When I sweep up my shop floor I always check the big aluminum dust pan I use for prizes before I dump it in trash bucket. I also have some big rare earth magnets. You can drag those around on the bottom of the aluminum dust pan to separate the steel pieces from other stuff or stick them in a plastic sack before dragging the floor for parts. I have a mill, a lathe and a drill press in that part of the shop and fine metal cuttings get everywhere even though I try to keep cuttings vacuumed up as I go
That brings up another method of parts recovery. Stick part of an old nylon down the vacuum nozzle and stick it in those hidden spots. Then you can pull it out and check for prizes.
I occasionally find a long lost something.
That brings up another method of parts recovery. Stick part of an old nylon down the vacuum nozzle and stick it in those hidden spots. Then you can pull it out and check for prizes.
I occasionally find a long lost something.
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