On 2023-12-10, Joy Beeson <jbe...@invalid.net.invalid> wrote:
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> I read somewhere that when one has dropped something and can't find it
> among the carpet pile, one should put the toe of a discarded nylon
> stocking inside a vacuum-cleaner hose, turn the rest of the stocking
> inside out over the hose, secure with rubber bands, and vacuum the
> carpet.
That is a great idea. None of the girls around here wear
stockings or nylons but I'll bet cheescloth or any kind of
thin cloth will do the trick.
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> I rather imagine that one could tie a shop towel over the mouth of the
> hose and use it like a magnet.
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> But I drop needles on vinyl floors, and my Grabbit (magntic pin
> cushion) finds them just fine. It even makes a loud click when it has
> found the needle.
>
I always like to have an extra ball or two on hand before
taking things like that apart. I've become a big fan of
"captive nuts" and the like these days with my hamfists.
pH