How do you store welding magnets

[Hooked_on_HP]

How do you store your welding magnets so they don't attract every metal filing that gets close to them.
Bill

 

[Willl]

Don't use the ones I have much, but at the moment, their stuck to the side of my welder.

 

[/pine]

ziplock

 

[k0ua]

I don't use them much any more, as with DC welding, they can cause arc blow. Mine are stored on the side of my old Lincoln AC225 which I haven't used since I got a DC welder.

James K0UA

 

[Shield Arc]

Glued to the inside wall of a metal cabinet.

 

[sandman2234]

ziplock

Absolutely ziplock bags. They also work great that way for picking up chips around my milling machine, and easy to clean up. Just remove the magnet from the bag and chips fall off.
David from jax

 

[LD1]

ziplock

Absolutely ziplock bags. They also work great that way for picking up chips around my milling machine, and easy to clean up. Just remove the magnet from the bag and chips fall off.
David from jax

Thats what I do

 

[Scooby074]

stuck to the side of my welding cart.

Ive seen some magnets that are "sealed" around the magnet so that filings cant get in between the face plates. Ive also seen one with an off switch so you can just turn it off to clean. I think Ill grab one of the switched ones when I find one.

 

[greasemonkeyok]

stuck to the side of my welding cart.
... Ive also seen one with an off switch so you can just turn it off to clean. I think Ill grab one of the switched ones when I find one.

Switched, really?

 

[sandman2234]

Switched magnets aren't NEW, they have long been used in dial indicator mounts. Not sure if they completely demagnetise or not.
David from jax

 

[k0ua]

Switched, really?

The "switch" is mechanical in nature not electrical. It withdraws the magnet inside the enclosure away from the surface when you turn the "switch" to the off position.

James K0UA

 

[Scooby074]

Switched, really?

Yep. James clarified. Im not sure how much residual magnetisim remains, but it would HAVE to be easier to clean than a non-switched you would think

Here's one. Magswitch has a good reputation with woodworking tools so Id imagine their metal products would be OK too

http://store.cyberweld.com/mamiwema81.html

http://store.cyberweld.com/ma90dean.html

 

[greasemonkeyok]

Interesting. Either I haven't come across them before, or if I did I didn't realize what they were.

I just use a sack made out of nylon that looks like tent material. It keeps the big stuff off the magnet, and doesn't tear as easily as a ziploc. But, metal dust does work its way through the cloth.

 

[radioman]

I'm too lazy to store them properly in a bag. I just throw em on my welding cart and when I need it I use a old rag and swipe off the metal filing when I need it.

 

[sandman2234]

I'm too lazy to store them properly in a bag. I just throw em on my welding cart and when I need it I use a old rag and swipe off the metal filing when I need it.

Mine stay in a ziplock bag. The freezer bags are a little bit tougher.
David from jax

 

[Yooper75]

Stuck to the side of my welder.

 

[yomax4]

I cut out a piece of sheet metal and screwed it to the wall. I store my magnets and my magnetic parts trays on it. The Switched magnets are still magnetic after you turn off the switch. Yes they are a little easier to clean. All the magnets are just to get a couple tacks. Not meant to weld into the mag field.

 

[Yooperman]

To clean small metal filings from my magnets, I have found compressed air blows the filings right off. Of course, you always have to be careful not to get them in your eyes.

 

[Artisan]

I do not worry about it, a 100PSI air nozzle cleans
them up in no time w/ little effort...
But for the record and FWIW, they all are stuck to my H-Frame Press.

 

[2458n]

Lid of tool chest