Mike, you probably don't have an air compressor, but if you did, that's what would do it.
For those of you that do have one, pressure at 60+ pounds will blow the stuff right off the magnet, and it will look like a brand new clean magnet when done. Ten seconds or less and it's spotless….......... Jerry (in Tucson)
I do what Jerry does.
I often find that while using rare earth magnets in some projects (doing the fitting, etc. in the shop), they pick up lots of steel wool debris from finishing jobs. A quick blast with the air compressor does the trick.
If you keep doing it the same way every time, and the magnet is still dirty, then you are doing it wrong. If the gloves clean the magnet for you, then you're doing good. ...... Jerry (in Tucson)
Get the cup magnet from lees valley that will fit into a plastic 35mm container. This magnet has a hole so you can install a long machine screw in it. Simply drill a hole to fit the screw in the lid of the 35mm container. Now pick up the metal shavings from the bottom end of the container, now hold your new tool above the garbage can and pull up on the machine screw and your metal will drop off because the magnet is raised inside the canister. I call mine the "Swarf Vac"
thanks for all of your suggestions, the film can idea gave me an idea. I put the magnets under my grinding wheel package and all. when I need to clean it I just open the blister pack and take out the magnets. And filing don't get inside like they do when the plastic bag get a hole in it
Worse comes to worse, [and like Lee said] put the other, stronger magnet in zip lock and…..
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