Magnetar Beast X Kit review: 3,100 lb across four magnetic faces

Reading the 3,100 lb rating correctly

Magnetar describes the Beast X as a cylinder magnet with magnetic attraction in four directions. Its headline 1,400 kg or 3,100 lb figure is the total of those directions, not a stated single-face pull. The detailed description breaks that total into four ratings of 350 kg or 775 lb.

The product-information summary contains a material inconsistency. It prints “4 × 350 kg / 350 lb,” pairing the same number with two different units. The longer description instead gives 350 kg or 775 lb for each direction, which also adds back to the published 3,100 lb total. This review uses the detailed 775 lb figure while preserving the conflicting summary in the specifications.

These remain Magnetar’s published ratings. The page does not state the test method, contact material, contact area, coating condition or any other test condition. No independent pull test has been performed for this review, so the headline cannot be converted into a real-object lifting promise.

Dimensions and magnetic reach

The magnet body is listed at 80 × 30 mm, also written as 3 × 1.2 inches. With the eye bolt installed, the stated envelope becomes 80 × 77 mm or 3 × 2.9 inches. That second figure is the more useful one for storage because it includes the attachment point rather than only the cylinder.

Magnetar gives each magnetic surface a 17 cm or 6.7-inch attraction range. It also calls the catch range 360 degrees, meaning the product is intended to attract around the cylinder instead of only at its base. The page does not publish the method behind the 17 cm figure, so it should remain a listed manufacturer specification rather than an expected distance for every target.

Weight is missing. Magnetar calls this X-line design lighter and describes its throwing weight as balanced, but supplies no mass in grams, kilograms, ounces or pounds. Those phrases cannot be turned into a comparison number.

What is included for $224.99

The purchase is a kit rather than a bare magnet. Magnetar lists the Beast X magnet, a stainless steel protective cover, a strong rope with stainless steel carabiner, waterproof gloves and a carry bag with MagShield material. The page says the magnet is fully assembled and glued, so no initial assembly is listed as necessary.

The MagShield bag is described as reducing the magnetic field during transport and storage. No reduction percentage, measured distance or testing standard is published, so this review records the feature without quantifying it.

Several practical accessory figures are absent. The page does not give the rope’s length, diameter, material or rated load. It also does not state glove size choices or dimensions for the carry bag. A complete contents list is not the same as a complete accessory specification.

Cover, coating and missing material data

The stainless steel item named on the page is a protective cover. That does not identify the coating on the magnet itself. Magnetar publishes no coating material, layer stack or thickness for the Beast X on this listing, so the coating field is marked TODO: verify.

The page also does not name the magnet material in its specification text. Rather than import a material from another model, the table leaves that field for verification. The same applies to magnet weight and rope dimensions.

This separation matters because cover, coating and magnet material describe three different parts of the construction. Only the cover is identified here, and only as stainless steel.