Bob La Londe on Fri, 10 Jan 2020 13:50:45 -0700
typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:
On 1/10/2020 11:18 AM, wrote:
Run magnets through sand, by your windowsill(or any place that collects a lot of dust, really)and try your best to remove the filings from the magnet. It ain't easy!

Put the magnet inside a heavy plastic bag first. Turn the bag inside
out to remove iron filings.

Good idea, that way, your filings are all bagged.

I was thinking of the various sorts of "Magnetic picker uppers"
where the magnet is inside a not magnetic housing (usually plastic)
and having "swept up" the steel bits, you can then pull a handle, move
the magnet away from the bottom, and "clatter' they fall off into a
bucket.
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pyotr filipivich
"With Age comes Wisdom. Although far too often, Age travels alone."