Quick-Release Magnetic Pick-Up Tool

Quick-Release Magnetic Pick-Up Tool FARM SHOP Tools 30-6-39 Having a way to clean off the magnet is key to making a good tool for picking up nails and other small metal objects," says Mel Primrose, Westlock, Alberta. His homemade magnetic pickup tool discharges its load with one easy movement of the handle. To make the tool, Primrose slipped a metal rod through a slightly larger aluminum tube that has a wooden grip on it. Next, he attached a magnet from an old radio speaker to the end of the metal rod. At the end of the aluminum tube he attached a plastic margerine container with a plywood disc in place of the lid. To pick up metal objects, he slides the magnet to the bottom of the plastic tube. To drop items off, he slides the magnet up so everything drops off. "This tool works very well. I find that it's faster and easier than other metal pick-up tools because with them, you have to pick everything off by hand," Primrose says. "With this thing, you just pull the handle back and the magnet moves inside the container, releasing whatever you've just picked up. It's handy to pick up metal filings like chop saw cuttings. The handle makes it easy to reach the floor." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Mel Primrose, Site 10, Box 1, R.R. 1, Westlock, Alberta, Canada T7P 2N9 (ph 780 349-2477).

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