ICON Magnetic Mat

[squonk 47,734]

Can't say enough about then ICON magnetic mat from my favorite haunt Horror Fright!  Super handy when tearing down a tractor. Bolts, parts, tools stick to it so things don't go bye bye  and won't harm the paint on @WHX?? and @Achto's trailer queens! Not cheap at 25 clams but worth it in my book! 

 

https://www.harborfreight.com/large-magnetic-tool-pad-attaches-to-toolboxes-fenders-and-doors-11-in-x-9-in-mat-holds-ratchets-wrenches-and-sockets-70077.html

 

[adsm08 4,903]

I hear they will hold an AR.

[Mike'sHorseBarn 3,651]

That looks nicer than the magnetic trays I have scattered all over my garage and can't find half of 

[SylvanLakeWH 31,997]

I have relied on my magnetic personality to keep tools etc. within easy reach up till now... for some reason it just doesn't work...

 

[stevasaurus 23,782]

I envision a ring toss game at the "Tailgate of Knowledge" next year.  

[lynnmor 8,970]

I wonder if magnetic trays and mats magnetize the parts, it seems to me that might be an issue.  Try checking some parts with a compass and then again after they are rolled around on the holders.

[953 nut 68,157]

I could put a few of them down on the floort where I'm working to make retrieval of dropped stuff much easier, do they come in a 12 pack?        

[EB-80/8inPA 2,084]

33 minutes ago, 953 nut said:

I could put a few of them down on the floort where I'm working to make retrieval of dropped stuff much easier, do they come in a 12 pack?        

I was thinking along the lines of a magnetic area rug.  That’s what I need.  Something that keeps things from disappearing while tying the room shed together

[adsm08 4,903]

38 minutes ago, 953 nut said:

I could put a few of them down on the floort where I'm working to make retrieval of dropped stuff much easier, do they come in a 12 pack?        

 

A guy I went to school with had a company that made coveralls with magnetic mats placed inside the fabric in the chest and upper legs so that you could just stick stuff right to yourself.

 

Didn't really catch on, I think the price-point was too high, and now he runs a successful stump removal business.

[Wayne0 1,609]

47 minutes ago, 953 nut said:

I could put a few of them down on the floort where I'm working to make retrieval of dropped stuff much easier, do they come in a 12 pack?        

You know that if you drop a socket, it will roll to the exact geographic center of the vehicle you're working on.

It's physics.

[Handy Don 17,193]

15 hours ago, Wayne0 said:

You know that if you drop a socket, it will roll to the exact geographic center of the vehicle you're working on.

It's physics.

Or else to the most unreachable spot in the shop. Yep.