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Magnets for holding

Joined
May 23, 2026
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Location
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I have been building model ships for a long time and recently lost the

feeling and use of the right side of my body. With time and therapy I

would say I am back to about 80% and it is still slowly improving even

after 4 years. The right hand is coming back but I still have trouble working with small parts.

I found I need help holding things steady while I work with them.

For me a big help is using magnets to hold something steady while I position or working on it.

Attached is a picture and you can see I have two strips of magnets that I can use

to hold tweezers or other tools and can grasp or hold with instead of my hand.

Even though I need to use this method less and less it may be helpful to someone that has the same issue as me.20261010_104247.jpg
 
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