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martyb
on Sunday June 14 2015, @04:15AM
from the "sometimes-the-simple-hacks-are-the-best"-OR-"this-clearly-sucks" dept.
from the "sometimes-the-simple-hacks-are-the-best"-OR-"this-clearly-sucks" dept.
Hackaday reports
Digging though a carpet or dirty shop floor [for a dropped part] usually results in frustration.
[...]The idea here is to suck up and contain the part without having it making [its] way into the vacuum. To do this there would have to be an intermediate chamber. For this, [Frank] used a multi-pack CD container. This was a great choice because it is clear, allowing him to see what enters the container, and it unscrews quickly making it easy to retrieve the tiny part.
The inlet and outlet connectors are made from PVC and are attached to the CD container's base with adhesive. To keep the debris from getting past the CD container, an old kitchen strainer was cut up and the screen material was used to only let air pass.
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Super Cheap Vac Attachment Helps Find Small Dropped Parts
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After all is said and done, a hell of a lot more is said than done.
(Score: 3, Funny) by lentilla on Sunday June 14 2015, @12:17PM
My technique for finding dropped parts involves stopping immediately as the part is dropping and listening. I don't go into a mad scramble attempting to stop it, I don't start bobbing and weaving. I simply freeze and listen. I usually have an excellent idea which area of the floor the part fell (and/or bounced) to and have little difficulty locating it.
It has been a rare part that has escaped me over the years and those can usually be located with either a magnet (pro-tip: cover the magnet with a baggy, else it can get very dirty - especially the powerful ones salvaged from hard disk drives). Otherwise there is also the vacuum and a sock trick. (Although, many new vacuums being sold are of the cyclonic variety [Dyson brand and knock-offs] and these are a push over - empty the container first, vacuum the floor and rummage through the container.)
Wise practitioners will understand that my method should not be used when dropping certain parts. Starter motors from car engines for example. If you drop them... jump :-)