On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 09:25:40 -0800, Tim Wescott wrote:

Stroke it a few times with one pole, then
reverse the magnet and stroke it a bit further away. Keep doing this
until you're waving the magnet in the air well away from the part.

I'll give that a shot, thanks.

It _won't_ demagnetize the thing completely, and may not work at all for
complex shapes, but it should make things better.

Well, right now it's not that complex of a shape, but it will be
shortly. I'll demag it first then.

Thanks
Dave