The door will be held shut with a small magnetic catch. I thought that I could have a steel plate behind the door and hold a magnet by the plate to open it. Any other ideas?
jmma,
Oct 20, 4:15pm
Get one of those pushy out magnetic catches, like on TV cabinet glass doors. I Fitted one to a bathroom cabinet door the other day, works well.
macman26,
Oct 20, 4:16pm
Get a magnetic push catch
trade4us2,
Oct 20, 5:05pm
It's a secret door, so it must not move if it is pushed.
newtec1,
Oct 20, 7:07pm
It can't be that much of a secret,you have just told half of NZ on a MB.
newtec1,
Oct 20, 7:09pm
Put the handle on the hinged side,that will fool them.
aj.2.,
Oct 20, 7:36pm
Well sorry to point out , but if the steel plate is behind the wood , then the magnet will not be strong enough to attach , nor pull the door open .
You would be better off with a pin hole catch, they hold the door , but only need a needle pin inserted , to hold the catch back , thus allowing the door to open.
trade4us2,
Oct 20, 8:30pm
The steel plate can be at the bottom of a hole in the door.
superoman,
Aug 27, 2:12am
A large enough neo magnet will pull on the steel plate through the door. In shopfitting we use neo magnets to hold whole panels onto walls.
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