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Iron Filings

Experiment with magnets and create exciting magnetic lines of force!

  • Bulk Iron Filings
    Item #: WMIF-300

    $5.99 In Stock

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Experiment with different magnets and create exciting magnetic lines of force! Just center any magnet under a sheet of white paper and pour iron filings on top. Observe how the filings line up around the poles of the magnet! Recommended for children ages 6 and up.

What's included?

12 oz. of iron filings

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Iron Fillings

Jake Gehrke    -  April 29, 2013

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This user gave 4/5 stars


These worked well for the experiments we needed them in.

Make ferromagnetic paste with bulk iron filings

Bill Wells    -  January 14, 2012

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This user gave 4/5 stars


I bought the 12 oz tubes of bulk iron filings to make a ferromagnetic past; that is, a paste containing metal filings that wowld be attracted by a magnet.

I used epoxy glue for the paste. After mixing about 1/2 oz. of the two part epoxy, I added about an equal amount by volume of the iron filings. The final mixture was then a "ferromagnetic glue". I could spread it onto any surface, and when hardened, a magnet will attract it.

This worked fairly well, but the iron filings are coarse so the hardened paste can be rough.

I planned on applying the paste to bottom of game board pieces and use thin magnetic sheet for the actual game board.

Iron Filings

T McKenzie    -  May 13, 2010

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This user gave 4/5 stars


What can I say - they're iron filings.

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