>it's easy to tell that the LED leads are maybe a little
>more magnetic than I'd like, but I think I can get away with it.

I think you will find that many IC's, transistors, and other components like
LED's will have steel based lead frames in them. This is a consequence of
having a material that matches the temperature coefficient of the
encapsulating material.

In the case of LED's you may be better off using surface mount examples, and
having a plastic "light pipe" to where you want the light if you cannot
mount the led in a suitable place.

P.S. this sounds like super-conducting magnet territory :)

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