Anatomy of a Trigger Bar

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by ithacaartist

I predict ultimate success.

Maybe in YOUR shop. My floor is littered with steel, aluminum, brass, and Delrin scraps and lathe/mill filings. I sweep and vacuum [Sears Shop-Vac; no bag] daily, but trying to separate the steel scraps from the lost parts is time consuming and sometimes fruitless. For the teeny tiny pic from the trigger bar, I went over my bench work area with a magnet and deposited the liftings to a clean bench where I could paw through the dust bunnies, cob webs, and unknown detritus looking for the pin. No luck. Finally I swept the floor area, scooped it to the desk and went over the pile with the magnet. Everything the magnet picked up went on another clean surface, where I went over it with a magnifying glass. Success!!! I couldn't see it with my naked eye but it stood out under the glass.

Strangely, nothing else turned up...No dropped nuts, washers, cotter pins, straight pins, setscrews, or half pair of socks...

I'm thinking of getting a bigger magnet.