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Remove iron filings from magnets

How do I remove iron filings from my magnets?
Author: Serge B., Bad Ragaz, Switzerland
Magnet full of iron filings
It is fascinating to experiment with magnets (in the picture: THE GIANT) and iron filings. But who ever tried to remove iron filings (or small splinters of other magnets) from magnets will know that this can be very cumbersome. I found a simply solution:
1. Let candle wax drip onto a piece of paper.
2. Knead the wax while still warm.
3. When you press the wax onto the magnet, the filings stick to the wax.
4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 until all filings are removed.
5. Finally, you can use a tissue or rag to free the magnet from the wax.
Caution: The hot wax must not be dripped directly onto the magnet since the heat would cause it to lose its magnetic power!
Clean separation: All filings are in the wax, the magnet is blank again.
Addition from the supermagnete team: You can also use adhesive tape to remove iron filings from a magnet.

Articles used

Block magnet 25,4 x 25,4 x 12,7 mm, neodymium, N40, nickel-plated
Block magnet 25,4 x 25,4 x 12,7 mm
Neodymium, N40, nickel-plated
1 pc. 6,82 EUR ea.
to make magnetic field lines visible
Iron Filings
to make magnetic field lines visible
1 pc. 7,70 EUR ea.

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