Question:

Aluminum Magnet?

Is there a way pick up aluminum pieces with a magnet or some sort. Help!! There are aluminum pieces inside the case of my brothers yz250f and he needs another way to check and make sure there are no pieces left. He's flushed it with the lowest weight oil he could find.

Answer:

Nope. Aluminum is non-magnetic. If the pieces were sufficiently large, one could move them with a strong alternating field which would set off eddy currents. But that won't work on tiny shavings. Guess he will have to flush again and again and hope for the best.

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