tms wrote:
Favorite shop tool...
A magnet on a stick, or in my case a telescopic handle. Not glamorous, but very handy for retrieving that arbor nut that dropped down the dust chute on the table saw, or that nearly microscopic set screw that fell into a pile of shavings. If you have one when you need it, it quickly becomes your favorite tool.
Cheers,
Tom
heheheheh, it sounds like you dropped a "microscopic set screw" into a pile of shavings today Tom
I love magnets. I have a whole collection of them, that I "harvested" out of old speakers. I never throw a speaker away until I get the magnet off of it.
They're super handy around the worktable, I use them to hold random screws/nails etc... Since I don't have a proper vice, I'm always screwing down stop-blocks or whatever, and that random assortment is really handy.
Another great use is when I'm working on my truck. I stick the magnet near where I'm working, and it holds all the nuts and bolts, sockets, extensions, wenches, screwdriver, etc.