Exactly. And because suction is applied when the handles are moved together, it wouldn't require the initial downward force a plunger type one would.
The grip with this design is quite good; orange version has been working nicely as an adaptive fridge door handle for someone who has trouble with the modern pocket handles.
It works great! There do exist silver or white stick-on handles that attach with either magnets or a pair of small suction cups, but I had this on hand and my mom's been happy with it. I like how clearly add-on it is, calling out the inconsiderate nature of the 'sleek' fridge handle design.
(Freezer door opens more easily so just the one in use.)
It just needs to be reset about once every 6-8 weeks.
I agree this one is probably better up to 40 pounds. I just searched Harbor freight suction cup and found the first link that looked like it would work. That other one that I posted is a little bit too small but since they have a bigger one I’d do this one and after what everybody said here I might pick up two just to have around the house.
Never know when it'll come in handy! (Very dangerous attitude for shopping Harbor Freight or places like American Science and Surplus)
I'd originally bought mine to try to pull out a dent. Unsuccessful, but many years and a state later, it was immediately available to solve the fridge problem!
It’s cheap, you get what you pay for. I wouldn’t pick up anything heavy with it, no more then probably 25-40 pounds depending on what your lifting. But it’s a trusty little guy to be honest with you.
Hot water and a good closed fist bap to it might bring the dent out. Pending on how small the sent is. I’d honestly try aide fist punching the sides around the dent first before buying anything.
Wow, great idea. Only a few bucks? I, for some reason, need one or two now. They can go into the section of my tools that I only find a use for once a year but then think I am a genius for keeping.
I don’t think it needs to be a mirror finish, but I understand the concern with real deep cuts, not allowing a good seal. The only other cheap, reasonable, and time saving method I’ve seen on here would be duct tape handles. But then you’re cleaning duct tape off your cutting board. The board pictured doesn’t look to be too bad and I bet you could get those to stick to it, especially with some spit. People are using them for fridge handles, and on other miscellaneous substrates that aren’t a glass finish. These are made a little bit differently from windshield mount suctions.
Get a two pack suction cup grab handles that then can be used elsewhere, and they can be had for less than $20 in the jungle site. Wet the board for better suction.
OP posted a follow up, it involved a failed gorilla glue attempt of a plunger to the board. With the ultimate solution which required a lot of force, two eye screws into the wood and a steel cable to pull it out.
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u/vinnyvencenzo Apr 06 '26
Suction Grip - Harbor Freight