IPhone Wallet in Embossed Alligator

[Wedgetail]

 

No I think your fear is valid.  If the magnet is to strong, and cards come in and out of the magnetic field a lot, you can wipe your card.  I would also be scared to put the magnets next to my phone.  I purposely do not make card wallets cause I worry about choosing to strong of a magnet and wiping someone's card.  I don't want the liability or the bad press that would follow. 

As far as the two pictured,  very nice pieces. 

It entirely depends on the type of magnets you use. There are so many different kinds, and it is absolutely a risk if you get it wrong.

That said, there is product out there using them, which means it is feasible.

[Brianm77]

I know it is feasible, but I don't want the risk.  If I knew for 100% how strong of a magnet I could use then maybe. But for me the cost of finding out is to high. 

[YinTx]

Yes, I've seen the magnet closures and wondered if there was a shield there, or if they were just too weak to affect things... but lack of information puts me in the same boat as Brianm77... not worth the cost to find out!

YinTx

[Brianm77]

My feelings are they are just to week.  Some week magnets can be useful, my iPad case has a week magnet that puts the iPad to sleep when closed.  And to large of a magnet is no good for electronics and I don't know we're that line is

[Wedgetail]

Its also about duration. Even the weakest magnets could wipe a credit card or phone if they have enough exposure time.

But then again, your phone itself emits a magnetic field and could also wipe your cards over a long enough period... maybe even demagnetise a small magnet too.

It is an interesting subject that I also don't know enough about to say definitively what will work and what won't... and I'm not sure who would be able to speak on the topic with authority. Maybe an electronics engineer? Any of those on this forum?

[Wedgetail]

Ok @YinTx and @Brianm77, I just had an epiphany...

If magnets are too risky, then I suppose all you really need is something to snap them together. And the smallest snaps I can think of which would also be strong enough to hold a phone securely under normal use, are glove snaps.

Not as seamless as a magnet hidden under a lining... but I have seen less elegant solutions sold commercially!

For my choice, I would probably put the male ends in the case/wallet side and the female on the phone cover side so it felt better in your hand.

Two snaps, one each centered near the top and bottom would do the job.

Just thinking out loud.

Edited June 14, 2017 by Wedgetail
Reworded for clarity

[RockyAussie]

2 hours ago, Wedgetail said:

And the smallest snaps I can think of which would also be strong enough to hold a phone securely under normal use, are glove snaps.

Is that not what tinker tailor has used in the pictures above? I personally think that 1snap would be fine.Brian

[gigi]

25 minutes ago, RockyAussie said:

Is that not what tinker tailor has used in the pictures above?

BTW: where is he? Haven't seen him around in a while. 

Edited June 14, 2017 by gigi

[Wedgetail]

1 hour ago, RockyAussie said:

Is that not what tinker tailor has used in the pictures above? I personally think that 1snap would be fine.Brian

For the strap closure yeah, I am talking about using them on the plastic phone case that goes inside the wallet so that you can remove the phone from the wallet.

[Ferg]

I get the plastic cases to fit whatever phone. Use velcro to attach the plastic to the leather inside. 

Never moves and you can take the phone out anytime you wish and snap it back in.

My leather case has a partial "Wrap-Around" with a snap. Leather case protects the entire phone when closed, everything accessible when open.

 

Ferg