Magic Fingers and Pickup Tools

[Wakefield]

When you need em' you need em' !!

(any favorites?)

 

[richfinn]

I,ve got a home made device made out of some brake line with an old throttle cable threaded through which forms a loop, its for getting keys out of locked cars really but it works well for picking up stuff thats non magnetic and pulling cables through grommets etc.

 

[picshooter]

Sounds interesting. Can you post a pic?

I,ve got a home made device made out of some brake line with an old throttle cable threaded through which forms a loop, its for getting keys out of locked cars really but it works well for picking up stuff thats non magnetic and pulling cables through grommets etc.

 

[91bronc300]

That's genius

 

[csargents1546]

The one that saved my *** was made by ulman, flexable with a magent at the end as well as magic fingers, dropped a socket down the rear engine cover on a Ford 6.0 diesel. It fell all the way to the bottom. Blindly fished around for about ten minutes and there was my socket. I swear it was like the movies when everything goes slow motion and there is not a dam thing you can do to stop it from happening.

 

[ZRX61]

Around the airport they are known as "Ovary snatchers"

 

[Chamkila]

subscribed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[TireTracks]

My dad used a craftsman one to pull **** my cousins kids shoved down the drain( 2 broken razors, a spoon, a bouncy ball in chunks).

I had allways thought about getting one, and now I know it's a worthy tool.

Ya gotta watch out, he was playing with it ( pinching it on his finger) and the tips went though the skin! :eyebulge:

 

[HTGTS350]

Extendable magnets are a very useful tool, especially when jammed in a truck engine bay and you drop a socket.

 

[W650Mike]

A magnet and a mirror have saved my *** more than once. I have two grabby-fingers but don't remember the last time I used them. They're there when I need 'em though.

 

[WWIIjeep]

A magnet and a mirror have saved my *** more than once. I have two grabby-fingers but don't remember the last time I used them. They're there when I need 'em though.

^^^ Pretty much the same.

Small and large telescoping magnets. Small and large telescoping mirrors. 2 grabby-fingers. One has 3-prongs, and the other is 2 heavy prongs almost as strong as a pair of pliers (old Snap-On or Proto, can't remember without digging it out to look).

I use the magnets a lot. Can't remember the last time I used the grabby-fingers, but I wouldn't want to not have them in the tool box just in case.

And a wad of duct tape sticky-side out on the end of a piece of wire or welding rod has saved my @$$ a few times too.

 

[AZ_Catskinner]

I use them constantly, just because if I drop something, it is going to be the most inconvenient *%@&ing place possible. I even took it a step further and got one of those 150lb pull magnets from Harbor Freight and tied it to 50' of rope for rescuing stuff dropped in ore chutes.

 

[Brownsfan]

I use them a lot. I am constantly pulling wires through the dash,door boots etc. and they become a life saver. I have a Blue Point one that has the claws and a magnet along with a light. Thing is pretty damn handy