Sugatsune Smc159 Ultra Thin Magnetic Catch (1)

Below the main door of our 38-year old, front-loading Whirlpool clothes dryer is a steel door for accessing the burner for service. A number of years ago the plastic latches that fasten the door closed gave out, causing the door to stay open, flat on the floor, unless fastened closed with duct tape. Recently, after failed trials with lesser magnets, I glued in a set of these little babies (catch and strike plate) to each side of the door and doorframe. They work like a charm. A spot of gorilla glue bonded them to the steel. I didn’t test them carefully, but I believe the backs of these magnets (the flat side) is less magnetic than the molded front sides. So it is important to glue or screw the back sides of the magnets to the door and frame, so that when the door closes the front sides of the catch and strike plate meet.

Wow! If you want a small, flat mag-latch, you just found it. I had an accordian door in my motorhome that due to having been normally strapped open had trained itself to stay in that position. This little latch came along and holds it in the fully closed (extended) position under all conditions even rolling down the road. GREAT!!!!!

This is a 5 star product but I gave it one star. Why would I do that? Because the included screws are TOO BIG for metal magnet and strike plate bevel holes and don't allow the screws to sit flush with the plates. With the protruding screw heads, only the screw heads touch each plate DRASTICALLY reducing the magnetic holding ability of this catch and making it useless for my needs - until I got the right sized screws.Let me digress a bit and explain why I need a strong magnetic catch. My one year old SPCA rescue cat is complete hooligan and figured out how to pull the garbage drawer open allowing her to rifle through the garbage at her leisure. I tried 3 types of kid proof cupboard locks, a wooden dowel and even a 2 foot bamboo back scratcher to hold the door shut but they were all a pain or failed. I needed a magnetic catch strong enough to keep my Lex Luthor minded cat OUT of the garbage but allow humans to easily access the door with one hand.To help you understand what I mean, I attached photos of the original screw supplied with the catch and strike plate on the right that sticks out too far and the screws I wound up using that sits flush on the plates allowing them to fully engage. The orange arrow in the left hand photo shows how far above the strike plate the original screws protrude. This happens on both the magnet plate and catch plate not allowing the plates to actually touch greatly reducing the magnetism. The right hand photo shows the bevel cut into the strike plate and the orange arrow on the right hand photo demonstrates how well the screws I used fit within the bevel. Once I got the proper sized screws in place, this catch worked perfectly and my cat can't open the door but we can - problem solved.So if you decide to purchase this catch, be prepared to make a hardware store run (I have a full complement of hardware in my shop but not many people do) OR you can use a bevel bit and increase the diameter of the bevel to fit the OEM screws, Either way, it's a pain and the folks who sell these should include the proper sized screws. Once they do, this is a 5 star product. Until then, I'll stick with my 1 screw, I mean 1 star review. Hope that helps - Your friendly neighborhood Tretiak

Product is great. But it was delivered with #6 wood screws. The screw holes are counter sunk for #4 wood screws. Using the supplied #6 wood screws makes the screw head protrude above the latch surface, making direct contact between the surfaces impossible. When I used #4 wood screws I provided, the surface latch was near perfect and workable.

I purchased these to try to keep interior french doors closed, as they did not have any latching hardware and would always rest 1/2" from closed. They ended up not being strong enough for my application. I don't fault them for this though, as the description declares they are designed for lighter doors such as cabinets & RV applications.The magnets are reasonably strong for their size, and I have no doubt they would perform their advertised purpose well. Screws were included..I feel $22 is a bit steep for 2 small door catches. I had a hard time finding anything comparable, so if they do fit your specific application perfectly they may be a fair option. I took a gamble and lost, so have $22 cabinet door catches sitting around awaiting purpose.

This product was exactly what I needed. I have a bed frame with drawers underneath that constantly slide out. In the middle of the night this has caused many bruises! The magnet catch is easy to screw into wood by hand. You just need to make sure the placement is correct to catch. It isn't a super strong magnetic pull but it did the trick to keep my bed frame drawers closed. It is fairly thin or at least thin enough for what I needed. I will purchase more if other drawers start to wander. Thank you!

excellent. Very powerful and effective. I'm using it to hold a closet door closed after the latch broke. The door is not super heavy, but this magnet holds it together with ease.

Product is very thin. I thought it might work to keep a pantry door closed but the room I had to work with did not work out as I would have liked. Overall though I think it is effective but would work better for things like small cabinet doors