Made some magnetic tags

[aleclee]

I know there are a few versions out there on the market but I just wasn't feelin' any of em. Once I got things measured out, it was surprisingly easy to make 'em. I used business card magnets cut in half. They're adhesive so I just printed out the labels and stuck 'em on. Got a 19mm hole punch at a craft store and then used scissors to finish off the channel for the switch and LED.

 

[rUsirius]

"Double rainbow!! Double rainbow!! What's it mean?!!"

Looks good man!

In case people don't get the joke-

[video]http://youtu.be/OQSNhk5ICTI[/video]

 

[aleclee]

Thanks for the link! Didn't catch the reference.

Not the most original graphics but they'll do for now. The good thing is that I have enough magnets for about four more sets.

 

[jlbaxe]

Cool idea. I use them for work once in a while.

 

[Den]

Nice work Sir! Thanks for sharing those tips.

 

[steverosburg]

Great idea, Alec!

 

[quark]

Looks great! Can you tell us which magnetic business cards you used ( mfg/type). Also, what do you mean that they're adhesive - do you mean the cards stick to the MFC ( as I assume magnetic cards would ) or do you mean the labels you printed out somehow stick to the magnets. I would think that you need to glue the labels onto the magnet surface but maybe something else is going on? How well are the magnets sticking to the MFC?

 

[aleclee]

Looks great! Can you tell us which magnetic business cards you used ( mfg/type). Also, what do you mean that they're adhesive - do you mean the cards stick to the MFC ( as I assume magnetic cards would ) or do you mean the labels you printed out somehow stick to the magnets. I would think that you need to glue the labels onto the magnet surface but maybe something else is going on? How well are the magnets sticking to the MFC?

I used Make A Magnet Business Card Magnets. I got mine at the local Office Depot. They're adhesive on one side so the printed labels stick to the magnets. After putting on the labels, I punched holes in the magnets with a 3/4" paper punch. It's a mm or so bigger than the washer on the switch but that's not necessarily a bad thing.

The magnets are pretty secure. They're not hard to remove/reposition but they're not going to just fall off the MFC. They stick about the way you'd expect a magnetic business card to stick to a fridge door.

The one thing that I plan to do differently on the next batch is laminate them. I'm not playing out these days but if I were, I'd not want the plain paper exposed to the elements.