A Save-The-Day-Tool

[cabinetman]

When you need them they are the perfect tool.
Save-The-Day-Tool

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[phrog]

I have one of those and it has saved the day a few times.

[chopnhack]

oh yes..... can't tell you how many bolts, washers, etc. I have retrieved while doing automotive work with one of those! The claw retriever is handy too. Its a long wound wire stick, somewhat flexible and at the top there is a spring loaded retractable plunger, the business end has three stiff steel "fingers" that spread as you push on the plunger, release it and the item is retrieved in the fingers. Also very useful.

[cabinetman]

The claw retriever is handy too.

I agree, I have a couple of them.

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[Sweet Willy]

I'm disappointed. I thought I was going to see a six-pack of Bud and a ham sandwich. To each his own I guess.

[T...K21]

I'm disappointed. I thought I was going to see a six-pack of Bud and a ham sandwich. To each his own I guess.

Those are "save the day" too!!!

[jwd12]

Anybody who has a bt3x00 and does not have a tool of this type has either wasted a lot of time or is coordinated beyond the human condition.

[dbhost]

I have never owned one of the claw ones, but I have the telescoping magnetic pick up tool. I use it WAY more often than I want to admit...

When I was in college, I believe it was during my semester in fuel systems (my first degree is in Auto / Diesel technology), my professor / instructor demonstrated one of those on picking up what he referred to as "son of a b1t%h clips". Apparently that is what he would holler every time he would drop one of those down between an engine block and intake manifold while taking throttle linkage apart...

[RAFlorida]

The first one I had of that nature

was one I made from the speaker magnet from a torn-up stereo system. Worked great; just used a 1/2" pvc pipe and some guerilla glue. Then saw that HF had 'em like real cheap, something like 2 bucks for one. Bought one and like it a lot. Not as big and bulky as my home-made one! Then while at an auto repair store, saw they had the claw type and decided I needed one of them too. Yeah, as Mike posted, "A Save-The-Day-Tool", that they are. (actually the claw type does a great job of getting cigarette butts up with the thin fingers! When I was a smoker, that's what I used to police the yard!!!)

[jaybee]

Of interest to us Canucks, the 1st thing I saw when clicking the link was a"now shipping to Canada" popup and then after clearing it, prices in Canuckian dollars.

[jnesmith]

Anybody who has a bt3x00 and does not have a tool of this type has either wasted a lot of time or is coordinated beyond the human condition.

Or, they have a rare earth magnet on the end of a 36" ruler.

[cabinetman]

Back before hooking up DC's, a fallen arbor nut would lay in a pile of sawdust at the bottom of my Unisaw. A magnetic pick-up was in order.

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[hophop]

I have had one of those, but I couldn't find it when I needed it. The day was saved by a short trip to the automotive store.

[gsmittle]

I have a couple of those, and a larger one for picking up dropped screws, etc. at the end of the day. Sure beats bending over.

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