Jim's advice is excellent, and a good reminder. If the crack in the slab is too narrow to get the magnet close enough, put the magnet on a sliver of steel (not stainless), and use the sliver as a magnetic extension. A rare earth magnet will improve your chances.
Andrew Baron On Sep 19, 2012, at 9:14 AM, Jim Nichol wrote: > You need a powerful magnet to get it out of the crack. > > Jim Nichol > > On Sep 19, 2012, at 11:03 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 > _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
