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  1. AVoir8

    Getting metal out of my eye with electromagnet.

    Hey guys, I wanted to update this post and let everyone know I am okay! One moon cycle after I made this post, my eye "pooped" out the piece of iron on it's own. My vision got blurry and I had immense headaches. My eye made this milky substance surrounding the piece of iron and then magically...
  2. AVoir8

    Getting metal out of my eye with electromagnet.

    I appreciate that advice, unfortunately I have tried those as well. The key is high power condensed into a dense flux point. Something to use for picking up something small with low magnetism.
  3. AVoir8

    Getting metal out of my eye with electromagnet.

    The thing is that I have very little money. I would go to the doctor otherwise. These are my options, pull it out with an electromagnet or with a needle on my own. I am choosing magnet if someone can tip me on building one with a dense flux point. The fragment of metal will come out clean with a...
  4. AVoir8

    Getting metal out of my eye with electromagnet.

    I was doing some metal fabrication when a grain of sand sized piece of iron shot into my eye. It is barely deep enough to be stuck, It still scrapes the inside of my eye lid when I blink. I know it can be pulled out with a magnet, so I am making one that has a small dense flux. ●I already made a...

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