How To Instantly Magnetize A Drill Bit

How To Instantly Magnetize A Drill Bit FARM SHOP Handy Hints     Doug Clark Ilderton Ontario: “In FARM SHOW’S Vol 40 No 1 Gary Holland suggested placing a strong magnet on a drill press in order to gradually magnetize a drill bit so the shavings will stick to it instead of flying around If you want to instantly magnetize a drill bit or any tool such as a screwdriver or allen wrench here’s how to do it


    “Just wrap as much coated wire as you can around the tool leaving the wire bare at each end Attach one end to the positive clamp on a 12-volt battery charger and quickly strike the other wire against the negative clamp


    “With just a brief instant of direct current any insulated coil of wire will set up a magnetic field in the center that will magnetize almost any high grade steel and the magnetic field will stay with the tool for years


    “If you don’t have access to a battery charger you can hold one end of the wire to the positive cable on a vehicle’s battery and quickly strike the other end to a grounded part of the vehicle away from the battery ”