Magnetic pot rack

Easy kitchen organisation using magnets

Submitted by: Nikki, Germany

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At 50 square metres, my flat is not big, which is why I always try to use the available space as efficiently as possible. I have an induction stove, so my pots and saucepans are magnetic on the bottom. I had the idea of utilising these magnets for storage – if I do it vertically on a wall, I can use the freed-up space in the kitchen cupboard for other things. Plus, the pots are always within easy reach when cooking.

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Materials needed

1 wooden slat; mine measures 100 x 9 x 6 cm
5 countersunk disc magnets; I used type CS-S-34-04-N with a diameter of 34 mm. They have a displacement force of 2 kg, suitable for the weight of my pots.
5 bolts M4
5 washers and nuts with M4 thread
2 wood screws
2 wall plugs
Natural rubber, 0,1 mm thick. The black, high-quality 500 x 500 mm silicone rubber sheet from WNJ-TOOL, available on Amazon, worked well.
Liquid glue

The magnetic wall mount consists of a strip of wood with recessed screw-on neodymium magnets and a rubber cover. Since I store my pots vertically on the wall, the relevant magnetic force here is the displacement force. Also, for the disc magnets to achieve their full adhesive force, the rubber layer must be very thin.

Placing the magnets in the wooden slat

First, I determined the position of the disc magnets on the wooden slat. To do this, I lined up the cooking pots next to the slat and used their centre point to deduce the position of the magnets on the slat. I then placed the magnets on the wood and circled them with a marker. Friends from an open workshop and I milled the holes together. After several adjustments to the settings – the machine was new to me – and refining the holes, the magnets were perfectly centred and firmly seated in the wood, protruding slightly above the surface so that the height could be precisely adjusted with the M-bolts.

In order to push the M-bolts, I drilled holes in the centre of the milled recesses (and two more at the top and bottom edges for wall mounting). On the other side, the M-bolts were then fastened with nuts and washers. For those, you need to mill or drill depressions too; otherwise, the slat will have to be mounted with a slight gap from the wall.

My tip: Some pots have a slight indentation in the middle of the back, which would reduce the magnetic force if mounted vertically centred, while a vertically off-centred position (in combination with gravity and leverage) results in slightly stronger shear forces. For a greater sense of security, you can also install small magnets in the middle, between the large ones. For me, everything holds well without them.

Rubber cover

To increase the vertical adhesive force, I cut 0,1 mm-thick rubber into strips, wide enough to reach around the slat on both sides and long enough to cover the entire slat. Then, with the help of a friend, I glued the rubber to the slat using liquid glue. We started with the top side and then, after about 2 hours of drying time, did the sides. (Open the windows, my air quality sensor did not like those hours.)

Important: The rubber surfaces and the self-adhesive rubber tape from supermagnete are too thick to be used here.

Wall mounting

The holes in the wall are easily marked and drilled by inserting a pencil through the pre-drilled holes in the slat. When screwing it on, make sure that the rubber on the sides of the slat is wedged between the wall and the wooden board - it looks cleaner and holds better. I additionally secured each rubber strip with a small nail on both sides.

Safety

To be on the safe side, I also secured the pots with chains for the first few weeks. Nothing happened; even the heaviest pot didn't shift in the slightest from the vibration caused when attaching all the other pots and saucepans.

Note: For more detailed instructions, click here for a post on Reddit.

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Articles used

CS-S-34-04-N
Disc magnet Ø 34 mm, height 4 mm, holds approx. 10 kg, with countersunk hole, with north pole on the countersunk side, N35, nickel-plated

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