I am sure this is an old idea

[Eric Krewson]

I got tired of burning my hands when I blacken steel parts for inletting. My late wife had countless refrigerator magnets now confined to boxes in the basement.

I turned a piece of scrap walnut to the right size and glued a magnet from the collection on it to hold stuff while I blacken it, saves my fingers. It would take a stronger magnet to hold a buttplate or trigger guard but today's project is a trigger plate. The magnet releases easily so putting the part back in the inlet is simple.

 

[Brokennock]

I bet one of those magnets on a telescoping rod, sold at auto parts stores, would work well for this. ??

 

[SDSmlf]

I tried a number of transfer methods, but always come back to Persian Blue. As a young toolmaker apprentice I was told it was invented in Germany in the early 1700s. First thing you learn as an apprentice is not to question a journeyman. So it must be true. And it works great. Find Persian Blue so much easier to use and control. Keep an unopened tube of the stuff in my tool box just in case.

And I do like your use of magnets.

 

[rich pierce]

Eric, cool idea. Got to work on a brass magnet next!

 

[Eric Krewson]

My first test was with an auto part retrieval tool, it worked great but grabbed the part a little too tightly, It would work great for larger items.

I have some prussian blue but couldn't find where I hid it, it was one of those "I will put it here and never forget where it is again" moments, it is an old age thing.

 

[Pete G]

it was one of those "I will put it here and never forget where it is again" moments, it is an old age thing.

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Throw in moving to another home/shop. I know I have a box of 50+ flints....somewhere.

 

[SDSmlf]

I have some prussian blue but couldn't find where I hid it, it was one of those "I will put it here and never forget where it is again" moments, it is an old age thing.

I always have the the one (whatever it is) as a backup neatly put away and only use if the ‘working’ one can’t be found. System works, but does creat a lot of clutter and extra stuff. Tends to lead to extra multiples of many items. Contemplating a major shop ‘cleanup’ right now.....

 

[Poboy]

I always have the the one (whatever it is) as a backup neatly put away and only use if the ‘working’ one can’t be found. System works, but does creat a lot of clutter and extra stuff. Tends to lead to extra multiples of many items. Contemplating a major shop ‘cleanup’ right now.....

No kidding, I've gotten to the age, where, even though I have 2 of everything (except women, which I ran out of) I can't find stuff anymore.

 

[MSW]

I hate having CRS moments … by the way, I really like the magnet idea … gotta remember that one...

 

[mushka]

He that invents a brass magnet will be a very rich man real quick.