ID this ?

[sardine]

magnetic roller thing, strong magnet sticks to anything , what's it off, and what the hell am I supposed to do with it ?

 

[Brad93]

Could be off a copier or something along those lines.

Or (a bit small) it could be from a magnetic belt separator that sorts steel from non ferrous

 

[zx9]

Could be off a copier or something along those lines.

Or (a bit small) it could be from a magnetic belt separator that sorts steel from non ferrous

Or used in food industry to remove ferrous metal from incoming ingredients.

 

[Brad93]

Or used in food industry to remove ferrous metal from incoming ingredients.

Good shout.

 

[mr haynes]

sweep the floor with it

 

[RonA]

sweep the floor with it

Excellent suggestion, put some handles on it & use it to collect swarf off your workshop floor.
RonA

 

[MoreWellie]

use it to collect swarf off your workshop floor.

but put a plastic bag on it first to make it easier to get rid of the swarf afterwards

 

[mike 109444]

Don't wave it near any of your genital piercings

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Don't wave it near any of your genital piercings

Spoken from experience?

 

[mike 109444]

Absolutely not !

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Don't wave it near any of your genital piercings

And you know this....how?

 

[Johnnybravo]

And you know this....how?

Because that would be a cock up...

 

[RichardM]

drill a hole through the shaft, attach a length of strong rope and have a days magnet fishing

 

[brightspark]

drill a hole through the shaft, attach a length of strong rope and have a days magnet fishing

trouble with that is
you only trawl up rusty krap nothing of real value

 

[Shedendman]

Tie a rope to it and go fishing

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

trouble with that is
you only trawl up rusty krap nothing of real value

Depends were you fish and what you think is valuable.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

trouble with that is
you only trawl up rusty krap nothing of real value

Or, evidence in a murder case

 

[Parm]

trouble with that is
you only trawl up rusty krap nothing of real value

Yep, watched a few things on the news. Got excited and bought a big magnet. First time I used it got told of by the folk on the boat, then by some fishermen.

Found a horseshoe and some bent up rebar.

What a waste of time and money

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Found a horseshoe and some bent up rebar.

What a waste of time and money

I have found:
A few hammers.
Wood chisels.
Screwdrivers.
Hacksaw.

All by a bridge where a school bus drops of the herberts.

In a town near me.
A host of old Mill machine parts, sold and also donated to the museum.

Weymouth Harbour.
All sorts of WW2 gear.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

What a waste of time and money

Not entirely, you networked with some new & interesting people.....