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     Cooltouch Tinkerer Username: Cooltouch Post Number: 251 Registered: 01-2009 Rating: N/A |
I have a rare earth magnet about the size of a quarter that I use for this, and yes, I've found tiny lost screws this way. And yes, I tried the magnet where I lost this spring, but no luck so far. A camera tech I used to know years ago was the one who told me first about this trick. He said that he had a larger horseshoe-shaped magnet tied on a string that he slung around on the floor to pick up tiny screws and what have you. I like his method better than mine -- I don't have anything to attach the string to, so I just end up pushing the magnet around with my foot. |