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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: canuguzzi on May 28, 2016, 04:24:28 PM
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They make those small parts grabbers that you can use to fish small items from places they fell or you dropped them into. Sometimes that doesn't work.
What I found does work even getting into places the grabber things can't is to use a rubber hose with a strainer attached to the front and the other end hooked up to a good wet/dry vac. You can fish that plastic or rubber hose into places almost nothing else can get to and it will pick it up. The bonus is that it doesn't have to be metallic.
The strainer prevents really small items from going into the canister so you don't have to empty it first or dig through the grime.
For getting past tight curves, routing some string through the end of the hose, one length opposite another you can pull on the string and practically guide it almost anywhere.
Cheap and it works.
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Brilliant!
Steve.
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Great Guzzi idea! I'll try that next time. :grin:
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Usually the "black hole" entry happens once the small bit hiys the garage floor. In this case a flashlight projected at floor level usually helps
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No, true black hole items will never be seen again.. <shrug> I've had a few. I prefer parallel dimension, though.
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OK fellas , cleaned up a bit , let's not go there . Thanks .
Dusty
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OK fellas , cleaned up a bit , let's not go there . Thanks .
Dusty
Too late, the brain created visual was instant, no way to undo it.
My eyyyyyyyes!
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I missed it. :angel:
Thankyou.
I think.
Your vaccuum pickup hose and string is an excellent idea! YOU SMART! :thumb:
(http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag77/Penderic/Penderic002/vacuuming-TV_zpsls2hu7pp.jpg)
Lost your keys? Here they are! Thanks for that great tip!
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That method sucks.