sophisticated, you might want to consider keeping such a large magnet away form just about any electronics. And don't go near it with your ATM or credit cards in your wallet...yes, that is the voice of experience! :mad: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBBrauer Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 You could hang a smaller magnet over the large magnet on a string and use it as a teaching tool for kids. Learn the difference in randomness, strange attractors, emergent behavior, or chaos. Or get some ferrofluid in a clear container and have kids observe/sketch the magnetic fields. If you use it as a floor sweep, maybe put some sort of bag over it so you can pull all the metal away easily. It might be possible as a thought exercise, though ethically questionable and not very practical, to slow down your power meter with. (Dudley Doright need not reply) That is if it can be oriented to create a strong opposing force to permanent magnet in the motor on the meter base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Thompson Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Don't let it get anywhere near to your tools or anvil. You will have the devil of a time with filings sticking to everything; magnetism is a pain in almost all metal working situations. I remember being told that it can affect the temper of edged tools but I've never noticed that, what with the continual brushing etc I'm too busy regretting letting the xxxx things into the place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 I have a big ol' magnet that I throw all the hard drives from our old computers on. Rotate them a few times, then the hard drives become targets for my 22. Another neat trick is to put a hard plastic sheet over it and get a bunch of bolts/nails/hex nuts and build sculptures. Always amazing how high one can go with a strong magnet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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