Coolest Notion Ever!
 

I just bought a Zirkel (www.thezirkel.com) magnetic pin catcher and I am in love. I have had a magnetic pin "cushion" for years, but it is nothing like this! It turns the pins so the heads face the outside of the bowl. It has a heavy base and now I don't have to worry about my pin dish tipping and sending pins all over. It is also just plain fun to watch the pins react with the magnet. They claim it's safe around computerized machines and electronic devices, altho I think I'd be careful if you have a pacemaker as the magnet is really strong. Watch their video and you'll see what I mean.

I'd spend entirely too much time playing with my Zirkel and not enough time sewing. What a neat idea!

That looks really cool! I have a magnet dish that my son picked up at Princess Auto. I think it was originally designed for mechanics to throw nuts, bolts, etc in. It holds a lot of pins, but they stick to the outside and underneath as easily as they stick to the inside so that can be a problem. Also, when grabbing pins, it's fairly common to be stabbed.... :)

I have one and I really like it.

I have the aqua one and love it!

It's great to use when you drop a pin on the floor. My scissor snips stick to it too. Plus I keep the embroidery hoop tightener on it.

I also have one and like it. The heaviness is great.

Amazon sells them, but they have off brands that are less expensive. I bought KLoud for 7.89 Prime free shipping. Works great and is much cuter than the round silver metal dish I got from Harbor Freight Tools, it cost around $5.00.

It makes a good ruler weight too. The knock off ones I've seen are not as heavy and have a less magnetic power.

That is really neat, never seen before

Oh, my goodness! How fun is that?! Would I do anything but toss handfuls of pins all day? I don't think so.
May have to put this on my wish list.

I love mine. I picked it up at the Marshfield Quilt Show from Brubaker's booth. Not very many pins stick to the bottom. They usually get caught in the top and are almost always caught with the point to the center and the ball head to the outside so you can easily grab them. I haven't tried it with the plain metal pins; I've pretty much given up using then at all.

My husband just bought me a pink one, "just because." I've always wanted one but I couldn't justify the price with all the pin cushions I have.

Same problem here. Pins stick all over the place and I get stabbed.

How cool is that? This should make quilting even more fun!

I really like mine, I have several. One thing to watch out for, I've dragged stuff over mine (one is on the cutting board) and it caused the pins to pop over the edge so they were stuck on the side with Pointy End Up! And then I reached over to move it and got seriously stuck.

I've never had it automatically put the heads on the outside, they can go either way depending on how you drop them. Normally I make sure to re-arrange them so the points are all in. it's always fun when one balances straight up!

I also have several of the automotive type, they don't work near as well for straight pins, but they work great for safety pins and clips.

One thing I use the Zirkel for is the insert in the hanging thread catchers with pin cushion. No worry about the thread catcher fall off the table and it's so handy to drop the pins right on it. One of my frugal I'm not putting a $20 pincushion in that,tried it with the other magnetic cushions but it didn't work, not heavy enough.