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    A novel workshop hook for your jacket or cloths

    This is a fun project to make from some scrap steel, the hook is a useful addition to our workshop and will get people talking as they try to figure out how it works


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    Thanks hwmrob! We've added your Shop Hook to our Miscellaneous category,
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    I knew exactly what this was and how it works.

    Why?

    Because we have something like this in the laundry room magnetically attached to the washing machine:

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    It's two pieces of wood glued together with a curved sloped slot for a marble. If you look closely, you can see the wood seam where it is glued together:

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    And the marble rolls up and down to hold the towel:
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    We have had this for at least 30 years... what is old is new...

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    Hi BuffaloJohn, You're absolutely right - there's not much new in the world....., great pictures of your hook and thanks for sharing them. Thanks for watching our video.

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    Looks like a good candidate for 3D printing. Should be able to drop in the steel ball while printing so no assembly would be needed.
    Rick

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    Rick, That sound like a plan - I think it'd work well in 3D printed format.



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