I have three of them.
1. pins go to the outside, but whether that is head out of sharp point out is how you put them on it. I regularly pull the point out ones - I hook my fingernail into the head at the center and "pull" it to the edge, now it's head out and point in.
2. I've used them with all sorts of pins, the short thing ones to the thick long ones. if they are magnetic, it works
3. If you are't careful and drag fabric over it, you can shift the pins so they are now on the side with Pointy end up! And that is real fun when you reach over to grab something and 15 pins are point up with the head against the table top so they are not going to give!
4. Do not stick them with other magnets - cause they take quite a bit of strength to get back apart.
5. I do like them way better than the ones that just hold the pins and don't force them to spread out, but i use both because I have both.
6. They are strong enough that if you have something else close by (like a seam ripper) you may find it's attached itself to the magnet.
Last edited by Macybaby; 01-18-2018 at 12:12 PM.