Old 09-13-16 | 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Nucks
Ok, that makes sense but I thought I read somewhere here perhaps that even stainless steel spokes are a little magnetic. I guess that is incorrect. Makes more sense now to me. Thanks!
There are magnetic and non magnetic versions of stainless steel.
The magnetic versions are much less magnetic than iron.
I just checked some Wheelsmith and they are very faintly magnetic.
If only checking one spoke, I doubt if you could tell unless you had a STRONG magnet.
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