How did the itzie bitzie teenie weenie screws leave my work bench?????

[Larry (Omaha)]

Ha, had a issue with the Starrett dial caliber as it got out of time. No problem says I, get out the shop light, a nice white hanky, the smallest screw driver I have and take it apart. While doing this dial clock timing I am aware that the IBTW screws are still laying on the white hanky as planned. Ha ha, now the fun starts when I try to put it back together, two screws of the 4,GONE!! What is going on here? Naturally I look the area over two or three times wondering where and how they disappeared?? Moving the parts several times I see nothing but a clean hanky. After changing my mood from friendly to POd, I grabbed the caliper and looked at it.........There were two IBTW screws magnetized to the caliper jaws. Anyway, my mood changed back to Larry the Old fart and put the dial calipers back together. I didn't drop the screws, I just borrowed them to Uncle Murphy.
Moral of this story
Don't ever give up lookin for your IBTW screws.
Larry

PS This is a blow up of 4 IBTW screws : :

 

[oldwood]

Shop magnets can work wonders with finding tiny and larger screws. I'm experimenced......

 

[Omahkapi'si]

There is another dimension that things disappear into; guitar picks, screws, sewing needles....once they cross over, they're gone.

 

[wiscoaster]

They always turn up months later after you've bought and installed replacements.

 

[deerstalkert]

show up in plain sight, where you searched half a dozen times

 

[Ed C.]

Shop magnets can work wonders with finding tiny and larger screws. I'm experimenced......

Or put 'em in a magnetized tray. It seems to be difficult, but not impossible for screws to escape from them.

 

[waarp8nt]

Magnetic trays are handy, I have an old muffin pan that I use for most things. Place screws in muffin holes as they come out, reverse for assembly.

 

[Daveboone]

Amazing how that happens! One of my wedges for my GPR simply evaporated one afternoon, as I was preparing for a week end shoot. Luckily I had some steel stock and was able to ping together a totally useable replacement. I ordered a replacement, then ....low and behold, the old one showed up! Great, thinks I, now I have a spare! The next day, I couldnt ...and still cant...find that damn wedge again!!!!

 

[tunadawg]

At least they didn't go to live in that magical land where 10mm sockets go and never return.

 

[Dale Lilly]

the itzie bitzie teenie weinie gremlins got 'em

 

[russellshaffer]

It's the aliens. They are invisible and they take all kinds of stuff. And sometimes just to mess with you they bring it back.

 

[Beaverman2]

Still looking for the tiny metric screw that holds sear spring on the back of a CVA Philly Derringer that went on walk about 12 years ago!

 

[barracudadave67]

Be carefull you guys...........every workbench has an area 51.

Dave

 

[Justin.44]

At least they didn't go to live in that magical land where 10mm sockets go and never return.

Dude that's no joke, I've gone through at least 3 10mm sockets in the last year!

 

[Eutycus]

There is another dimension that things disappear into; guitar picks, screws, sewing needles....once they cross over, they're gone.

My keys find that place more often than I'd like to remember.

 

[54ball]

I’m missing 48” ramrod drill. Taped to it is a trigger and trigger plate.
Gone!
I have found the box, of course it’s empty. It’s just gone.
Where does a 48” ramrod drill go anyway?
I guesse I put it somewhere really really safe......

 

[sheriff john]

Worst place to drop something inside the house is shag carpet. Worst thing to find in shag carpet is a little girl's set of jacks in your bare feet. In the dark.

 

[Daveboone]

At least they didn't go to live in that magical land where 10mm sockets go and never return.

HOw do we know? I think it has to do with the snow belt here, but its 7/16ths sockets that evaporate here. Funny circumstance...thats the same socket size as my wifes stupid gardening thingamajig takes.

 

[Ed C.]

I’m missing 48” ramrod drill. Taped to it is a trigger and trigger plate.
Gone!
I have found the box, of course it’s empty. It’s just gone.
Where does a 48” ramrod drill go anyway?
I guesse I put it somewhere really really safe......

Oh yeah, those really safe places....you'll never see it again!

 

[SOLANCO]

I’m missing 48” ramrod drill. Taped to it is a trigger and trigger plate.
Gone!
I have found the box, of course it’s empty. It’s just gone.
Where does a 48” ramrod drill go anyway?
I guesse I put it somewhere really really safe......

I figure someplace safe must be the biggest room in this house judging by what all has disappeared into it over the years.