On Mon, 23 Mar 2015 12:06:46 -0700, wrote:

All,
I have been looking online and have found lots of info but I would
also like to hear from anyone here who has actually done what I want
to do. The goal is to magnetise a heat treated to 40 Rc steel rod that
is .200 in diameter in the radial direction. The area to be magnetised
needs to be about .350" from the end of the rod. The magnetism can be
pretty weak, it only needs to hold a steel sleeve in place for a few
seconds. But the end of the rod must have a very weak magnetic
strength, weak enough that it won't even hold a straight pin.
Thanks,
Eric

Why not take a decent magnet and simply stroke your tool a few times.
This of course magnitizes the rod.


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