Editing Magnetic Project Mat

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Anyone who has done electronics repair knows how irritating lost screws can be—if you’re lucky, you’ll end up with a slightly lighter laptop. If you’re unlucky, your $1,000 laptop will be brought to its knees by a $0.05 clip hiding under a table leg. Designed by fixers, for fixers, the 8”x10” Magnetic Project Mat solves this repair problem. Spacious and secure, the mat will catch screws as you pull them out of a device and hold them there.

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Use it as a workmat during cell phone repairs, and you’ll be able to stop worrying about screw tracking and focus on the cell phone; all the screws will be right where you left them. For laptops with up to hundreds of screws, use the whole mat as a screw guide and keep careful notes to not get lost. It will serve you as a dutiful partner, and you will lose less screws.

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The included pen is uniquely suited for the Project Mat. It’s made by [http://www.staedtler.com/Lumocolor_correctable_eng|Staedtler], the German pen company that makes top-of-the-line artists’ pens and pencils, as well as the expensive precision pens architects use for blueprints. Their Lumocolor Correctable pen doesn’t smear or wipe away like most dry erase markers. If you brush your hand across the mat while performing a repair, the ink stays bold and clear. But the eraser tip or a dry cloth erases the ink clean every time.

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Supple and gripping, the foam back hugs your table to prevent slipping.  Precut pockets on the back allow you to flip it over for solid control over non-magnetic parts like craft buttons or RC cars with plastic screws.

This mat will enable you to work more smoothly and efficiently. Get one for your desk at home, or if you run a repair business get multiple to keep different projects organized and separate.

How does this work? Suppliers

Type	Part #	Supplier	Url
Product	IF145-167	iFixit	http://www.ifixit.com/Tools/Magnetic-Project-Mat/IF145167-1

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