Will the furniture magnet hold a metal gate. I decided to check

The neighbor blocked the space between his garage and our sheds, each owner of the shed received a key, and became the owner of a small enclosed yard. And to have your own closed space in urban development is a joy, especially today.

Problem

Everything is fine, only there is a problem, the gate "clanked" from the wind with an unpleasant metallic sound, this problem was partially solved by installing a rubber gasket in the form of a patch. But, since the spring is weak, the wind sometimes opens and hits the gate, I decided today to fix it with a magnet.

I wasn't completely sure the idea would work, but until you try it, you won't know. Therefore, I marked a place for the installation, and circled the plywood gasket so that the magnet plates "capture" the profile of the structure.

Installation

I cut out the gasket with a simple hacksaw, adjusted it in thickness with a chisel (with plywood, it turned out to be simple), grinded the edges with sandpaper, then drilled a profile for fasteners with self-tapping screws for metal.

I decided to paint the plywood blank to protect it from decay (I don’t know how long it will last), then I screwed it with a magnet to a permanent place. I had to suffer a little with the setting, for the best grip of the magnet and the profile of the gate, but these are trifles.

I checked that everything seems to work, but there are doubts about the strength of the magnet in a strong wind, now it holds a light breeze, but not before. Maybe over time it will be necessary to install a more massive magnet (I saw such), in general, time will tell. Have you had any experience with magnet fixing a gate?

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