I love magnets, how about you?

[drippaboi]

I love watching how other people go about building their coils and seeing what tools they use in the hopes of picking up a new trick or two. But one thing I'm surprised many people don't have in their build kits is a quality magnet or two. Like a pair of ceramic tweezers - I couldn't live without this superfluous tool. During a build I leave it to the magnets to keep track of tiny screws, drill bits, and lengths of wire. They also serve as a good place to let my recently fired coils cool, catch my clipped leads before they fly off to who-knows-where (until I step on it later), and trying to place a vertical coil has never been easier than on drill bit with a fresh residual magnetic charge. My favorite thing to use them for is cleaning up my build area with literally a wave of my hand especially after a day of testing builds.

I convinced a buddy to add one to his kit and he went out and bought this monster of a magnet taken from what I assume to be the core of the Earth because it took a screwdriver to pry it off the side of his filing cabinet. Personally I just harvested my favorite refrigerator magnets

 

[G-weezy]

Yes I do as well. I build my coils on a magnetic pad. Catches everything.

 

[wshanncap]

Great idea. I'm always concerned about losing the fill screw in my Kayfun.

 

[autobiogphnation]

Personally no need for a magnet to catch all the little tiny things etc because I'm so used to minding where I place things etc. because of working on electronics for work etc.
But yes, a magnet can be helpful if you aren't the most careful with all the small parts.

 

[VHRB2014]

I`ll use one occasionally, set up as a carpet sweeper for the oft dropped "whatever".

But for my tools and screws I really don`t like imparting a mag field to them, having them stick to the driver when they are supposed to come off, this can get frustrating in certain circumstances.

I have a little plastic jar in my kit for such things when I`m rebuilding and busting down to the bare bits.

But whatever makes it easy for you, that`s what important.