How deep is the crack? I would try running a magnet over it. You can get a telescoping pointer thingy with a magnet on the end of it at a good hardware store. It is made for picking up small metal parts. John Robles
On Sep 19, 2012, at 8:03 AM, David Barnett <[email protected]> wrote: > It was like a scene from an old movie. > > I was installing a combo attachment on my Edison Standard and had every in > just about the right position. I slightly rotated the mandrel to make sure it > still moved smoothly, and the tiny headless set screw in the double-gear > piece from the combo kit fell out. I guess I had backed it out a bit too much > while working. There I was in one of those sudden slow motion scenes watching > in horror as the screw slowly fell and bounced on the case, the workbench, > the chair, my foot and the floor while I flailed around trying to stop it's > merciless descent into the one crack in the cement floor under the workbench > while simultaneously contributing the classic drawn-out dialog line: > "Oooohhh Nooooo...." > > So, can anyone help locate that screw? I'd go for that double-gear piece with > the screw in it, if need be. I'd get 2 to have a backup (yes, I know I'm > sometimes klutsy). > > Thanks for hearing my tale of woe. > > David > > David Barnett [email protected] > C: 516-398-8668 www.FairLibertysCall.com > 3 Ike Place > Woodmere, NY 11598 > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
