Herb, those are flat cool.  I love 'em!

 

What was on Friday's schedule?    The Landlord and I rolling across a floor, installing carpet.    And he is in worst shape than me,  and a few months younger.....paying the "price" today

 

Hoping to do a wee bit of rust hunting today.....IF I can move a bit.....

3 hours ago, steven newman said:

What was on Friday's schedule?    The Landlord and I rolling across a floor, installing carpet.    And he is in worst shape than me,  and a few months younger.....paying the "price" today

 

Hoping to do a wee bit of rust hunting today.....IF I can move a bit.....

I could never do that at this time in my life, I would be in ER today.

Herb

Never laid carpet. But, I've laid a lot of saultillo and ceramic tile. No more. Knees, hips and back can't handle it any more.

Heck, when something rolls off the bench and I have to get down on the floor to find it, I ask myself "Is there anything else I can do while I'm down here.

Here is what use. keep a couple around the shop. works good for retrieving the nut and washer when changing table saw blades.

https://www.harborfreight.com/15-lb-capacity-telescoping-magnetic-pickup-tool-95933.html

Funny story, I had one in my shirt pocket when I was checking out at Lowes and the checker lady saw it and asked what it was. I told her it was my new cell phone and pulled it out extended it and started talking to it.  she said "Wow, thats really neat, where do I get one?"

Herb

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4 hours ago, Stick486 said:

But...but....if it's a pencil. Guess plumber's putty on a stick would work....if I could find it.

32 minutes ago, Gene Howe said:

But...but....if it's a pencil. Guess plumber's putty on a stick would work....if I could find it.

Might find something here.

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Long+handled+grabber+tool&t=ffnt&atb=v61-2ab&iar=images&iax=1&ia=images

Herb

1 hour ago, Gene Howe said:

Guess plumber's putty on a stick would work....if I could find it

I give...the plumbers putty, a stick or the pencil? 

8 minutes ago, Grandpadave52 said:

I give...the plumbers putty, a stick or the pencil? 

Both.

1 hour ago, Gene Howe said:

But...but....if it's a pencil. Guess plumber's putty on a stick would work....if I could find it.

 

that's a speaker magnet.. it will pick up a pencil...

use a mechanical pencil... more metal...

 

plan''B''..

if you want it stiffer.. tape or shrink tube the shaft..

 

plan ''C''...

 

plan ''D''...

scream for the grand kids or the SO...

 

 

Replace magnet with Rare Earth magnet,  has stronger pulling power. 

or make a disk w/ several RE magnets so you have a larger pickup surface..

When I drop something it always rolls under something. Had a change of plans yesterday. Picked up sticks in the yard and burned them. Then went to the shop and decided I was tired of cleaning the chips off the drawer units I had under both lathes. Created a little wall space and plan to stack the drawer units leaving the under side of both lathes open. Hope to get this finished tomorrow.