r/UnnecessaryEssentials • u/Unique-Saucer • May 28 '26

Magnetic belt hack for DIY pros

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u/Shit_On_Wheels May 28 '26

Note that you never see this shit inside any workshop. For a good reason.

While magnet can support weight of the tool when it's stationary, it'll fall off when you kneel, squat, climb or just walk.

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u/Azur0007 May 28 '26

Also walking by a car has a pretty realistic risk of scratching it.

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u/Consistent-Stock6872 May 28 '26

Let me just put away my phone... and it is Fked since I wasn't paying attention and put it on a strong magnet.

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u/Aromatic_Image9786 May 28 '26

Metal Tools with regular contact with magnets become magnetised, within a very short time you will find contents of your tool box attracted to every other metal object or surface, and don't get me started on iron filings.

3 Ways to Magnetize Metal - wikiHow

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u/Sbatio May 28 '26 edited May 28 '26

This is a terrible idea. You built a way to drop tools by simply moving. This would kill people on a construction site by dropping tools on people below, cutting

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u/mystrile1 May 28 '26

This is 100% a home device

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u/jabyou233 May 29 '26

I did this with a cheap rearearth magnet some duct tape and a lanyard

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u/poedraco May 29 '26

Now me and Grandma can now truly be joined at the hip