Metal shavings, chips or grinding dust pickup tools

Landslide

Landslide

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I bought an evolution magnetic wand to pick up metal shavings, chips and grinding dust with. I actually bought their short and long wands. I don’t like to bend over much anymore :laughing:

This thing works great and I got to test it out on my drill press table. It did very well cleaning out the T slots in the table too.

If you’re looking for something like this, check em out as you won’t be disappointed imo.

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there’s a lot of times I clean up small areas on the floor with a pissed off switchable magnet. It’s awesome to dump the filings in the trash can. Awful at covering much area…
 
bdkw1 said:
I have the harbor freight roll around one. I just blow chips off onto the floor then pick them up.
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I brought my personal one to my old job and got laughed at until they saw how fast and dustless it was cleaning up the entire(not just where I working) weld bay
IH Man said:
Use a shop vac.
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The curly **** from drilling gets stuck in them unless you have a big diameter hose and even then they still do occasionally
 
I bought that Evolution wand about a month ago too and it works great cleaning up my drill press table, band saw, lathe and plasma table. I also have a ~24" magnetic sweeper from Harbor Freight that is a huge time saver cleaning up grinding dust and random small bits of metal from the floor.
 
OK, one of the HF ones is on my list next time I stop there. I've gotten more concerned with shavings now that the kiddo is all over the place and, awesomely, showing interest in being in the garage at <2yrs old. do NOT want her getting shavings stuck to her shoes/clothes/etc
 
I remember my brother cleaning up welding rods after my dad. He was maybe 5 or 6.

Grabbed one that was still hot, asked my Dad were to put it.
I think he had pliers but I forget.

"On your nose".. just goofing around.

He still had a scar from that burn nearly 35 years later
 
Brad said:
I brought my personal one to my old job and got laughed at until they saw how fast and dustless it was cleaning up the entire(not just where I working) weld bay

The curly **** from drilling gets stuck in them unless you have a big diameter hose and even then they still do occasionally
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I want to swap one of my vac hoses to a smooth bore flex hose. Sucks squeezing the ball of metal bits through the hose.

This type of stuff should work well.

Hose, for Metal Chips and Shavings, Clear, 2-1/2" ID, 3" OD

www.mcmaster.com

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Magnetic Pickup Tool

Amazing deals on this Magnetic Pickup Tool at Harbor Freight. Quality tools & low prices.
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With a sandwich freezer zip lock bag over the head. I use it on the garage floor and in the grass
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I'm a cheap ****er. and it works great in the grass
 
Dethmachinefab said:
I want to swap one of my vac hoses to a smooth bore flex hose. Sucks squeezing the ball of metal bits through the hose.

This type of stuff should work well.

Hose, for Metal Chips and Shavings, Clear, 2-1/2" ID, 3" OD

www.mcmaster.com

McMaster-Carr

McMaster-Carr is the complete source for your plant with over 595,000 products. 98% of products ordered ship from stock and deliver same or next day.
www.mcmaster.com www.mcmaster.com
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The safety douche at an old job got all serious with stainless grinding dust being hazmat and **** so he got a 30’ long hose but it was like 1-1/2” ID and we had to vacuum up all the grinding dust and slag and he ordered at hazmat dumpster for all that and the stainless flux for sub arc and other ****. I can’t imagine how much that cost
 
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