Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Gunsmithing Bouncing springs off your forehead...

I've got a big magnet on a stick from Tractor Supply that works very well for most things. However I do have a large magazine follower that either desolved into a hardwood floor or found a worm hole in the space time continuum. It's been gone now for 3 years, so I keep looking for it to reappear any day. Getting it replaced through Para Ordinance was and adventure in inself, but that is another unhappy thread.

When working with springs that are at least partially exposed, loop a piece of thread on the spring. A bright color makes the spring easier to find and slows them down a little too. A clean shop is a pain in the rear until a small part takes off at 500 fps.

Sometimes I place a shop towel over the top of what I'm working on to capture the springs and plungers. Saved my bacon many times.