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  1. mhammonds

    Magnetize Pick-up/forming Tool

    EdStainless.... thank you also for your reply..... That was the first thing I tried......it was not sucessfull.......although I thought it would be....we tried many different variations.....think the head was too big....same set up worked great to magnitize a screw driver... Mike
  2. mhammonds

    Magnetize Pick-up/forming Tool

    RyreInc...thank you for your time.....One other thing I did was reduce the thickness of the tool from the magnet to where I needed to pick up the spring. (as you suggest in your reply) I think this was also a contributing factor for the sucess in the changes made. What program did you use to...
  3. mhammonds

    Magnetize Pick-up/forming Tool

    dgallup....thank you for your reply. I have done some testing and I think changing to stainless will work much better. I already have a proto-type in the shop. MagMike....thank you for your reply also....the magnets I show in the drawing I have already had changed to a larger magnet (neomydium...
  4. mhammonds

    Magnetize Pick-up/forming Tool

    Hello Everyone! I was hoping you could help me. I am designing a pick-up/forming tool for a machine I am working on. Because of the required geometry of the forming tool I elected to try and magnetize the tool so that it could pick up a steel spring and then place it into a spring retainer...

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