Things you discover scrambling around the shed floor

[Pdoz]

The side knobs on a dhr are 12 mm.

Perfectly sized to hold the nut on a rear through axle

My shed has 12 x 9 m of floor space - I searched everywhere.......

 

[steve_sordy]

The detent on the compression dial on my fork was not working so following the Fox instructions I dismantled it for a cleaning session. There was a tiny steel ball (ca. 1mm dia) that was a key part of the action. Of course I dropped it onto a concrete floor! I could imagine how far it would bounce but not at what angle. I stood still and looked around, nothing. I got onto my hands and knees and searched slowly and thoroughly, nothing. I went for a magnet and searched again, nothing. My garage is 18 feet square and looks like Steptoe's yard, so I was slowly losing all hope. One last chance, I fetched a small but very bright Maglite torch and started again. Underneath one of the curved feet of my Black & Decker Workmate was a tiny glint of reflected light. Yep, there it was. Lucky, lucky!

 

[Slowroller]

Yep, lay the brightest light you have on the floor and sweep it around.

 

[harrysmalls]

It's probably in the other dimension now, where all of the 10mm sockets are.

 

[Pdoz]

Yep, lay the brightest light you have on the floor and sweep it around.

It was black. Same color as the dhr knob it was stuck on.

I'd tried the torch, sweeping, even looked in my toolbox a couple of times. Only after I gave up did I notice it stuck on the tyre.

 

[Doomanic]

I dropped half a quick link about 6 months ago. It still hasn’t turned up.

 

[Pdoz]

I dropped half a quick link about 6 months ago. It still hasn’t turned up.

About that rattle you've been hearing.....

 

[Coolcmsc]

About that rattle you've been hearing.....

Ha! Yes! That’s where the cap for my shock went on my SC. I’d searched and searched the floor - even under the WorkMate

Anyhoo, the frame was rattling a bit and I eventually took off the wheels to turn the frame every which way and …..

Out fell the culprit, that cap

….. and that little rubber stopper thingy that fits in the hole in the battery cover where you push in the hex key to remove the battery….

 

[2WheelsNot4]

I lost my Japanese mitre square i used to set up fences on my machinery. Not expensive item, about 20 quid but invaluable. I searched for years, been in every box, machine cabinet, everywhere, and thought it had gone out with the woodshavings.
Then one day i moved the planer/thicknesser and the wheels were catching on something. A lump underneath the lino flooring right in a corner. Lifted up and lo and behold