Tried to search for this but magnet yeilds a ton of results and after 30 min or so of looking through the results i decided to just start this thread. So if i overlooked the answers i apologize.
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Whats your magnet of choice?
Tried to search for this but magnet yeilds a ton of results and after 30 min or so of looking through the results i decided to just start this thread. So if i overlooked the answers i apologize.
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Hard drive magnet....very strong but only on one side so easy to work with. I put it on the top of my steel toe boots and it follows with me all day (it will not slide off very easy with out it being pulled on)
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introduce yourself........and this question was asked just last week......
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I use all kinds. Mainly HD magnets. Have a few from microwaves.
Cool tip, easy. Here's one tip of mine. I leave a few magnets on the trailer fenders so I can hold a strap/hook in place long enough to go to the other side and cinch it up.
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That's brilliant! You just saved me from one of the few things in life that is sure to raise my blood pressure, especially after fourth or fifth time it happens on the same strap.Originally Posted by IdahoScrapper
Thank you.
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Tried to search for this but magnet yeilds a ton of results and after 30 min or so of looking through the results i decided to just start this thread. So if i overlooked the answers i apologize. 3-16-12 Jiazi
Tried to search for this but magnet yeilds a ton of results and after 30 min or so of looking through the results i decided to just start this thread. So if i overlooked the answers i apologize. 1-29-12 mikedmissouri
What's the deal here?
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A lot of that kind of Deja Vu around here.
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Now thats just wierd
Ahh. I see it now. Highlight the OP. Hidden spam.
You're welcome. In the past I would use a rock or a heavy piece of wood/scrap and lay it over the strap on the fender which held it enough to go cinch it up. Or I would toss the buckle end over the load and the weight of it would sometimes hold the hook in place.
Light bulb went off later regarding using a magnet. Much easier/less frustrating. I use 2 magnets to hold the heavy trucker strap.
Idaho, are you using magnetron magnets?
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Ahh good detective work Idaho. It's amazing what the spammers come up with.
If it wasn't for the $ in $crap, it would just be.....
For the straps I've been using hard drive magnets. Though at times they are tough to pull off. I have a few other magnets, but I don't think they would travel on the fenders and be there when I need them again.
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I found a pair of these in a old 4gb scusi Hard Drive.
They are a mind blowing quarter inch thick
I use my HD Magnet as a tool rack. I find the right 3 hard drives to salvage and I will have enough to turn the whole shelf in to a tool rack.
I have been building a E-cycle work station in my garage. It is a work in progress I have to keep it mobile.
This Magnet was split down the middle so I have 4 wedge shaped magnets one of witch is holding up my hammer. I have it stuck in the bars of the cart so it can't slide off and stick to the hammer.
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thank you very much for this idea...id like to have a dollar for every time ive almost had a strap riggged up and somehow i loose one end before pulling it tight...
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i prefer the HD magnet cos thats what the ppl at the scrapyard use
i want to be sure that they will take the metal i have as what i think it is.
i dont like to disappoint myself after lots of hard work & high hopes of earning a good amount at the yard
better to be sure
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When they use a HD magnet it will show magnetic when it is actually SS, a lesser magnet (like speaker) won't attract. That way they can pay you for shred when it should be SS
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bastards.
no wonder they like to use it
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