Tim Scarlatti 0 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 So I was laying a piece of steel across the jaws a few minutes ago and I noticed the piece stuck to the vice. I have a small (tiny) magnet attached to the side of the anvil face but it's been there for a long time and never been a problem (there to catch filings). I have been filing a lot and I also just had a drill in the jaws locked in the "on" position to wire-brush some pieces. I don't know how it happened, but how do I fix it? Link to post Share on other sites
Raymond Jewell 0 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Remove the magnet from the vice and leave it alone for a few days. Since the vice is not made of the materials permement magnets are, the magnetism should disapate. “Fire and air, earth and water, were once considered the four elemental substances of our world. Among the ancients only the blacksmith worked with all four.” - From The Art of Blacksmithing by Alex W. Bealer Link to post Share on other sites
R.H.Graham 10 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Give the vise a good smack or two with a hammer. Seriously. Randal www.rhgraham.simpl.com Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Myers 134 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Run a blowtorch over the vise till it gets hot. The molecules inside will unalign themselves and the magnetism will vanish. Link to post Share on other sites
dragoncutlery 85 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 um brian im perty sure that would be to hot to be helpful Brandon Sawisch bladesmith eagles may soar but weasels don't get sucked in to jet engines Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Myers 134 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Oh it doesn't have to be hot-hot. Not hot enough to remove the hardening of the metal. Just warm to the touch. Lol...sorry i guess I forgot to say that. Link to post Share on other sites
Tim Scarlatti 0 Posted January 30, 2014 Author Share Posted January 30, 2014 hmmm. Come to think of it, it's probably the motor in the drill. I'll try the hammer and maybe the torch. I knew about the torch. I just didn't want to ruin the HT. thanks I'll see what happens. Link to post Share on other sites
Brandon Buford 0 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I would put my money on the electric motor of the drill being the culprit. And I would second the heating up of the vise. Heat it till its just hotter than what you could touch and no more. You could even smack it with a hammer in that heated state. Should work. Link to post Share on other sites
Tim Scarlatti 0 Posted January 31, 2014 Author Share Posted January 31, 2014 I let it sit for a day without anything in it and just now took it off the bench and smacked both jaws a few times. It worked! Thanks for your ideas and help. Cheers Link to post Share on other sites
B. Norris 13 Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 I got tired of blades coming off the grinder magnetized and bought one of these. There is definitely a technique to using it but, for the most part, it works. ~Bruce~ “All work is empty save when there is love, for work is love made visible.” Kahlil Gibran "It is easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them." - Alfred Adler Link to post Share on other sites
R.H.Graham 10 Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Anytime steel gets magnetized all you need to do is give it a few raps and it'll be clear. Randal www.rhgraham.simpl.com Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Madigan 20 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 I hate it when my blades start collecting iron fillings. I had one a few weeks ago that was attracted to the steel in the platen. That made for some interesting grinding. Link to post Share on other sites
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