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    Increasing storage space in your toolbox

    I just realized last night that you can use hard drive magnets to stick tools on inside your toolbox. I pulled the back off a few magnets leaving just the magnetic part and stuck them to the top inside of my toolbox. Now I can stick the smaller tools up there and leave the bigger ones on the bottom.

    There's nothing more fun and more effective than hitting something repeatedly with a sledgehammer

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    Quote Originally Posted by Scrap man View Post
    I just realized last night that you can use hard drive magnets to stick tools on inside your toolbox. I pulled the back off a few magnets leaving just the magnetic part and stuck them to the top inside of my toolbox. Now I can stick the smaller tools up there and leave the bigger ones on the bottom.
    That is not a bad idea, wouldn't work for me, as I have a hard plastic one, but soon changing it out for a metal one. I will definitely give this a shot!
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    You can stick a magnet to plastic it just needs a little help.
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    YEah super glue it to the plastic

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    Scrap Man good idea.

    On a side note my Grandfather is rolling over in his grave at the thought of a spastic plastic tool box!
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    I use these magents in my scrapshed. I just nail them to the 2x4 and then hang my tools from them. I can hang my hammer from one of these strong little buggers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Scrap man View Post
    I just realized last night that you can use hard drive magnets to stick tools on inside your toolbox. I pulled the back off a few magnets leaving just the magnetic part and stuck them to the top inside of my toolbox. Now I can stick the smaller tools up there and leave the bigger ones on the bottom.
    How do you get the magnet off?

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    Stick it in a vice and hit it with a screwdriver and hammer. It pops right off.

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    Quote Originally Posted by johnnybeegoods View Post
    How do you get the magnet off?
    I take 2 pairs of pliers, put one pair in the middle and one pair on the end of the backing of the magnet, and twist. Comes right off

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    Quote Originally Posted by johnnybeegoods
    How do you get the magnet off?
    HA! I thought you meant off the tool box lid! I was like "is this guy serious?" Took me reading the two responses under it to realize you meant off the hard drive...sorry about that! I actually LOL'd on that one.

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    When I have been scrapping cars I used a portable toolbox made from 2 icecream containers & 4 microwave magnets.
    I put the magnets inside one container & then put the second one inside it.

    That way it could stick to anything at any angle & the screwdrivers & sockets & drivers would stay inside it.

    Another two magnets in my front pocket saved me from falling backwards off metal piles a few times & were handy to hold screwdrivers & pliers.
    Also a good 'stainless checker'. Just tap it against the pocket & you can feel as its attracted to it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PartTimeScrapper View Post
    YEah super glue it to the plastic
    Super glue eats through plastic

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    Quote Originally Posted by ScrapperNJ26 View Post
    Super glue eats through plastic
    Then use RTV or caulk.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KZBell View Post
    You can stick a magnet to plastic it just needs a little help.
    2 magnets, one on the outside, one on the inside. Now you have spots on the outside and inside of the toolbox to stick stuff...

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    Quote Originally Posted by ScrapperNJ26 View Post
    Super glue eats through plastic
    gorilla glue my friends....best thing i can think off

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    yesterday i went to the scrapyard and the person before me had just tossed out two truck toolboxes
    collecting san joses scrap

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    Quote Originally Posted by ScrapperNJ26 View Post
    Super glue eats through plastic
    in which universe??

    I used to do plastic repairs for a living, super glue was used in 99% of my jobs...

    Loctite #401 is the business!!
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    That's interesting. The cap for Superglue is plastic.

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    Quote Originally Posted by IdahoScrapper View Post
    That's interesting. The cap for Superglue is plastic.
    ...so is the dang bottle!


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