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Locate metal studs in a wall Seal off air-conditioning
vents to improve home heating by placing vinyl-coated sheets over the steel
register faces
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Hang Polaroid of projects-in-process on the lip of a
metal shelf above the workbench
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Collect nails from a porch repair job that have fallen in
the grass
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Prevent corrosion inside your water heater; a magnet
placed on the freshwater intake pipe catches damaging metallic calcium particles
before they can get inside
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Pin blueprints onto the side or hood of the truck
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Create a bulletin board without the use of tacks, tape,
or hooks on walls coated with magnetized? paint containing metals
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Protect a tractor engine: Ceramic magnets placed in the
oil pan will attract steel bits that get into the oil from grinding pistons
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Fasten steel framing squares to the outside of toolboxes
for quick access by gluing magnets to the box sides
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Clean up metal shavings that have fallen from the bench
grinder onto the workshop floor
