Nuts & Bolts Magnet Board

April 13, 2012 by 8 Comments
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When I brought home at least 50 pounds worth of scrap metal, junk, and hardware “stuff” from
an auction recently, there were oodles of nuts, bolts and screws.

Now, I love rusty old metal, but I was seriously drawing a blank of what I could do with all that hardware, so I put them all in tin cans in my workshop, and figured they’d sit there forever.

Little did I know that a project would quickly get created with some of them, because of another item brought home from the same auction.

Repurposed-nuts and bolts-magnet board-a salvaged junk project-via http://knickoftimeinteriors.blogspot.com/

I also bought an assortment of old, galvanized items, which included 4 buckets and an old oil pan.  The oil pan was filled with tools, so it wasn’t until I dumped everything out that I realized the inside of the oil pan had paint marks on it.  I was a little bummed, because the pan was in great shape, and had some nice patina on it.

That’s when a light bulb when on. I remembered I had some advertisements from a 1920’s magazine and decided to use one to cover up the paint marks.

I picked out some nuts, bolts and screws and added some really strong magnets to them.

I also have several old oil cans, so I picked one to add to this project. I love the dings, dents and authentic wear these have.

In a very short time, I had a very industrial-looking little magnet board.
Repurposed-nuts and bolts-magnet board-a salvaged junk project-via http://knickoftimeinteriors.blogspot.com/

Although this definitely isn’t for everyone, I can see this in an office or workshop and it was nice to be able to find a use for some of that hardware.

Now to find a way to use the other 49-1/2 pounds of hardware!

Blessings,


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  1. Julie @ Knot All That I Seam says
    April 13, 2012 at 8:52 am

    Love it Angie! Great and original idea! x Julie

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  2. EllenaElizabeth says
    April 13, 2012 at 11:36 am

    C u t e as!

    Reply
  3. Alice says
    April 13, 2012 at 12:01 pm

    What a clever idea, and a great use of your finds. Have a wonderful weekend!

    Reply
  4. Sandi @ The Primitive Skate says
    April 13, 2012 at 1:45 pm

    Wonderful idea! I Love it! Where did you find the strong magnets? I’m always looking and can never find any. Thanks for sharing. Have a wonderful weekend!!

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  5. Audrey-eleganteconomies.blogspot.com says
    April 13, 2012 at 2:23 pm

    Angie, you rock at Heavy Metal! Love this!Yes…where do you find the good magnets…and what glue did you use????

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  6. Anne says
    April 13, 2012 at 2:53 pm

    Angie,
    Love how this turned out.I also love looking through piles of tools and stuff.
    Anne

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  7. Jody and Stan says
    April 13, 2012 at 3:23 pm

    Angie, Love this original idea. Would love for you to share on Simple & Sweet Fridays. It’s a great design. Have a good weekend.

    Jody

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  8. Ivy and Elephants says
    April 14, 2012 at 2:11 am

    Hi Angie,
    You are so clever! I love this idea, and the oil cans are just genius.
    It looks amazing! Thanks so much for linking.
    Hugs,
    Patti

    Reply

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