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Default Demagnetize tool

On 8/4/2019 5:40 AM, Xeno wrote:
On 4/8/19 3:50 pm, A K wrote:

I am trying to demagnetize this vise grips.

I tried the method where you hit it with a hammer, but it does not work.

https://imgur.com/a/LrrnOEV

Hunt up one of the old cassette tape head demagnetising tools. I've used
them before with some degree of success on tools like screwdrivers. They
work on the principle of a reducing AC current with its associated
magnetic field.

Or, a bulk tape eraser. Like these:
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw...tape%20erasers