{"id":812,"date":"2022-09-25T12:19:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-25T12:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.first4magnets.com\/us\/applications\/?p=812"},"modified":"2025-03-21T12:43:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T12:43:53","slug":"keep-your-gates-securely-closed-with-countersunk-magnets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.first4magnets.com\/us\/blog\/keep-your-gates-securely-closed-with-countersunk-magnets\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep Your Gate Securely Closed With Countersunk Magnets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Looking for a quick and easy solution to keep your gates securely shut? Then Countersunk magnets are the ideal solution for keeping gates, doors or even cupboards closed securely.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Countersunk magnets are perfect for this application due to the countersunk central hole, allowing them to be fixed to non-magnetic surfaces with a screw and in this case a wooden gate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\u00a063\/64\u2033 diameter x 13\/64\u2033 thick x 15\/64\u2033 c\/sink Neodymium Magnet\u00a0we recommend provides an astonishing 24.7lbs pull for a small magnet, for this application to work you\u2019ll require one North and one South magnet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having selected the magnets, you begin by simply recessing a hole into the gate before screwing in your first countersunk magnet, this can be either the north or south. Repeat this process, recess a hole and then screw in the remaining countersunk magnets on the fence post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drilling the initial holes ensure the magnets sit flush on both the gate and the fence. This process allows the gate to be pushed close with ease and sees the north magnet attract to the south providing a secure hold and a clean aesthetic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This quick and simple solution is a great hack for anyone looking to fix up or spruce up their garden gate. However, with this being an outdoor application our experts recommend painting the magnets with a protective layer of varnish or corrosion-resistant iron paint, such as Hammerite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another possibility is using our\u00a0rubber-coated countersunk magnets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We supply a wide range of magnetic fixing options to suit any form of DIY home project. If you require any further information or have a query regarding your own home projects, feel free to contact one of our Experts today on 800-917-0841<\/strong><\/a> or email at sales@magnetexpert.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Looking for a quick and easy solution to keep your gates securely shut? Then Countersunk magnets are the ideal solution for keeping gates, doors or even cupboards closed securely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3585,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[373,374,371],"tags":[533,32,557,558,62,559],"class_list":["post-812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diy","category-magnet-solutions","category-magnetic-solutions","tag-countersunk-magnets","tag-diy","tag-gate","tag-magnetic-gate","tag-neodymium-magnets","tag-outdoor-magnets"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.first4magnets.com\/us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.first4magnets.com\/us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.first4magnets.com\/us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.first4magnets.com\/us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.first4magnets.com\/us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=812"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.first4magnets.com\/us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/812\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4936,"href":"https:\/\/www.first4magnets.com\/us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/812\/revisions\/4936"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.first4magnets.com\/us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.first4magnets.com\/us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.first4magnets.com\/us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.first4magnets.com\/us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}