Dishwasher magnet

On By CarynIn Craft

The problem with multiple parallel projects is sometimes bits get buried and I forget I have a work in progress. That happened with the dishwasher signs that I made with my folks’ laser cutter. I brought the parts home then got distracted. It happens. I found the parts again, realized I had everything I needed to complete it, I just had to make the magnet hole a little larger.

Photo description: laser cut wood disc with roll of sandpaper. The center hole was slightly too small for the magnet, so it had to be sanded until the magnet could be pressed in.

After fixing the magnet to the middle of the center layer, I could then glue all three layers together: the sign, the magnet layer, and the laser cut felt. To make sure everything set tight, after brushing on the wood glue and assembling, I wrapped the magnet in wax paper and clamped it in a book press to dry.

Photo caption: two dishwasher magnets, one sign up, one felt up, sitting on two book presses

To finish and protect the wood, I used Howard’s Feed-n-Wax.

Photo description: dishwasher magnet in use with four labels on a rotating circle: Dirty, Delay, Washing, and Clean