Magnetic swarf removers

Hi,

Has anyone any experience or comments about the Chester swarf removers here?

Thanks

Dave

Look big and clumsy to me. i have one of these http://www.arceurotrade.co.uk/Catalogue/Hand-Tools from Arc Euro, works fairly well but you still need a brush or vac to clean up.

John

Hi David

I've had the one on the left in your link for some years. I works very well and can grab quite a big portion of swarf in one go - and it keeps those sharp bits away from your fingers! Having picked up the swarf I just release it into my bin. If you put the magnet inside a poly bag however then you could just turn the bag inside out before releasing the magnet and bingo - packaged swarf!. As John says though you will, of course, still need the brush ( I use cheapo paint brush sets from the £1 shop) to brush clear the nooks and crannies like T slots but the magnet can then pick the bits up. If only they could devise a similar pick up tool for brass and aluminium!

Regards

Norman

Edited By NJH on 20/08/2012 12:37:07

There's a home made version of the Arc type in Model Engineers' Workshop Magazine No. 172 in this article:

A SWARF STICK
David Haythornthwaite discovers
better ways of removing swarf.

I made one it was cheap <£5 and works very well.

Paul

The ARC ones are brilliant.

Before picture.

After.

John S.

That's great John - now you just need to tidy up!

N

BIG LOL John. I think the pictures must be the wrong way around.

Ketan at Arc.

Many thanks for some good suggestions.

I've been using 1/2" craft paint brushes borrowed (!) from my children for some years, along with a dust pan and brush. I then package it into empty food cans that are crimped in the vice and sent out with the recycling collection. John S, I think Arc have sent you an industrial/scrap metal dealer grade in error.

Dave

Hi there, all,

I've found that a kitchen flour scoop works as a miniature dustpan. I have a few, one aluminium alloy and the others plastic. For other situations a plastic spade (retired from sandcastle/beach duty) does the job.

Best regards,

Swarf, Mostly!

I bought one like the Arc one by Eclipse. Excellent tool

John

You must have used the small swarf collector as the vices are still attached to the bench .

Cheers

Martin

Hi

First forum posting

If the steel swarf is on an iron/steel plate, lathe, vice, etc you will only pick-up about half of the swarf each time you use the stick.

Also sooner or later you will use it to pick-up a dropped tool which will then become magnetised. Don't worry, small pocket demagnetisers are starting to come onto the market, selling for about £10.

JA

Hi John,

It seems to have improved your photography too.

neil

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Reflected light of all the crap goodies.

John S.

Save your money chaps use an old ice-cream carton plus 2 strong magnets, mine are from old hard drives, place magnets in carton run this over swarf go to bin take out magnets swarf drops in bin, do this until all gone. Store unit on convenient metal cab side until next needed.
These other things look like the gadgets that are in a constant stream of cat's that my wife gets .
My youngest grandson now 18 used to come into the workshop and ask if he could use it he thought it was great fun.
Save your money for something you really need
From the parsimonious old Scotsman

Bob

Good idea Bob.

I saved a big load of money over the weekend by not travelling to the Bristol show and spent it over the internet with other suppliers.

John S.

My home made one isn't very good - it doesn't work on aluminium at all.