Problem. I have a real mess in my chisel storage drawer. Good chisels bounce around far too much, and I have to protect every chisel edge otherwise they get banged and dinged.
Idea. Will a pair of rare earth magnets hold a chisel rack? Will the setup work for all the different size of chisels I have? Can I eliminate my darn edge protector covers? I tested these 1/8″ x 3/4″ dia. countersunk rare earth ring magnets and found they were the answer. The countersunk holes make them very easy to mount, and they really grab!
Layout. I cut a board to 5/8″ x 4″ x 19-1/2″ (length = my drawer width). I used #4 x 1/2″ flathead sheet metal screws and attached pairs of these rare earth magnets at 1-3/4″ intervals. I spread the magnets 2-1/2″ apart for my longer chisels, and 1-3/4″ apart for my shorter chisels. Don’t over drive the screws, the ring magnets are brittle and they can break.
Solution. I attached the “chisel rack” to my drawer bottom with screws from underneath. My chisels don’t move around anymore. Problem solved!
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Source:
Rare Earth Magnets #NSN0589 Magcraft www.rare-earth-magnets.com 800-774-6005
Rare earth magnets are good.l wants used them to hold my pencil to my shirt.l just attached one inside and one on the outside of my shirt and put a small piece of metal on the pencil end.It worked good, just throw the pencil up and it stays right there.One Problem; l was on the job sight and started to get pain in my chest,l have a stint inside me. The magnets (l think) were squeezing the stint shut because as soon as l removed them (the Magnets) the pain left and l was soon fine again.
Love the simplicity an efficiency of this design!