Magnetic strips
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Want to keep your workshop and garage tidy? Or do you need to have your kitchen utensils close at hand? Discover the magic of magnetic strips that will simplify your life. Thanks to them, you'll never have to search for anything again.
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1Start from what will hang on it
The three families in this category are built for different weights and different environments:
- Office strip: stick it anywhere in the office and, together with magnets, it works as a noticeboard for documents, cards and postcards.
- Tool strip: holds screwdrivers, pliers, spanners, keys and small steel parts in a workshop or garage.
- Knife strip: corrosion resistant, made to carry a set of kitchen knives and the utensils you reach for while cooking.
2Remember that the wall does not have to be steel
This is the key difference from magnetic pockets, labels and tapes. The magnet is inside the strip, so it holds your tools or knives regardless of what the wall is made of. Tiles, plasterboard, a wooden cabinet side or a glass splashback all work.
What the surface has to be is flat and solid: flat enough for the adhesive to bond over its whole length, or solid enough to take screws.
3Choose the fixing before the length
Three mounting options are available. Self-adhesive strips are peeled and pressed onto the surface, which suits tiles and finished walls where you do not want to drill. Screw-on strips are fixed to a board, a table or a wall and are the choice wherever the load is heavy or permanent. Portable strips go with you to the job.
For adhesive mounting, degrease the surface with alcohol, let it dry completely, press the strip firmly along its whole length and give the adhesive time to reach full strength before loading it.
4Match the length to the set, not to the wall
Kitchen and knife strips are stocked at 38 and 40 cm, which comfortably takes a standard knife block set. Workshop tool holders come in S (32 x 17 cm), M (46 x 16 cm) and L (50 x 22 cm).
Count the items you actually want on the strip and allow a gap between them. Tools packed edge to edge are harder to grab and knock each other off when you take one down.
5Handle the strip as the strong magnet it is
These strips contain neodymium magnets, which is why a screwdriver snaps onto them. Keep payment cards, hard drives and other sensitive electronics away from the strip, and mount a knife strip out of the reach of children.
With knives, lift the blade straight off instead of sliding it along the strip. Dragging the edge across the surface dulls it far faster than cutting does.
6Know the one product here that works the other way round
The category also includes a self-adhesive metal band, 35 x 1.15 mm, supplied in 1 m and 5 m lengths. It is not a magnet: it is a steel surface you stick to a wall or a cabinet so that ordinary magnets have something to grip.
Tip: Fix the strip roughly a hand's width above the worktop and slightly forward of any wall cupboard. Too low and you knock the handles with a pan; too high and the knives are out of comfortable reach.
Related categories to the Magnetic strips category
- Magnetic knife strips
- Magnetic tool bar
- Magnetic office strip
- Magnetic tool holder
- Tools for craftsmen
- Hand magnets
- Belt magnets
- Magnetic bowls
- Screw holder for wrist
- Holders for kitchen towels
- Magnetic cable strip
- Magnetic hooks
- Magnetic holders
- Magnetic boards
- Adhesive magnetic board
- Magnetic paint
- Magnetic tapes
- Magnetic adhesive tapes
- Office magnets
- Magnetic labels
Frequently asked questions about magnetic strips
No. The magnet is inside the strip, so it holds your knives or tools regardless of the wall material. Tiles, plasterboard, wood and glass are all fine. The surface only has to be flat enough for the adhesive to bond along the whole length, or solid enough to take screws.
An office strip works with magnets as a noticeboard for documents, cards and postcards. A tool strip carries screwdrivers, pliers, spanners and keys in a workshop or garage. A knife strip is corrosion resistant and made for kitchen knives and utensils. All three contain strong neodymium magnets, so the difference is in the design and the environment rather than in the principle.
Three ways. Self-adhesive strips are peeled and pressed onto the surface, which suits tiled or finished walls where you do not want to drill. Screw-on strips are fixed to a board, a table or a wall and are the better choice for heavy or permanent loads. Portable strips are simply carried to wherever the work is.
Kitchen and knife strips are stocked at 38 and 40 cm, which takes a standard knife set with room to spare. Workshop tool holders come in three sizes: S at 32 x 17 cm, M at 46 x 16 cm and L at 50 x 22 cm. Plan a gap between items, because tools packed edge to edge knock each other off as you take one down.
Not if you take them off correctly. Lift the blade straight away from the strip instead of sliding it sideways, because dragging the cutting edge along any hard surface dulls it quickly. Place the blade with the spine against the strip where the design allows, and keep the strip out of reach of children.
A magnetic strip is the rare magnetic product that works on any wall, because the magnet is built into the strip itself. We stock office, tool and knife versions in self-adhesive, screw-on and portable designs, from 38 and 40 cm kitchen strips to workshop holders up to 50 x 22 cm, all with neodymium magnets inside. For the opposite job, when you need magnets to hold onto a wall that is not steel, the same category carries a self-adhesive metal band in 1 m and 5 m lengths.
Magnetic strips can be used to hold knives in the kitchen, screwdrivers and pliers in the workshop, and even small balls. The strips contain a really strong neodymium magnet.
There are several types of strips: self-adhesive, which you simply stick to the surface after removing the protective tape, or screw-on, which are easily screwed onto a board or table. Portable strips are also available, which you can simply take with you wherever you need them.
What other types of magnetic strips do we have?
• Office (you can stick the strip anywhere in the office and, together with magnets, it will serve as a bulletin board for attaching important documents, cards, or postcards)
• Tool (the strip can be used to attach various tools or keys)
• Knife (corrosion-resistant strips will hold a set of kitchen knives and other utensils that you often use when cooking) Magnetic knife strips can be stuck to a smooth, flat surface, but also to a wall. The highly adhesive layer ensures that it will stick to the surface even under heavy loads.
