normmcq Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Paul I have the counter weighted carbon fiber shaft and love it, balances it nicely. Norm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanursepaul Posted July 8, 2020 Author Share Posted July 8, 2020 Thanks Norm-- Believe it or not I had my truck stolen again for the second time---- this time the west hollywood police found it right before it was to become a parts donor...lol But alas--- my 800 was gone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoolofhardNox Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Skookum said: That's it. The price was right and I was in a rush. ?. The downsides are that it’s an extra tool to handle and it’s not a neodymium magnet. The upsides are that it is cheap, it can be used while standing, it is easily pushed into and through loosened dirt. It got the job done nicely. How about just getting the same size round neodymium magnet and just let it attract to the magnet on the bottom of the one you bought? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skookum Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 10 minutes ago, schoolofhardNox said: How about just getting the same size round neodymium magnet and just let it attract to the magnet on the bottom of the one you bought? Yes. That may be a decent idea. I believe some of those circular K&J magnets have a #10 countersunk hole. I haven't gone as far as taking the screw out of the Harbor Freight magnet to size it up. There is something to be said for not to having to kneel down for every flake of iron. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanursepaul Posted July 8, 2020 Author Share Posted July 8, 2020 How do you clean the neo mags?? would you put something like a plastic ziplock bag over them or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skookum Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 I've wondered about coating them with either silicone or epoxy. Supposedly, once the nickel/copper coating wears off the magnets will degrade. I haven't ever seen anybody coating his or hers though. Maybe someone with more experience here has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Two part epoxy ‘J-B Weld’ works great to attach and coat rare earth magnets to picks, rakes and other tools. After a lot of use the J-B coating will wear thin but it can be built up with a fresh layer. Have a good day, Chet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanursepaul Posted July 8, 2020 Author Share Posted July 8, 2020 i was meaning a plastic cover of some type you could just pull off and the rash would come off with it-- i have stuck trash in my hands a few time getting the metal off my pick magnet-------ziplock would tear too easily--- or maybe wear a dang glove Paul! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 I do wear gloves all the time while detecting. They protect fingers as trash is slid sideways off of the powerful magnet. Some small black sand and tiny particles remain with no problem except appearance. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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