Using rare earth magnets on RVs
James, borrowing Susan's laptop:
The magnets to hold the cast iron griddle to the wall under the sink that Susan already posted has worked really well.
As she mentioned, I've tried a bunch of other projects using so with success, some with issues. I love the durability of them as a solution, I need to write us some of the details and post it, maybe tonight I'll get a chance to do some documenting.
I'd love to hear where others have used them too though? Given the number of creative folks here, I'm sure others have used them effectively in ways I haven't even considered yet. :-)
I've used them VERY effectively for fixing one of the spring catches under one of the can storage pullouts in the kitchen. It kept popping open going around curves, so I screwed in a countersunk hole rare earth magnet that pull the latch UP when the pull out is closed. Works perfectly, you'd never even know there was a problem.
I TRIED using them to hold a cuttingboard to the underside of the kitchen table, but vibration tends to pop them just far enough for gravity to take over. Sudden crashing of cutting board into the cat food/water bowls while driving is bad. Very stressful for the driver. NOT recommended. :p
Although, I've been toying with the idea of adding some velcro over the magnet to keep it from bouncing loose like that. Magnets are MORE than strong enough, just susceptible to vibration/sudden jarring loose.
What about you all? How have you used magnets effectively?
Mag obsessed minds want to know!
James
Topic: Using rare earth magnets on RVs