I have a magnetic knife rack which is mounted inside a cupboard
door.

The knives are not as securely held as I would like. What is the
best distance and orientation for a second magnetic rack placed
parallel to the first one in order to help hold the same set of
knives as firmly as possible? I can't tell by hand.

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http://im.edirectory.co.uk/p/3707/i/55794x.jpg

The picture above shows two long magnets on a knife rack and each is
sandwiched between two strips of metal. I *GUESS* one long thin
surface of a metal strip is N and the other is S. (Is this
correct?)

Each rack has two long magnets about an inch apart and maybe they
are aligned in a particular way such as "N+S N+S" (going from one
side of the knife rack to the other). Or could it be "N+S S+N"?

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Based on maximising the magnetic holding power of a knife placers
across both racks:

(1) How close to the first rack should the second rack be placed?

(2) Does it matter which type of magnetic pole on one rack is
nearest a particular magnetic pole on the other rack? Or is the
distance of the two racks (from question 1 above) too great for the
magnetism of one to influence the other even when a knife is places
across all the metal strips?

Thank you for any info.
Chrish



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I have a magnetic knife rack which is mounted inside a cupboard
door.

I trust you issue the necessary PPE to the cook?


--
Graham

%Profound_observation%

Get a single knife rack with enough holding power ?

The one I used to have had a very powerful grip (was not cheap £20 odd), so
much so after a year or two the two magnetic strips started pulling out when
you removed a knife (with all the other knives attached) and after gluing
the magnets back in starting ripping the plugs out the wall.

Was replaced with knife holder in a drawer as we suffered from dirt and
other kitchen "splatters" accumularing on the knives as there were out in
the open.


"Chrish" wrote in message
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I have a magnetic knife rack which is mounted inside a cupboard
door.

The knives are not as securely held as I would like. What is the
best distance and orientation for a second magnetic rack placed
parallel to the first one in order to help hold the same set of
knives as firmly as possible? I can't tell by hand.

-----

http://im.edirectory.co.uk/p/3707/i/55794x.jpg

The picture above shows two long magnets on a knife rack and each is
sandwiched between two strips of metal. I *GUESS* one long thin
surface of a metal strip is N and the other is S. (Is this
correct?)

Each rack has two long magnets about an inch apart and maybe they
are aligned in a particular way such as "N+S N+S" (going from one
side of the knife rack to the other). Or could it be "N+S S+N"?

-----

Based on maximising the magnetic holding power of a knife placers
across both racks:

(1) How close to the first rack should the second rack be placed?

(2) Does it matter which type of magnetic pole on one rack is
nearest a particular magnetic pole on the other rack? Or is the
distance of the two racks (from question 1 above) too great for the
magnetism of one to influence the other even when a knife is places
across all the metal strips?

Thank you for any info.
Chrish



[X-posted: physics, mech eng, DIY]

"Ian_m" wrote in message

Get a single knife rack with enough holding power ?

The one I used to have had a very powerful grip (was not cheap #20
odd), so much so after a year or two the two magnetic strips started
pulling out when you removed a knife (with all the other knives
attached) and after gluing the magnets back in starting ripping the
plugs out the wall.

Those little plastic plugs for holding screws into
drywall are very poor at resisting forces perpendicular
the the wall -- they loosen and will pull out if
subjected to repeated tugs. The manufacturers of the
plugs don't recommend them for such use, and I don't know
why other manufacturers (such as your knife rack supplier)
include them with their products. I suppose it's because
they're incredibly cheap. Much better to use something
like an expansion or toggle bolt fastener.


Was replaced with knife holder in a drawer as we suffered from dirt
and other kitchen "splatters" accumularing on the knives as there
were out in the open.

Why does this form in my mind's eye the image of a
medieval kitchen with vats, open fires, and various
wildlife being messily slaughtered on a rough wooden
bench? :-)