5 hours ago, Logan S said:

I stick the reel/part in a clear gallon-size ziplock when removing e-clips or anything that might take flight..

That’s a great idea, and you can still see what you doing, or a least better that’s trying to work under a towel.

 

3 hours ago, Catt said:

don't know who but somebody keeps putting the floor farther away!

Is that what’s happening…. I thought when I went to the floor looking for parts, somebody was switch my stools and work bench for higher ones and making them hard to get back up too.

I heard pinging sounds echoing off the concrete floor below, gathered up what I could find.

After comparing the remaining inventory with a parts diagram.....I was short.

That was years ago and since then, reels get sent out for crank side maintenance. 

I have lost the click springs and pins for the drag on some Shimano Citica reels. Can't think of anything else I have lost and couldn't find. 

 

@Catt getting to the floor is easy. As @GRiver posted, getting back up sometimes feels like mission impossible.

5 hours ago, garroyo130 said:

I probably should have bought a tray a long time ago. At least once a year I find myself on the floor with one of these sweeping the floor. Haven't dropped a part this hasn't been able to pick up ... so far ...

 

What are the wires and the white thing for?

4 hours ago, Bird said:

I heard pinging sounds echoing off the concrete floor below, gathered up what I could find.

After comparing the remaining inventory with a parts diagram.....I was short.

That was years ago and since then, reels get sent out for crank side maintenance. 

You’d be surprised at how well they work without those extra parts hahaha

I use a bag a lot with old eyes & non magnetic parts.  I still have a huge clear  vacuum bag to reassemble parts with tools.

I am still looking for a little spring from my Abu Orra Winch lost in last year.

The most frustrating experience was when I changed a Daiwa reel Magforce inductor cup. I dropped and picked up the e-clip and spring so many times that I almost gave it up. 

I hate when that happens and I do take precautions. Covering holes, making sure I have a magnet, knee pads, bright flashlight, etc. It’s the dumb, clumsy moves and butter fingers that do me in, no matter how careful I am. 
 

What worse than dropping that part? Spending 20 ding dang minutes looking for it, lol. 

13 hours ago, jbrew73 said:

What are the wires and the white thing for?

 

 

Google gave me that image. I just use the magnet with nothing else attached.

This has been a good discussion. Lots of good ideas. I may adopt a few of them. Something tells me though, no matter how many precautions I take, I will still be on the floor with a magnet searching for springs, c clips and washers. 

On 1/26/2022 at 10:27 AM, Bankc said:

It happens so often, that I work on a fluffy white towel to help prevent them from reaching the floor.  And I always sweep the floor ahead of time.  More than once, I've completely lost a part and had to either fabricate or purchase a new one.

THIS^^^!

On 1/26/2022 at 10:52 AM, FrankN209 said:

Yes, many times. That's why I keep an old car stereo magnet around, to find those small parts. 

And this^^^!

Those e clips are the worst.