CarolinaShoreReef
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Really simple DIY.
1) Find rock chunks. I chipped mine off of a caribsea liferock piece that I had laying around.
2) Grind down a flat end onto rock to glue/cement a strong magnet to (I salvaged my magnets off of an old frag rack). I just glued mine but I think that cementing them down would work better. I also tried one plug without grinding down a flat end and it seems to have a weaker bond with the super glue gel than the plug that I did file down.
3) Silicon around the magnets to protect from rust. Leave over night.
4) I made a frame for the magnets on the exterior to sit into. The worst part about these tiny, strong magnets is that when they are bare on the glass they get so settled in it makes them nearly impossible to remove without the feeling of stressing the glass. This frame seems to help with that.
It’s just 2 jumbo craft sticks glued together. Once attached to each other, holes are drilled through for the magnets to sit into (make sure you drill pilot holes first, otherwise, these sticks will split). I then glued the sticks to another craft stick, inserted the magnets in their holes and glued them down. Another craft stick was then glued to seal them inside. So that amounts to a total of four craft sticks. The middle two are glued to each other, holes drilled out of them for the magnets, and then they’re are sandwiched between two other craft sticks.
5) I used the bench grinder to file around the craft sticks to outline just the magnets and lower it’s profile. (You can also glue a piece of felt to the wood to better protect your glass).
From the sides it’s not as concealed, but from dead straight it is hard to see. So if you want more concealment, use a bare magnet.
1) Find rock chunks. I chipped mine off of a caribsea liferock piece that I had laying around.
2) Grind down a flat end onto rock to glue/cement a strong magnet to (I salvaged my magnets off of an old frag rack). I just glued mine but I think that cementing them down would work better. I also tried one plug without grinding down a flat end and it seems to have a weaker bond with the super glue gel than the plug that I did file down.
3) Silicon around the magnets to protect from rust. Leave over night.
4) I made a frame for the magnets on the exterior to sit into. The worst part about these tiny, strong magnets is that when they are bare on the glass they get so settled in it makes them nearly impossible to remove without the feeling of stressing the glass. This frame seems to help with that.
It’s just 2 jumbo craft sticks glued together. Once attached to each other, holes are drilled through for the magnets to sit into (make sure you drill pilot holes first, otherwise, these sticks will split). I then glued the sticks to another craft stick, inserted the magnets in their holes and glued them down. Another craft stick was then glued to seal them inside. So that amounts to a total of four craft sticks. The middle two are glued to each other, holes drilled out of them for the magnets, and then they’re are sandwiched between two other craft sticks.
5) I used the bench grinder to file around the craft sticks to outline just the magnets and lower it’s profile. (You can also glue a piece of felt to the wood to better protect your glass).
From the sides it’s not as concealed, but from dead straight it is hard to see. So if you want more concealment, use a bare magnet.
