Another use for MagSwitch – My ‘broom’ concept

I have a huge pile of sawdust etc in my shed, and over the years have dropped my fair share of screws, nails etc.

So I decided to try out the MagSquare, to see if my “MagSwitch Broom” concept had any legs.

Here’s the original mixture of nails, screws etc, and sawdust. MagSquare on standby!

The large MagSquare – a half turn of the handle to activate the magnet, and it will have around 230kg of lifting strength (should be enough )

The result. Very handy, and as I am cleaning up, instead of ignoring the nails etc that I am loosing, I am going to make a quick pass with this to collect as much as possible. I know it is possible to do this with a simple magnet, but it’s nice being able to hold it over a container, and switch off the magnet and have all the screws etc simply drop off. I tried this with metal filings, and got a great collection, and when the MagSwitch was turned off, not a single filing remained attached to the magnet – it really drove home to me the fact that the magnetic field is completely cancelled by the switch.