Small Magnets, Children and Pets: The Safety Position
Why swallowed neodymium magnets are a genuine emergency, the UK regulatory position, safety markings explained, and exactly where to go if a child has swallowed one.
Every guide, in one place
From what a fridge magnet is made of to what makes it stay up: guides on materials, ordering, sticking problems, safety, DIY and souvenir collecting, each answering one specific question.
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Every guide on this site, grouped by what you are trying to work out: what a magnet is made of, why one will not stick, what to specify when ordering printed magnets, safety around children and pets, making your own, and looking after a souvenir collection.
What a Fridge Magnet Is Made Of, and Which Kind You Are Buying
Flexible magnetic sheet, hard ferrite, neodymium and alnico — every common fridge magnet material and print construction explained, with standard thicknesses and what each will hold.
Will It Stick? Magnet Strength, Thickness and What It Can Hold
Pull force explained in plain terms: why thickness and area determine whether a fridge magnet holds a calendar or slides down the door, with a simple home test.
Why Magnets Will Not Stick to Your Fridge
Stainless steel grade 304, glass-fronted doors, plastic skins and integrated appliances — why your fridge rejects magnets, the paperclip test, and what you can do.
Ordering Printed Promotional Magnets: What to Specify
The trade buyer's checklist for ordering printed fridge magnets: size, thickness, lamination, artwork bleed, proofs, quantity bands, and the questions to put to your printer.
Custom and Photo Magnets: Getting One You Will Still Like in a Year
Image quality, finishes that last, proofing, and postal rules for magnetised items — how to order a custom or photo magnet that holds up on a kitchen wall.
What Magnets Can and Cannot Damage
Fridge doors, bank cards, phones, pacemakers, induction hobs — what magnets actually damage, what they do not, and the ASA position on magnet-therapy claims.
Calendar Magnets, Menu Magnets and the Ones That Get Kept
What makes a promotional fridge magnet stay on a door for a year — usefulness, legibility at arm's length, restraint, and design rules for small-format print.
Making Your Own Fridge Magnets
Printable magnetic sheet, self-adhesive backing, resin and bottle-cap methods — what a home printer can do, what it cannot, and the safety rule for small strong magnets.
Collecting Souvenir Magnets: Displaying and Looking After Them
Resin, metal, ceramic and wooden souvenir magnets — display boards, cleaning, fading, repair and which constructions outlast the rest.