im a bit excited! I'm awaiting the arrival of a 90kg pull neodymium magnet with the aim of tying some rope to the loop and throwing it into various bodies of oggin! Hopefully, as well as the expected rusty tat, there may some treasure! YouTube shows some great finds......
that looks like a tesco mk2 ,circa 1982-1987 ,can tell because no pound thing on the handlebars... I might buy that book...
Ha! It's here! It's tiny, but proper strong! I opened it and thought it looks a bit Mickey Mouse, but when it's clamped on, it's very hard to shift! I've got to get some sort of thin nylon rope now! I got it from eBay.... It was £16 including post
in the good old days we had proper iron magnets that weren't too strong, but they only picked up iron objects. that 'small' one you bought looks about right compared with some of the mega size ones on YouTube. Looking at the YouTube clips, you are going to need a decent strong rope on it. And a separate hook on a pole to drag out the trolleys and bikes. magnet fishing looks ok but I like fishing for fish best. I'm a bit too old now to be seen chucking a magnet in a river.