Husky Magnetizer / Demagnetizer (Wiha Clone) @ HD for $3

[winlinmac]

Precision Magnetizer Demagnetizer
Lifetime warranty (Guaranteed Forever)
Durable quality
Long lasting

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-Pr...387?keyword=Precision+Magnetizer+Demagnetizer

$2.97

 

[jnich1977]

I loooove mine!

 

[IBEW702]

http://www.wihatools.com/on-sale/magnetizer-and-demagnetizer
Wiha for $3.98

 

[unslow1]

I really like the ones I bought at O'reilly's for 17 cents each a few months ago. When you happen to be in one check their clearance shelves. They are really bad about not changing the prices in several stores I've been in. The will still ring up clearance. Hijack over.

After using them I would gladly pay $3 for one if I needed it.

 

[icu2tsx]

This has been the price for months lol not a hot deal.

 

[unslow1]

This has been the price for months lol not a hot deal.

It's actually cheaper at Menard's because of the 11% rebate. HD has a way to match the rebate.

 

[winlinmac]

I wouldn't be surprised if both the Wiha and Husky are made under the same roof

 

[Can I try?]

Husky magnetizer COO = China

Wiha magnetizer COO = Germany

 

[winlinmac]

Not anymore, the new Wiha magnetizer appears to be made elsewhere.

https://www.amazon.com/product-revi...eyword=germany&search-alias=community-reviews

Also, various German tool companies are seeking cheaper alternatives abroad as well. Everything we come across now is global. No company wants to be fully transparent, which is why US manufacturers for instance, can get away with Made in USA with global materials

Husky magnetizer COO = China

Wiha magnetizer COO = Germany

 

[gdocktor3]

Everything we come across now is global. No company wants to be fully transparent, which is why US manufacturers for instance, can get away with Made in USA with global materials

I don't think they're "getting away with it". Getting away with it would be not including the global materials aspect because technically, it's still made in the USA.

 

[winlinmac]

You have a valid point.
I meant these manufacturers are still able to sell to those that still think they are getting the same quality that once was back in the late 20th - Century.

I don't think they're "getting away with it". Getting away with it would be not including the global materials aspect because technically, it's still made in the USA.

 

[Can I try?]

On both wihatools.com and kctool.com the COO is listed as Germany. Personally, I trust this information over some assumptive Amazon reviews. I happened to buy one of these a couple months back, and it is true that it does not come marked with any COO information on the product or packaging.

Homedepot.com does not list a COO, but the product image clearly shows "Made in China".

My reason for pointing this out was not to say that one is better than the other, but simply to prevent the dissemination of false information based on rumor as a result of you stating "I wouldn't be surprised if both the Wiha and Husky are made under the same roof."

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Not anymore, the new Wiha magnetizer appears to be made elsewhere.

https://www.amazon.com/product-revi...eyword=germany&search-alias=community-reviews

Also, various German tool companies are seeking cheaper alternatives abroad as well. Everything we come across now is global. No company wants to be fully transparent, which is why US manufacturers for instance, can get away with Made in USA with global materials

 

[winlinmac]

Thanks for the info, not everything online is true, appears at the end of the day we all have to go by our own discretion. However, upon checking KC Tool it does appear some German companies have their tools being Made in Taiwan now.

 

[icu2tsx]

 

[dodge610]

Thanks for posting this Got one just picked it up.

 

[Qualitytools]

Thanks for the heads up I picked up 2 in case I misplace one

 

[IBEW702]

View media item 66458I bought the Wiha. The package does not show where it is made.

 

[2manytools]

For most tools I do care a bit about where it is made. As long as the intended item becomes (de)magnetized, I care very little about where it is made. Now, I do prefer the Wiha color scheme to the solid black unit I have somewhere.

I got mine as a 2-pack on one of those daily deal sites. for now it is a 1-pack, until I find the other

 

[kctyphoon]

This might be a dumb question, but how long does this last? Minutes? Days?? Forever??

 

[unslow1]

This might be a dumb question, but how long does this last? Minutes? Days?? Forever??

Good question. I have several and never tested it. I do know it comes in really handy when dealing with distributor rotor screws.

 

[kctyphoon]

View media item 66458I bought the Wiha. The package does not show where it is made.

Amazon lists it as "imported" - so you know what that means...

 

[IBEW702]

For most tools I do care a bit about where it is made. As long as the intended item becomes (de)magnetized,

It does both jobs well. I magnetized a screwdriver tonight and will check back on it tomorrow.

 

[IBEW702]

This might be a dumb question, but how long does this last? Minutes? Days?? Forever??

I just checked the screwdriver that I magnetized last night. Seems to hold as well as it did last night.

 

[dodge610]

I just checked the screwdriver that I magnetized last night. Seems to hold as well as it did last night.

Same deal with the husky one i bought a couple days ago.

 

[anyheck]

Retention of magnetization is a function of the item that you've magnetized called "remanence." Generally the magnetization will stay indefinitely unless something happens to disturb it like heating above the Curie Temperature or exposure to external magnetic fields like the demagnetizing part of this tool.

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Solids/magperm.html

 

[darkzero]

Amazon lists it as "imported" - so you know what that means...

Imported doesn't necessarily mean it's an Asian import if that's what you're implying. Made in Germany would still be considered import.

However, I have the older better looking green Wiha ones. They say Made in Germany right on them & on the packaging.

Why they switched to that ugly mint green beats me but the new ones say they use C8 magnets now. Germans are proud to put German made on their products so maybe the new ones are made in Asia.

Don't know if the new versions actually work better but mine work pretty well. Depends on the tool steel though. Works really well on Wiha screwdrivers, go figure, not as well on some cheap screwdrivers.

 

[A&P mechanic]

The Sears Craftsman magnetizer is made in America and it's on sale around 2.50.

My screwdrivers have already become magnetized from sitting on magnetic screwdriver racks the past several years but this magnetizer/demagnetizer will stilll useful.