Hello All,

A 1/8" steel ball bearing has fallen to the bottom of a 2.5" deep 5/64"
hole in a large iron casting.

It is feasible to use magnetics to remove the bearing?

I suspect not but perhaps it is a failure of my imagination.


The hole is the oil passage to the spindle bearing of a small lathe. The
ball is blocking oil from entering the spindle bearing and must be removed.

The ball bearing is loose in the passage. If I could flip the lathe upside
down it would probably fall out of the hole.

Currently it seems I will have to tear the lathe apart to get the ball out.

Thanks,
Jason White
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