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Post by John Parry on Apr 20, 2009 13:40:45 GMT -5
Rachel
No, I'm not going to rise to that one. Randy has only so much patience and goodwill... LOL
Regards - John
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Mark Vaughan
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Post by Mark Vaughan on Jun 20, 2009 0:20:50 GMT -5
I am several years late on this thread, but got an idea several years ago when I too dropped a small screw into the carpet and wanted to share how I ended up finding it. Here's how:
I took a METAL aerosol can of shaving cream - the emptier the better - and laid it on it's side, and ran it back and forth over the search area on the carpet until I heard a faint "tick". Several times I found only a small rock chip, and even an old staple. Finally though, the tiny screw was found. It took about 45 seconds total.
Happy hunting in the future!
Regards, Mark
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Post by Randy on Jun 20, 2009 10:37:10 GMT -5
Rachel No, I'm not going to rise to that one. Randy has only so much patience and goodwill... LOL Regards - John John, after you get the panty hose we need to see a pic!
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Post by John Parry on Jun 21, 2009 13:00:32 GMT -5
Holy mackeroly Randy! That took you long enough! I had a pithy and devastating response all prepared for your reply, but it's been so long now that I've forgotten what it was! Regards - John ps Rachel - maybe we should continue this conversation by PM
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Post by Randy on Jun 21, 2009 13:38:50 GMT -5
John..."my" memory was the 2nd thing to go, I forgot what the first thing was.
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seele
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Post by seele on Dec 11, 2009 1:33:20 GMT -5
Sorry for coming in very late.
Before he retired quite a few years ago, an old friend who worked for Zeiss, Pentacon, Bauer, Steiner etc used a rubber mat covered with square depressions, like a waffle surface, as his work surface: he just put the small parts removed in the little square compartments as he stripped down the equipment. I never asked him what that mat was, but with hindsight, if it was not something supplied by one of the service departments he worked for, then it could have been some kind of heavy-duty car floor mat.
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Post by Rachel on Dec 12, 2009 6:20:33 GMT -5
I have some car mats like that. Easily available in the UK from some of the car accessory outlets.
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seele
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Post by seele on Dec 12, 2009 6:35:12 GMT -5
Rachel, you can now package them as camera repairer's work mats and sell them with a huge mark-up!
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Post by pompiere on Dec 12, 2009 17:09:10 GMT -5
When I started working on cameras, I read that someone liked to use a cookie or jelly roll pan with a low sides. He said that he could hear even the tiniest screw or part hit the metal pan. A bonus is that if the kitchen table is your work space, it is easy to relocate when it is time to eat. I use a couple 6x8 inch pieces of leather to pad the camera and lenses from the pan.
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Post by herron on Dec 13, 2009 0:45:36 GMT -5
I hate it when the screw goes into the carpet. Somewhere in my carpet there is enough screws and things to build a B-29. ;D We have the same carpet, Randy! Actually, I use a plywood tray, covered with a felt-like (but smoother) material that I glued on top. The whole thing is fastened to an old desk downstairs. It has the obligatory wooden rail around it, too (I also use it for the silver jewlery I make). Still ... every so often a small screw finds its way to the floor ... and I don't get up as easily as I used to when I get down there to look for it!
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PeterW
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Post by PeterW on Dec 13, 2009 6:58:39 GMT -5
Ron: At least you can still get down to look for it. PeterW
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