Just switched from a magnetic mat to a silicone one for my bench

I was getting tired of tiny screws rolling off the magnetic mat onto the floor. A friend in Denver said he uses a thick silicone sheet that grips parts instead. I tried it on a ThinkPad T14 teardown yesterday and it worked great, nothing moved. Has anyone else made this switch and noticed a difference with really small components?

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diana_king6mo ago

Yeah, I switched last year and it's way better for tiny parts.

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williams906mo ago

My old toaster did that with crumbs.

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mark_cooper6mo ago

Wait, you switched LAST YEAR? That feels like forever ago lol. I just got mine like three months back and thought I was late to the party. What were you even using before for those little screws and springs? My old one would just launch them into another dimension.

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