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Lost item, I used to ask my wife to look, she could spot things I never could find.

On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 5:34 AM Bill in OKC too via <wmrmeyers=[email protected]> wrote:

I've very seldom had #1 or 2 work, so I usually default to #3. That will often work even if the floor is in really bad shape. As mine often is. Brighter flashlight does really help. Something that throws a distinct beam. Or maybe that's just my eyes.

William R. Meyers, MSgt, USAF(Ret.)


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butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance
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problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight
efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
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On Tuesday, April 21, 2020, 09:00:31 PM CDT, Bruce Freeman <freemab222@...> wrote:

I discovered a few trick years ago that has repeatedly helped me find? dropped objects.

1. Watch it fall, if possible.? Things often bounce oddly and if you keep your eye on it, you might see where it bounces.
2. Failing No. 1, if it's something not too dear and you have more of the same, drop another and watch where that one goes.? It's amazing how often identical items bounce the same direction.
3. When neither No. 1 nor No. 2 apply, dim the lights, get down on the floor, and shine a flashlight at floor level in various directions.? Small thing will thus cast large shadows.? Often works well.? Really shows you how much you needed to sweep the shop...
   

Bruce
NJ

On Sun, Apr 19, 2020 at 8:35 PM Jody <jp4lsu@...> wrote:

?I lost my set screw on the threaded collar at the back of the lathe spindle.? I saw it fall and cant find it anywhere.

-Jody