How to make a magnetic holder for cables

Magnetic organizer - a great option to arrange charging cables on the desktop. This article will help you do it with your own hands and save money.

30-pin wire, lightning-conductor, microUSB - all this should be close at hand. More often than not, it's all lying on the table, or desk, or directly below. Uncomfortable. Now you will learn how to make a magnetic holder for the cables with their hands with minimal expense.

magnets

To start, you'll need a few magnets (or rather as long as you have cable). We are talking about the rare earth neodymium magnets. They can be bought on eBay (they cost about $ 10) or Amazon (about $ 7).

If you have a lot of old unwanted electronics needed the magnets can be found in some devices.

Thus, in the hard disk, there are two rather powerful magnet, they can also be found in PS3 consoles and blu-ray-drives. Inside the blu-ray-drive, there are two powerful small magnets, which are ideally suited for large cables, and another quite tiny, plastic-coated, which will fit for light wires.

mount

The next step - to attach the magnets at the bottom (if there is orientation) to the cables. The magnetic field does not interfere with the electronics. Before their mount, check whether there is a distance from the device to the magnet slot.

Glue magnets best for superglue: safe and can dispense the right amount of glue. The main thing - to give him a good dry.

You can also use the glue gun, electrical tape, tape or glue, plasticine. But these options are not very aesthetic and practical.

Stand

When bonded magnets, go to the manufacture of the base. It should be metallic.

For example, it can be cut from the old drive.

Sharp edges of the metal plate must be sanded.

Attention! Working with metal, observe the safety precautions. Use gloves and safety goggles.

Painting

At the request of the resulting plate can be painted in the color of your desktop or wall where you plan to attach it.

By the way, it can be fixed not only on the horizontal surface (table top), but also on the vertical (side wall table, wall).

As a result, you get a handy organizer for magnetic wires. If you procure parts from old equipment, you can save a good idea.