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A customer's simple comment about my workbench changed my whole flow
I was fixing a Canon AE-1 last week and the guy watched me hunt for a tiny screw for a full minute. He just said, 'You need a magnetic tray, man, it's a lifesaver.' I felt silly because I have one, but it was buried under junk. Now I keep it clean and right in front, and I haven't lost a part since. How do you guys keep your bench from eating small parts?
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gonzalez.grant3mo agoMost Upvoted
What's the dumbest place you've found a lost part? My buddy swore he lost a spring for good, only to find it stuck to the bottom of his coffee mug a week later. He keeps a big bright orange parts tray now and says if it's not in the tray, he doesn't set it down.
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the_betty3mo ago
That parts tray rule is a total game changer!
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paigeg2221d ago
OMG the coffee mug thing is SO real. I once spent like 20 minutes looking for a tiny spring from a remote control I was fixing and it had somehow rolled into my shoe. I only found it when I went to put my shoes on the next morning and felt something poking my foot. That's seriously the worst, you think you're losing your mind over something that small. Now I have a rule that I don't drink anything near my workspace because I swear those little parts have a sixth sense for hiding in drinks or food. I also keep a bright red plastic tray now that's impossible to lose in the junk pile.
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