Drilling a magnet.

Dan_Trials · Oct 20, 2013

Is it not possible to have a small electromagnet on the end so you can shove it in there then switch it on? Often thought of this when trying to retrieve nuts/bolts etc from the depths of an engine bay and sticking to everything on the way.

jamesmartin · Oct 20, 2013

or you could just buy one of these like the rest of us do
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&r...0YHoAg&usg=AFQjCNEwEKfXOVkEhCLqZf4Du4td8cmMmg

Freelaner · Oct 20, 2013

i've got one of them too JM but it's not as powerful as the kennedy magnet

jamesmartin · Oct 20, 2013

Freelaner said:
i've got one of them too JM but it's not as powerful as the kennedy magnet

to be honest i buy other makes of shielded ones ,i seem to go through a few, very handy especially when you drop tools in freelander engine bays

Freelaner · Oct 20, 2013

jamesmartin said:
to be honest i buy other makes of shielded ones ,i seem to go through a few, very handy especially when you drop tools in freelander engine bays

i can relate to that

that bloody undertray is a menace

jamesmartin · Oct 20, 2013

Freelaner said:
i can relate to that

that bloody undertray is a menace

kennedy do some good stuff our local cromwells sell alot

Freelaner · Oct 20, 2013

jamesmartin said:
kennedy do some good stuff our local cromwells sell alot

still got my old socket set from them my mrs bought me 25 years ago, i've had to replace a couple of sockets recently but apart from that it's been fairly bombproof.

Thor1950 · Oct 21, 2013

blue beasty said:
More like this 15 Lb. Capacity Telescoping Magnetic Pickup Tool

The whole of the splined diff end part of the shaft shattered into about six pieces......had to play the 3 dimensional jig-saw puzzle game to make sure we had it all Took about an hour to get it all out

could of pulled the diff quicker and gotten it out

lilman · Oct 21, 2013

Freelaner said:
buy one like the one i have in my tool box

https://www.cromwell.co.uk/KEN5538320K

screw some threaded bar into it and you're hot to trot

Yep, that would do just nicely. Im still going use the one I found though.

I hope I never need it. Busted diffs but never a half shaft. Arrrgggghhh, wot did I say that for?

easye1 · Oct 21, 2013

lilman said:
Yep, that would do just nicely. Im still going use the one I found though. I hope I never need it. Busted diffs but never a half shaft. Arrrgggghhh, wot did I say that for?

not in a landie,
but for my sins I was just 17, first car and all that,
was a MK1 consul convertable, doing a U turn on Brightons lower promanade

yes wheel spining

bang went halfshaft..
jacked it up, took out half shafts, then diff to get broken bit out,
had to ask local coppers where local brakers were,
got on a bus,
got effin raped by brakers for halfshaft - cost me a £5 then - was 48 years ago !!
bus back to seafront, put it all back together including cups of diff oil I saved,
drove home.......

NEVER will I forget the embarrasement from being asked "whats up" by hundreds of holiday makers walking the seafront in blazing hot sunshine..

broke lots of bits racing but thats expected,
but then I wernt dressed in a suit !!!!!
oh, and I wernt 17 either....

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