SE Magnetic Separator Pick-Up Tool with Quick Release - 8 lb Capacity, Rubberized Grip Handle, Ideal for Metal Shavings and Ferrous Object Retrieval PM6550

When working with metals and you have small shards or particles to collect, this is the tool to have. It will not pick up heavy pieces, but that is not what it was designed to do. Run it over a welding table at a slight tilt or come down over something magnetic and then pull the plunger handle over a disposal container to drop the pickup items off. I have a larger version but this is convenient to keep on the table for small jobs.

This is a must when wet tumbling brass. I work at an outdoor range and most of the brass stays on the concrete and I just dry tumble it. When the brass finds it way into the mud I use my wet tumbler and steel pins. Regardless of how careful I am those tiny pins end up in places that this magnet comes in super handy. It’s got plenty of power to pickup the pins and drop them back into the container. A must buy.

smaller than expected

I was a bit generous giving this one a 3 star. You get what you pay for, and I did not pay much. It truly looks like a toy out of a 99 cent bin or a cereal box prize. It arrived with its magnetic cover fallen off to expose only four extremely small magnets which would have been hidden under its small metal cover which had fallen off in shipping. I had ordered it expecting to pick up a thousand bolts, washers, and screws which had been spilled across my shop floor. I should have read its dimensions, but honestly from the product description I expected a functional, well put together, product of a functional size. If you are looking to find one screw out of a two inch wide plot of grass then this is your product. If you are looking for something functional in a shop or hobbyist room ... you will get a good laugh. Not much more.

Item as described, rec'd promptly, well packed, in new condition.

I recently moved and have to assemble a lot of furniture, and my fingernails are tired of trying to grab washers and whatnot off the ground - so I picked up one of these.It's smaller than anticipated, and incredibly cheaply made. I'd question the value for money even at half the price.The shaft is sloppy in the "bore" - which is just a hole in very thin blow-molded plastic. I noticed the internals weren't sitting properly, so I opened it up to investigate. A stamped aluminum cap on the bottom is held on with a single wrap of electrical tape (it looks like they intended it to be rivets, but tape is cheaper I guess...)The magnets had separated (the glue seems ineffective, and they did not prep the material surfaces properly) - as a result two had stacked up together. There are only three tiny magnets, separated by 120 degrees (when not loosely contained from poor adhesion).I'm currently 3D printing some parts to make this function in a semi-reasonable fashion - but it will still be junk when I'm done, but at least relatively functional junk. I'll update with the outcome.I grow so tired of having to buy vintage items to "fix up" or making things from scratch - but products like this prove the necessity.A waste of time, effort, and money - and landfill space for 90% of them, no doubt.To the manufacturer and purveyor: Embarassing. Horrid. Shameful. Stop making trash like this and putting a 1000% markup on it. Just stop.Edit: I 3D printed some small mods. They could have used a little more tweaking, but they came out well enough on the first try and this thing isn't worth any more effort. I made a "puck" to hold the magnets and keep the spring aligned - and it's just the right size to freely move in the bore without binding or flopping around. I also opened the top hole up to 3/8" and then printed a bushing that gives more contact area with a tighter fit. Both the puck and the bush have recesses to keep the spring centered. It now functions the way it should, and the pickup & release actions are quite strong and snappy. I'm not happy that I paid retail price for junk that I had to spend an entire day and a bunch of filament to fix, but it is what it is. At least now it's worth roughly what I originally paid. ...ish...

Perfect for finding the small screw you dropped on the lawn/driveway when you're working on the car.

Would work for small jobs. Only has 4 small magnets inside. Had to put the metal cap back on the end when I took it out of the package. Made in China.