Anyone who has ever started repairing small electronics, assembling furniture, or perhaps doing an interesting DIY project in the workshop knows the moment when one small but essential screw disappears into a kind of black hole in the floor. This will never happen again if you use a brilliantly simple trick.
The tiny parts that we have to remove from the whole being repaired have an incredible talent for hiding just when we need them the most. Even if we use different cups or tin dishes to store them, one careless movement is enough and the whole work so far turns into a tedious search for a single screw. That is why it will be good to take preventive measuresto enjoy the triumph of technology without such a humiliating interlude.
Make the perfect magnetic gadget by following the instructions in this YouTube video by EJ’s Fun Crafting:
The power of magnetism
The basis of this improvement is the use of the power of the magnet. All you have to do is attach preferably three stronger magnets to the underside of an ordinary stainless steel or tin bowl. Why three? This number will allow them to be distributed so that the bowl remains stable and does not wobble. creates an auxiliary field on the surface of the dishwhich reliably keeps all metal screws, washers, nuts, but also small tools in place. Even if the bowl is accidentally pushed or knocked over, its contents will remain firmly attached to the bottom. It’s just a matter of how strong the magnets are.
Not even the bowl itself will fall
It’s nothing complicated, but the result will save not only time and nerves, but also money for spare parts, which we would otherwise have to purchase. In addition, such a bowl with a magnet on the bottom will hold itself on any metal surfacefor example on the hood of a car or on a metal workbench, which makes it an ideal helper for working in more difficult places.
Remember safety
When working with magnets in the workshop, it is also important to think about safety, especially then we have to be careful with classic mechanical watches or payment cards, which could be harmed by a strong magnetic field. However, if we follow the basic principles, we will get an invaluable helper in the magnetic bowlwhich will bring order to the entire project and the certainty that even the smallest screw will return to where it belongs and not to the vacuum cleaner.
Cheap and effective
This trick is useful not only in normal conditions, but also in situations where we work in confined spaces, where it is not possible to place the bowl safely on a flat surface. We can attach the magnets to the bowl with double-sided adhesive tape or in another suitable way. There is no need to worry about the magnetic force not “passing” through the thin layer of glue. All it takes is very little and a few crowns, everything else will be taken care of by the basic laws of physics, which will solve for us the problem that has plagued humanity since the invention of the first screw. The workshop thus becomes a place where order, security and peace reign.
A good helper for everyone
An interesting “superstructure” of such a small improvement is the fact that if we use stronger magnets, the screws themselves become slightly magnetized during a longer stay in the bowl. What does this mean for us? Nothing but that they will willingly hold on to the tip of the screwdriverwhich in turn makes the following work a little easier. However, if this magnetization of some delicate components bothers you, you just need to hit them hard several times on a hard surface or heat them up briefly. Mechanical shocks or high temperature will disrupt everything and the component will lose its magnetic power again.
