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  • Hard Drive Magnets for Debris Collection

    Magnetic Staple Collector
    Magnetic Staple Collector

    We took down the deer netting around the garden yesterday, which involves pulling a zillion staples out of the wood posts. I put some salvaged hard-drive head motor magnets to good use: one magnet inside my jacket sleeve to hold the other magnet in place, then just drop staples near them.

    Shazam… no staples in the ground!

    You can actually buy such things, with cute Velcro straps and all, but why? You’ve been saving those magnets for years: put ’em to use!