Hip keyrack uses magnets to clasp keys

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By Matt Mets
Posted 2010/02/03 @ 7:04 am
Category Craft, Furniture

I’m digging this wooden key rack concept by designer Thomas BedÃ³s Bonaterra. Rather than using a mundane fastener such as a hook or Lego brick, his version relies on a hidden magnet to fasten your keys to the key rack. I wonder if it will support the unwieldy set of keys that I carry around? [via notcot]

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10 Responses to Hip keyrack uses magnets to clasp keys

jimofoz on February 4th, 2010 at 10:14 am said:

There’s some rare earth magnets you could bury in the wood that would probably hold the car, let alone the “unwieldy set of keys” that many carry.

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- Matt Mets on February 4th, 2010 at 10:16 am said:
  
  Ha, good point. Ok, I wonder if my wall is strong enough to support the unwieldy car that I drive around?
  
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Jesse on February 4th, 2010 at 10:19 am said:

I love this idea, but wonder if it would harm my car keys that have a security chip in them, as well as controlling the door locks, and ID for the seat settings.

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Thomas S Wilkinson on February 4th, 2010 at 10:27 am said:

Nice design, but a lot of my keys are non-ferrous.

In fact out of the 8 keys I carry around, only 1 would stick to a magnet.

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Thomas S Wilkinson on February 4th, 2010 at 10:28 am said:

but is suppose the keyring would stick, but still wouldn’t look as cool as the photo above.

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Random_Tangent on February 4th, 2010 at 10:32 am said:

But also holds your mail.

It holds my giant set of keys rather well and has yet to cause any problems with a small array of chipped keys and security swipey things. Not bad at all for 13 bucks.

http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/gear/c4d5/

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Simon on February 4th, 2010 at 11:52 am said:

I just bought a stack of 1mm thick by 8mm diameter rare earth magnets. You could glue one of them to each non ferrous key and then they would stick no problem.

As long as your electronics don’t use hall effect sensors (unlikely) I don’t think the magnets would affect alarm fobs and so on? You wouldn’t want to stick your magnetic swipe/credit cards to it though of course!

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The Mighty Twix on February 4th, 2010 at 4:18 pm said:

I really like this… Great look simple design, and functional… I only worry about people with USB drives on the key chain.

Other than that great make.

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CircuitGizmo on February 4th, 2010 at 6:47 pm said:

“I only worry about people with USB drives on the key chain.”

USB devices are not sensitive to magnets.

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Anonymous on August 25th, 2011 at 4:19 am said:

Not a bad idea.. plus you can probably “make” one today with a magnetic knife holder

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