would a magnet hurt a stepper motor

[Tachout]

Just wondering if a magnet would hurt a stepper motor. I wantt o take my mag base and dial indicator and work on the bed leveling. I could adjust it must better with the dial indicator on the surface, and be able to move the bed and all around on the x and y axis. I just do not want to hurt the stepper.

[Mjolinor]

It will make the stepper change it's step angle, that change may or may not be permanent depending on how strong the magnet is and where it is specifically placed.

[Roxy]

I stick really strong magnets (out of dead disk drives) on my steppers all the time. Probably I shouldn't run my printer with them there, but I do anyway. And I haven't seen any problems.

[Tachout]

Just to be on the safe side I will just find another way then. Really think setting this with the dial indicator will get me closer as I can see and read that thing.

[Mjolinor]

It doesn't need to be that close unless you print without a raft. I suppose it depends how you use your printer. I know that if I did mine with a DTI it would drive me crazy trying to get it parallel to the XY and have it change every time you print.