"DoN. Nichols" wrote:

On 2013-04-29, Michael A. Terrell wrote:

"DoN. Nichols" wrote:

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A suggestion from the watchmakers and jewelers people, who deal
with this problem all the time.

Set up a frame which pulls out from the bench like a drawer, but
which has a soft light cloth attached slackly in the frame, so small
screws and parts dropped won't bounce off to never-never land, and will
simply roll to the lowest point in the middle and wait patiently to be
recovered.


I like a slight lip on the edges of the bench, to keep things from
rolling off.

Yes -- that is good -- but tiny screws tend to bounce and hop
over the lip -- and then go hiding down there on the floor. Or -- I
have found them in the cuffs of pants which had cuffs -- after a half
hour looking on a white tile floor. :-)


Pants, in Florida? Are ye insane, man? ;-)

Items with small screws are serviced on colored carpet samples, and a
foot front the edge of the bench.