Vicious ants cyclone. Is yours magnetic?

[Tejcek]

Just bought one of these on eBay claiming to be authentic and 100% stainless. It is not magnetic at all with the exception of the small screws. Next to scraping the case to see if it's brass underneath I don't know how else to test it. Anyone have one they can put a magnet to?

 

[B2L]

Just tried it with the door magnets on my REO, nope, not magnetic at all. Neither is the Cube mod which is all stainless.

Here's a little light reading on the subject

Why don't magnets work on some stainless steels? - Scientific American

 

[Tejcek]

Thanks for the quick reply. Makes me feel a bit better. Anyone even seen a quality looking clone out there? I can't find one

 

[Tejcek]

I also tried it on the bf Igo I got from rob (obviously he sells legit stuff) and it's not magnetic either but the center post was. Hard to say though cause I have a build on it and it could be the kanthal or the post screws

 

[glowplug]

Wow. Things I would never have thought to research. I have heard discussion about SS v. aluminum and ways to tell ... I would think the weight, specific gravity and stuffs like that would be a good indicator, but I have no real idea. I know I have a clone with enough copper (black stingray) that it is probably worth more for the ore than the mod.