lost torx socket

[raywilb]

whilst doing the oil change I put the rail of torx sockets on the scuttle. after I finished what I was doing I picked them up but the 45 dropped off the rail & fell into the hole where scuttle drain is , try as I may its stuck & wont  budge. it appears to be stuck at about 15" down from the top of the scuttle outlet hole.

[cam.in.head]

Magnet on a stick ? Or coat hanger ?

[zirk]

Some cable push rods from underneath the car.

[biggriffin]

Angle grinder, or if your posh, plasma cutter.

[Lizzie Zoom]

I have done that kind of thing so often.  Some tools that you cannot get even a stick on either stay there, or suddenly they reappear on the garage floor! Others just disappear.

Yes, as others have said there are tools and methods available to grab these wayward items, but sometimes it is best to write them off and buy a good replacement!

[STEMO]

Except, of course, that the scuttle drain will now be blocked.

[TheBoy]

Yes, as others have said there are tools and methods available to grab these wayward items, but sometimes it is best to write them off and buy a good replacement!

The rattling would do my nut.

The empty hole in my tool tray would send my OCD wild.


It would have to come out

[Lizzie Zoom]

Yes, as others have said there are tools and methods available to grab these wayward items, but sometimes it is best to write them off and buy a good replacement!

The rattling would do my nut.

The empty hole in my tool tray would send my OCD wild.


It would have to come out

So you are the kind of bloke that would have to go and lie down in a darkened room then?

[Entwood]

Piece of cane and a lump of bluetac

[TheBoy]

Yes, as others have said there are tools and methods available to grab these wayward items, but sometimes it is best to write them off and buy a good replacement!

The rattling would do my nut.

The empty hole in my tool tray would send my OCD wild.


It would have to come out

So you are the kind of bloke that would have to go and lie down in a darkened room then?

I'm not to the point where I have to repeatedly turn the light on and off.  What is that all about?

[Lizzie Zoom]

Yes, as others have said there are tools and methods available to grab these wayward items, but sometimes it is best to write them off and buy a good replacement!

The rattling would do my nut.

The empty hole in my tool tray would send my OCD wild.


It would have to come out

So you are the kind of bloke that would have to go and lie down in a darkened room then?

I'm not to the point where I have to repeatedly turn the light on and off.  What is that all about?

It comes from the days of the mancave, and now the shed!  I have seen strong men cry and lose it over a lost tool in their shed, and heaven help anyone around them.  It is time to hide!

[TheBoy]

Yes, as others have said there are tools and methods available to grab these wayward items, but sometimes it is best to write them off and buy a good replacement!

The rattling would do my nut.

The empty hole in my tool tray would send my OCD wild.


It would have to come out

So you are the kind of bloke that would have to go and lie down in a darkened room then?

I'm not to the point where I have to repeatedly turn the light on and off.  What is that all about?

It comes from the days of the mancave, and now the shed!  I have seen strong men cry and lose it over a lost tool in their shed, and heaven help anyone around them.  It is time to hide!

I'm still crying over losing all my tools about 4yrs ago

[Lizzie Zoom]

Yes, as others have said there are tools and methods available to grab these wayward items, but sometimes it is best to write them off and buy a good replacement!

The rattling would do my nut.

The empty hole in my tool tray would send my OCD wild.


It would have to come out

So you are the kind of bloke that would have to go and lie down in a darkened room then?

I'm not to the point where I have to repeatedly turn the light on and off.  What is that all about?

It comes from the days of the mancave, and now the shed!  I have seen strong men cry and lose it over a lost tool in their shed, and heaven help anyone around them.  It is time to hide!

I'm still crying over losing all my tools about 4yrs ago

Now that would even make me cry!

[Shackeng]

https://www.cromwell.co.uk/shop/hand-tools/tools/36%22-flexible-pick-up-tool/p/KEN5184840K?utm_campaign=pla-Hand+Tools+-+&utm_source=google&utm_medium=shopping-pla&utm_keyword=KEN5184840K&istCompanyId=6aa6787b-063e-4414-802d-129f235df603&istItemId=aqrxlaaar&istBid=tztx

One of my most useful tools in this situation.

[Lizzie Zoom]

That's a great tool.

I am buying one!