Fix it with Magnets

By adding some magnets into your spring cleaning routine, you’ll find yourself creating a beautiful space you can enjoy all year round. Take these extra steps this “spring cleaning” season to transform your kitchen into your favorite room (if it isn’t already!). Continue reading →

Sphere Magnets are small but mighty! Their unique shape and the lines of force they generate provide the highest local gauss readings (the invisible strength) of all magnets. Their greatest strength, however, comes with a trade-off: since they lack surface area, it’s harder for them to grab onto certain surfaces. This means sphere magnets work best when being used with other sphere magnets. These unique magnetic balls are most commonly used for classroom demonstrations, DIY projects, and workplace fun -- Continue reading →

Apex Magnets has over 100 options for disc magnets, and for good reason! These circular, flat magnets are the most commonly used magnet shape. Neodymium disc magnets have significant strength—pull forces range from 5 ounces to 1174.9 pounds per magnet,  while diameters range from 2 millimeters to 6 inches—and come in a variety of sizes, thicknesses, materials, and coatings, making it easy to find the perfect product for your next project. Over the years, our team and customers have found many ways to put these versatile magnets to use. From classroom demonstrations to organizational tools, we’ve compiled a list of five uses for our disc magnets. Continue reading →

If you’re into photography, whether it’s as a hobby or your career, you know how important it is to get the perfect lighting. Color gels (or lighting gels, color filters, or gels as they are also called) are transparent colored material used to aid in color correction and lighting. While useful—and fairly simple to execute—you may find that once you find the right color for your shot, attaching the gels can be tricky. Below we share the common problem of attachment that photographers face when first starting out with color gel photography, as well as how it can be resolved with magnets. Continue reading →

As we learned in November, our Apex magnets can be used in some of the most innovative and creative ways. Our favorite uses are those shared by our customers. We love seeing how they have found ways to use their magnets for more than what they initially had in mind when they first purchased them! Today, we’re sharing a magnet hack for our bookworm customers and readers: a handy way to keep your book open to the right page! Continue reading →

Yes, you read that correctly! All around the world, Apex serves customers who use our magnets in a variety of industries and applications. Customer satisfaction is our number one priority, no matter the distance. That is one of the reasons why it is so exciting to hear back from customers who took creative measures to utilize the strength of our product. Continue reading →

At times, our shower curtains can be quite a nuisance. We’ve all been there before. It’s early in the morning, you’ve rolled out of bed and stumbled to the bathroom, barely allowing yourself time to wake up. You turn on the water, step in, and find yourself getting quickly frustrated with the shower curtain. No matter where you move, it keeps blowing toward you and sticking to your skin while you’re trying to take a shower. Luckily, there are a few fast solutions. Continue reading →

Steel is one of the most commonly used materials, possibly because it has many different variants, Typical variations are stainless steel, high-strength quenched and tempered steel, or low-price structural steel. Additionally, steel has a variety of important applications, from cutlery and automotive components to the steel girders of buildings and bridges, to name just a few. Considering the latter, you can imagine steel is constantly being exposed to extreme heat and stress. According to experts, this causes material fatigue that ultimately leads to damage. How can this damage be detected? While magnets play a key role in detecting early damage in magnetic steel, researchers are now exploring detection options for non-magnetic materials. Continue reading →

Crafts aren’t just for the young—they’re also for the young at heart. And when we can find a way to combine creativity and functionality, we mark that as a win in our book! If you’re looking for your next DIY project for around the house, consider making a magnetic key holder. We know how frustrating it can be when you misplace your keys at home. Here’s a solution: make this key holder and hang it next to your door! This way, you’ll never forget your keys again. Continue reading →

If you’re using reclaimed wood in a home renovation project or in the process of repairing your already existing wood floors, there’s a chance you’ll come across a surprise (and unwelcomed) nail stuck in the wood. When working with power tools, running into a nail may result in damage to your tools or, even worse, an injury. There’s a way to check for nails in the wood prior to doing any cutting, however: rare earth magnets. Continue reading →