Other Screwdriver magnetiser

I’m finally fed up with dropping screws with my non-magnetic driver. It works well, but really difficult to work on those hard to reach places due to inability to reach in.

Any recommendation on a good magnetic screwdriver?

What about those magnetiser? Are they worth getting instead?

I see LTT uses some sort of ratchet screwdriver, it can still hold screw on its tip. Worth getting? Which one would you recommend?

 

Get a set of long slim screwdrivers with magnetised tips and a few short ones.

 

I have the Wera star demagnetiser, it works like magic. One swipe and you have a strongly magnetic tip, another and it's flat dead like it's not even made of metal. Less than a fiver.

 

So those magnetiser works. Do you need to swipe every time you start to do a build? Or do they keep the magnetism for a few weeks?

I have a single one that works well. I’m thinking those magnetiser are the easiest for me.

 

I just stripped the actuator magnets from an old HDD. A couple of swipes with that and I'm good.

 

I was amazed at how well it works. They'll stay magnetic permanently, then swipe and it's gone again. I should have got one years ago.

 

My Dad has one many years ago. It’s really strong and I can imagine it doing the job. Unfortunately he can no longer find it.


Thanks all. I’ll just buy a magnetiser, simplest and cheapest solution.

Fiver, perfect.
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Wera-050...etiser&qid=1601197642&sr=8-1-fkmr0&th=1&psc=1

 

Let me know how well that works!

 

This is my super fancy pants mag:


Dragging the screwdriver along that groove between the two mags will demagnetise it really quickly - literally a few wipes. Dragging across the pads magnetises just as fast.

 

It arrived late yesterday and I moved the NVMe drive with heatsink under the graphics card to see whether the cheapo heatsink is any improvement over mobo heatspreader. It wasn't. So I moved it back.

Magnetism is strongest imminently after swipes, unsurprisingly. Could pick up 2 screws sometimes. An hour later, it's not as strong but still does the job holding 1 screw to easily screw in. Repeated de-magnetise and re-magetise feels like magic.
The screwdriver need to be good quality. The crappy tiny one came with M2 heatsink works somewhat, only just manages to hold one tiny M2 screw.

 

Ya I have done that forever works a treat