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Posts tagged “magnet”

How To: Magnetize Any Screwdriver

Putting together Ikea media cabinets or taking apart electronics to hack certainly requires a whole lot of tiny metal (and easily lost) screws. Take your trusty, heavy-duty screwdriver and give it a l...

Switch On/Off Magnets Between Memo Holder and Photo Display

We have magnet up all over our kitchen holding up recipes so they don't get soaked or dirty while making meals. We actually installed Three by Three's mini magnetic strips to our cabinet doors so we'...

Water Clock Uses Magnets: Kind of Like Divining Time

We all need clocks. Clocks tell us what time it is. Some of us can actually tell the time without using clocks, but that ability is rare. Actually, it's possible to develop it, but in the end, would y...

Photoshop- and Illustrator-Inspired Magnet Boards

What do you get for the graphic designer who has everything? You know, the guy that lives his life on a computer screen? Well, every once in awhile, he will need to keep a real business card or ink-an...