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    Too cool for school...

    ...is using a bar mat when taking apart things with tiny parts.
    The nubs making picking up small parts with your fingers easier, or if micro small, easier to pick up with tweezers or even a wooden toothpick or dental tool as the nubs will keep you from having to chase after things that want to roll away.
    The nubs hold things in place.
    The nubs keep the work above any puddles of solvents or lubricants, keeping the work cleaner.
    AND they're dirt cheap.
    "I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority"---EB White

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    Re: Too cool for school...

    Perish the thought sir. You're trying to spoil the fun of looking for a 0000-160 X 1/16th inch long screw that fell into the berber carpet, aren't you.

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    Re: Too cool for school...

    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Galli View Post
    Perish the thought sir. You're trying to spoil the fun of looking for a 0000-160 X 1/16th inch long screw that fell into the berber carpet, aren't you.
    Mea culpa! Guilty as charged
    "I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority"---EB White

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    Re: Too cool for school...

    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Galli View Post
    Perish the thought sir. You're trying to spoil the fun of looking for a 0000-160 X 1/16th inch long screw that fell into the berber carpet, aren't you.
    Berber huh? You finally replaced the orange shag, Jim?

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    Re: Too cool for school...

    They're $8 at Walmart, or free from your neighborhood bar if no one is watching.


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    Re: Too cool for school...

    I use a recycled "flat" priority mail or ups or fedex box. The kind sized for documents. Tape them up then cut out one side.

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