Builders have used magnets to gather metal debris on job sites for years. Fine Homebuilding reader Raja Abusharr from Eugene, Oregon has taken the task one step further by souping up a plastic food-storage container with a magnet and string to retrieve nails easily. Scan the debris, pull the string, and the nails drop into your recycling bin.
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