Power tools with magnets

Not a problem

by Theknotguy - 2018-11-05 08:00:51

I volunteer at a furniture bank - like a food bank only we distribute furniture instead of food.  It has a completely equipped wood shop.   I run all of the power tools without any problems.  

I posted on the forum where I was running a DeWalt power drill doing Kreg Jig pocket screws.  Got tired of lifting the drill.  Drilled over a hundred holes while leaning on the drill.  Forgot about my pacemaker.  So my pacemaker was lying on top of a running drill.  No problems.  I don't suggest you do it yourself though.  

The power tools you'd handle in a small shop or garage just don't have any magnets big enough to bother the pacemaker.  Welding is another issue though.  

Hope your sanding project goes well.  
 

DIY and electric tools

by Selwyn - 2018-11-05 11:47:10

I think I would shy away from using a power tool pressing with my arms and chest wall, otherwise no problems.

I have used virtually every hand held electric tool for DIY without any problems- chain saws to planers. 

Don't think you need to worry except as I say to avoid direct contact with the PM chest wall area.

What they said

by El Gordo - 2018-11-06 09:06:55

I have a pacemaker and use some large tools in my shop, up to and ancluding a 3hp drum sander. I've never noticed anything. Avoid large magnetic fields and electrical arcs. We installed an induction cooktop in our kitchen in February and I got my pacemaker in June. My wife was worried, but it has no effect, but I DO keep my left side at least a foot away from the elements when it's on.

Power tools with magnets

by IPGENG12 - 2018-11-07 21:08:13

I've had a pacemaker for 3+ years now and have done lots of projects around the house with powertools, including hand sanders.  I have not had a problem at all.  Modern devices have EMI filters that help avoid inappropriate sensing in the device.

Having said that,  one thing you definitely should not do is lean into a sawz-all, demolition hammer, jack hammer or nail-gun.  The mechanical shock these tools can impart can have adverse effects (i.e. fracture) on the leads and the lead connector on the device can.  The outcomes from this can be very bad for you.  This is also  the reason I was told by the nurse when I woke up from my implant that I had to give up any kind of sport shooting with rifles if I put the gun over my device.