Possible crack help.

[Carl_First_Timer]

I read about a "poor mans magna flux" but never tried.

Take a rare earth neo magnet, stick it to the blade. Take some fine metal shavings and sprinkle on the blade. Move the magnet back and forth under the "crack" and see if the shavings do anything odd. Evidently cracks disrupt the magnetic field and cause the shavings to move around the crack differently if it is indeed a crack. never tried it though.

I had thought of this, but it slipped my mind during the course of the day. I'll give it a shot tonight when I get home.