I saw an ad for an invisible knock-down fastening system in a
woodworking magazine 6 months or a year ago. The system has two
components that you would bury in the edge of two boards. It then had
a electrical (Magnetic, I think) device that looked something like an
iron. You would place the two boards together, hold this device on
top, pull a trigger,and the magnetic field it put out would activate a
screw (or some type of fastener) and join the two board together,
beneath the surface. It was pretty slick. No visible signs on the out
side, and you could take it apart and put it together as often as you
like.
I know it worked with a mechanical fastener, once it was joined, not
magnetic force. The article quoted strenght numbers and they were
quite high.
I don't think it was cheap ($5 or more per fastener maybe?) but price
doesn't matter for the application I have in mind. It is for a work
project, and if this works, that price would be cheap.
Anyway, I need to know what magazine this was in, or if anyone knows
of a website, that would be great.
Thanks for any help.
Joe in Denver
I believe it was called "INVIS" and is marketed by Colonial Saw Company.
Joe Wilding wrote:
> I saw an ad for an invisible knock-down fastening system in a
> woodworking magazine 6 months or a year ago. The system has two
> components that you would bury in the edge of two boards. It then had
> a electrical (Magnetic, I think) device that looked something like an
> iron. You would place the two boards together, hold this device on
> top, pull a trigger,and the magnetic field it put out would activate a
> screw (or some type of fastener) and join the two board together,
> beneath the surface. It was pretty slick. No visible signs on the out
> side, and you could take it apart and put it together as often as you
> like.
> I know it worked with a mechanical fastener, once it was joined, not
> magnetic force. The article quoted strenght numbers and they were
> quite high.
>
> I don't think it was cheap ($5 or more per fastener maybe?) but price
> doesn't matter for the application I have in mind. It is for a work
> project, and if this works, that price would be cheap.
>
> Anyway, I need to know what magazine this was in, or if anyone knows
> of a website, that would be great.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Joe in Denver
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<<<__ Bob __>>>
http://www.swissinvis.com
On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 01:02:55 GMT, "<<<___ Bob ___>>>"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I believe it was called "INVIS" and is marketed by Colonial Saw Company.
>
>Joe Wilding wrote:
>
>> I saw an ad for an invisible knock-down fastening system in a
>> woodworking magazine 6 months or a year ago. The system has two
>> components that you would bury in the edge of two boards. It then had
>> a electrical (Magnetic, I think) device that looked something like an
>> iron. You would place the two boards together, hold this device on
>> top, pull a trigger,and the magnetic field it put out would activate a
>> screw (or some type of fastener) and join the two board together,
>> beneath the surface. It was pretty slick. No visible signs on the out
>> side, and you could take it apart and put it together as often as you
>> like.
>> I know it worked with a mechanical fastener, once it was joined, not
>> magnetic force. The article quoted strenght numbers and they were
>> quite high.
>>
>> I don't think it was cheap ($5 or more per fastener maybe?) but price
>> doesn't matter for the application I have in mind. It is for a work
>> project, and if this works, that price would be cheap.
>>
>> Anyway, I need to know what magazine this was in, or if anyone knows
>> of a website, that would be great.
>>
>> Thanks for any help.
>>
>> Joe in Denver
Try Lamello.
Joe Wilding wrote:
> I saw an ad for an invisible knock-down fastening system in a
> woodworking magazine 6 months or a year ago. The system has two
> components that you would bury in the edge of two boards. It then had
> a electrical (Magnetic, I think) device that looked something like an
> iron. You would place the two boards together, hold this device on
> top, pull a trigger,and the magnetic field it put out would activate a
> screw (or some type of fastener) and join the two board together,
> beneath the surface. It was pretty slick. No visible signs on the out
> side, and you could take it apart and put it together as often as you
> like.
> I know it worked with a mechanical fastener, once it was joined, not
> magnetic force. The article quoted strenght numbers and they were
> quite high.
>
> I don't think it was cheap ($5 or more per fastener maybe?) but price
> doesn't matter for the application I have in mind. It is for a work
> project, and if this works, that price would be cheap.
>
> Anyway, I need to know what magazine this was in, or if anyone knows
> of a website, that would be great.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Joe in Denver
I cannot find anything on the tool I saw a year ago at the San Mateo WW
Fair. It was $700 and it induced a magnetic field to tighten or loosen
screws embedded in removable fasteners. I can't find a reference to it
anywhere on the 'net. I thought it was a Lamello product. I've been
wrong before, or maybe it was experimental and never got any press??
dave
Bay Area Dave wrote:
> Try Lamello.
>
> Joe Wilding wrote:
>
>> I saw an ad for an invisible knock-down fastening system in a
>> woodworking magazine 6 months or a year ago. The system has two
>> components that you would bury in the edge of two boards. It then had
>> a electrical (Magnetic, I think) device that looked something like an
>> iron. You would place the two boards together, hold this device on
>> top, pull a trigger,and the magnetic field it put out would activate a
>> screw (or some type of fastener) and join the two board together,
>> beneath the surface. It was pretty slick. No visible signs on the out
>> side, and you could take it apart and put it together as often as you
>> like.
>> I know it worked with a mechanical fastener, once it was joined, not
>> magnetic force. The article quoted strenght numbers and they were
>> quite high.
>>
>> I don't think it was cheap ($5 or more per fastener maybe?) but price
>> doesn't matter for the application I have in mind. It is for a work
>> project, and if this works, that price would be cheap.
>>
>> Anyway, I need to know what magazine this was in, or if anyone knows
>> of a website, that would be great.
>>
>> Thanks for any help.
>>
>> Joe in Denver
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