I store some things in metal containers
and in metal drawers and cabinets. Depending
on quantity the items get shuffled around
between containers, shelves, drawers
and cabinets. We came up with this simple
and cheap solution for keeping track
of what item is in what container with
a reusable magnetic label that can easily
be moved between containers, shelves
or anything made of metal
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These old and un-needed refrigerator
magnets can serve another purpose.
Using an inexpensive label maker
and a few minutes you can build
your own magnetic labels
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Labels, magnetic strips (cut
from refrigerator magnets) and
scissors are all that is needed.
A rotary blade cutting board
works well too, but is not needed
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Using a label maker and scissors
to tape the labels to magnetic
strips
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Use the paper backing from a
used label as a guide to cut
the refrigerator magnets into
strips. We soon found out it's
better to print a few labels
with a space between them on
one long label, rather than printing
individual labels, since too
much label tape was wasted from
trimming the ends of the labels.
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The magnetic labels work well
on steel cabinet doors to indicate
what is inside
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These magnetic labels work great
on steel drawers in many toolboxes
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I use these magnetic labels
on ammo cans and even wood crates,
by placing the label on the wooden
crates metal hardware. THe magnetic
labels also work well when storing
pistol magazines in a steel toolbox
with drawers
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I can also use these labels
on a metal dry erase board at
the office. These labels with
some items we use a lot make
designing and brainstorming new
ideas much easier
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An extreme example of labeling,
but a good illustration of how
well the magnets hold to metal
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We put these labels together
while watching a movie. Next
time I would type out a long
list of words separated by spaces
as one long label instead of
printing out individual labels
to save label tape and time spent
trimming the individual labels.
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